Posted 9/28/2022 By Faryal Najeeb, Parent Leadership Council member Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin For this year’s Mom Congress in Washington, D.C., approximately 180 women and men from 29 states called for legislators to change “mortality into vitality”.* From September 18th to 20th, delegates gathered to advocate for federal bills to address pivotal issues – the […]
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Lessons learned in engaging and supporting New Jersey’s hard-to-reach child care community
In early 2022, Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) received funding from several national associations to support and engage child care providers who were less likely to apply for the stabilization grant funds, including family child care providers, small child care centers, providers who speak a language other than English and faith‐based programs. The […]
Take Action: Urge Congress to support new legislation for home visiting services
The Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program, the primary source of funding for New Jersey’s robust home visiting system, expired on September 30, 2022. While MIECHV has been included in the Continuing Resolution through December, Congress must act now to ensure the program is reauthorized and there is no lapse in funding. […]
Blog: Poverty Alone Does Not Mean Abuse
Posted 9/19/2022 By Esther Thomas, ACNJ Legal Intern, Summer ’22 Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin Over the past several years, those working on child abuse and neglect cases have raised public awareness concerning the overrepresentation of children of color involved with child protective services. This is not just an issue in New Jersey – it is […]
Child Poverty Rates Decreasing, Per Recent Census Data
Posted 9/19/2022 By Alena Siddiqui, Kids Count Coordinator Childhood poverty rates in the United States have decreased 59% since 1993, according to the newly released report by Child Trends and Columbia University, Lessons From a Historic Decline in Child Poverty. The report focuses on the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure, a measure that includes government […]
