State advocates came together in Trenton on February 14th and presented a $1.1 billion plan to eliminate lead exposure and poisoning in children within the next decade.
Category: Child Health and Hunger
NJ failing to make significant progress to serve school breakfast to more low-income students
Read FRAC 2016-2017 School Breakfast Scorecard and a new report on how to make school breakfast work in large school districts.
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was finally extended! But…
But now we must urge congress to support other federal programs that help NJ children and families!
School breakfast participation dips
Breakfast after the bell is very doable, but school leaders must have the will to embrace it. And that’s where local advocates come in – by bringing this issue to the attention of school boards, superintendents, parents and others in the school community.
BLOG: NJ kids can’t wait for developmental screenings
NJ ranks 45th in the nation in the percentage of families receiving a developmental screening, with fewer than 20 percent getting screened before age 6.