Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin By Habibah Johnson Co-Chair, ACNJ Parent Leadership Council (PLC) For more information on the Parent Leadership Council, contact acnjplc@acnj.org. Last month, Advocates for Children of New Jersey and a team of New Jersey home visiting advocates traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the National Home Visiting Summit, a multi-day conference dedicated […]
Category: Early Care and Education
ACNJ’s Testimony in Support of Bill A2291 (expanding child care assistance to all full-time child care workers)
Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin TO: Asw. Shama A. Haider, Chair Asm. William W. Spearman, Vice Chair Members of the Assembly Committee on Children, Families and Food Security FROM: Winifred Smith-Jenkins, Ed.D, Director of Early Learning for Policy and Advocacy Cindy Shields, Senior Policy Analyst for Early Childhood, Advocates for Children of New Jersey DATE: March […]
ACNJ #NJVOTES4KIDS Election Guide 2025
Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin Download Election Guide Advocates for Children of New Jersey has created an election guide to get voters and candidates to talk about issues facing children and families. 2025-Election-Advocacy-Guide-web-print
Gov. Murphy Unveils Plan to Expand PreK Access by Amending Sq. Footage Requirement for Child Care Centers
Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin Governor Murphy and state leaders heard our calls for action and are taking steps to remove barriers that prevent child care centers from participating in preschool expansion – most notably, the square footage requirement. Read Gov. Murphy’s News Release In order to partner with school districts, child care providers often had […]
ACT NOW: Protect health insurance coverage for our most vulnerable
Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin Tomorrow, Congress is scheduled to vote on a Budget Resolution that mandates the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid, to make at least $880 billion in cuts to the federal budget over the next ten years. This can only happen by cutting Medicaid. Why This Matters: Federal Medicaid dollars […]