Facebook Twitter Linkedin By Hannah Korn-Heilner, Policy Associate For more information on this topic, contact Hannah at hkornheilner@acnj.org By Olivia Carrara, Leontine Young Fellow For more information on this topic, contact Olivia at ocarrara@acnj.org The Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, commonly known as WIC, provides supplemental nutritious food to pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum […]
Category: Infants and Toddlers
Take Action: Urge Governor Murphy to sign the child care enrollment bill S2478/A4177.
GREAT NEWS! The S2478/A4177 Child Care Enrollment bill would extend the duration of a law requiring certain provider subsidy payments for child care services to be based on enrollment. And now, it is headed to the Governor’s desk… Urge Governor Murphy to say “YES” to small businesses, working families and their children by signing A4177/S2478 […]
Did you know there are only 80 doula service providers registered with NJ FamilyCare?
Facebook Twitter Linkedin By Diane Dellanno Policy Analyst For more information on this topic, contact Diane at ddellanno@acnj.org Footnotes: Kenneth J. Gruber et. al., Impact of Doulas on Healthy Birth Outcomes, 22 J. Perinatal Education, 49, 50–51; National Partnership for Women and Families, Improving our Maternity Care Now: Four Care Models Decisionmakers Must Implement for Healthier […]
Take Action: Urge Leaders in the Legislature to Support Bills A4819/S2887
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Urge your leaders in the legislature to provide ALL New Jersey families the resources and services needed to successfully raise their children from before birth to adulthood. Limited employment opportunities, insufficient and substandard housing, unsafe and unhealthy environments, inadequate and remote essential services –these overlapping conditions cultivate family distress and are prevalent […]
ACT NOW: Families Need Child Care and Child Care Programs Need Help from Washington!
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Tell Congress to prioritize children and families, ensuring child care funding as they make decisions on federal appropriations this week. The federal COVID funding for child care that expired this September, kept the child care industry in business throughout the pandemic, allowing programs to continue to provide critical learning opportunities for our […]
