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Oppose Congress’ efforts to take food from hungry kids!

Post author By Eloisa Hernandez-Ramos
Post date April 27, 2016

Posted on April 27, 2016

New legislation would increase childhood hunger

New federal legislation would, if passed, deny food to thousands of low-income children who rely on federal programs for the nutrition they need to grow, be healthy and succeed in school.

We need to speak up to urge Congress to reject this harmful proposal. Send your message now. No child should go hungry.

This bill has a potential for increasing childhood obesity. Read more about this in the article below.

This Bill Could Make More Kids Obese—and No One Is Talking About It, Mother Jones, April 27,2

Check out our Take Action Toolkit!

Post author By Eloisa Hernandez-Ramos
Post date April 13, 2016

Posted on April 13, 2016

Help keep the momentum. Share our Child Care Tax Credit Campaign Tool Kit.

Many New Jersey families spend a staggering quarter of earnings on child care. Low-income families spend even more — almost half. When you factor in New Jersey’s sky-high living costs, many working parents are forced to choose between giving their kids quality child care or putting food on the table.

Proposed legislation, S-1453/A-331, would bring relief to struggling parents, helping them to afford the quality care crucial to a young child’s growth and development.

Sign the petition today to support a NJ child care tax credit.

Share the campaign tool kit with your colleagues, family and friends.

See how ACNJ and others celebrated Week of the Young Child.

ACNJ ends Week of the Young Child with focus on healthy kids.

New report on devastating toll of parental incarceration on kids

Post author By Eloisa Hernandez-Ramos
Post date April 25, 2016

Posted on April 25, 2016

More than 5.1 million U.S. kids have a parent who has served time, including 65,000 in New Jersey

In a new KIDS COUNT report, A Shared Sentence: The Devastating Toll of Parental Incarceration on Kids, Families and Communities, the Annie E. Casey Foundation recommends policy reforms that would help millions of children who struggle with emotional and financial instability as a result of having an incarcerated parent.

Check out ACNJ in the news.

65K N.J. children have grown up with a parent in prison, NJ.com

Report recommends ways to help children of incarcerated parents, Atlantic City Press

ACNJ talking about childhood lead poisoning.

Post author By Eloisa Hernandez-Ramos
Post date April 22, 2016

Posted on April 22, 2016

Watch ACNJ Assistant Director Mary Coogan speak on Comcast Newsmakers.

Watch NJ lawmakers seek solutions.

ACNJ testifies before the Senate Budget Committee

Post author By Eloisa Hernandez-Ramos
Post date March 23, 2016

Posted on March 23, 2016

Yesterday ACNJ presented testimony before the Senate Budget Committee on the proposed FY 2017 state budget. The testimony focused on preschool, child care and childhood lead poisoning.

Read the testimony.

Read news story: Lawmakers Hear Pleas for More State Funding for Transit, Schools, Cities – NJ Spotlight