Category: Library Document

Kinship Legal Guardianship- A permanency option in Child Protection and Permanency (CP&P) cases

Download pdf Table of Contents INTRODUCTION WHAT IS PERMANENCY? WHAT IS A KINSHIP LEGAL GUARDIAN (KLG)? WHEN CAN YOU BECOME A KLG? QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN MAKING YOUR DECISION PROCESS TO BECOME A KLG APPEARING IN COURT WHAT FINANCIAL SUPPORTS ARE AVAILABLE? The Kinship Navigator Program Adoption Subsidy OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES Introduction The state Division […]

PLC Video: Every Family Deserves a Doula

Every family deserves a doula. Check out this video produced by the Parent Leadership Council that explains the role of doulas and what must happen to increase access to this important maternal health support. When a new baby enters the world, a family is born, too. But for many parents, pregnancy and birth can feel […]

Reforming Mandated Reporting: Protecting New Jersey’s Vulnerable Families from Systemic Harm

By Giovanna LaMonica ACNJ, Legal Student Intern Rutgers University Law School, Student I began my legal internship at Advocates for Children of New Jersey just five months after the New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, Subcommittee on Poverty, Neglect, and Community Outcomes (the Subcommittee) released its report on Reformed Mandated Reporting in […]