Category: Positive Youth Development

Testimony from Isaiah Fudge recommends “whole-child” best practices and resource hubs to tackle chronic absenteeism

Facebook Twitter Linkedin One solution to address chronic absenteeism lies in increasing districts’ capacity to address the whole-child and turn their schools into resource hubs. TO: Members of the Senate Education Committee FROM: Isaiah Fudge, Director of Positive Youth Development Policy and Advocacy, Advocates for Children of New Jersey DATE: January 30, 2025 RE: Chronic […]

Testimony from Nina Peckman urges “out-of-the-box” thinking, collaboration to address chronic absenteeism

Facebook Twitter Linkedin Chronic absenteeism is a complex problem. We must start with a focus on the individual needs and circumstances of the student to understand why the child is not attending school and to engage the parents in a meaningful way. TO: Members of the Senate Education Committee FROM: Nina C. Peckman, Staff Attorney, […]

Stephan’s Story: How positive fatherhood programs can mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

This is video 2 of the Y.E.S. (Youth Expert Stakeholders) video Series. Adverse childhood experiences are traumatic events that occur in childhood and negatively impact a young person’s trajectory. Listen as Stephan discusses his experiences, and how he envisions positive fatherhood programs impacting children’s experiences. Click to learn more about the Y.E.S. video series

Health Spotlight: Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention

Facebook Twitter Linkedin By Isaiah Fudge Director Positive Youth Development  For more information on this topic, contact Isaiah at ifudge@acnj.org Overview In June 2024, U.S.Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a national public health crisis. This declaration draws attention to two essential points–the need for a holistic approach to address the crisis and […]