Posted on March 10, 2015
Newark children are getting healthier, more children are attending preschool and more teenagers are graduating from high school, but Newark families continue to struggle to make ends meet.
Newark Kids Count 2015, an annual portrait of child well-being in New Jersey’s largest city, found that progress has been made, especially in key health areas.
Posted on June 2, 2015
As part of the annual nationwide American Bar Association Family Reunification effort, Legal Services of New Jersey will once again celebrate Family Reunification Day at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick on Monday, June 29 at 2 p.m.
Each year, Legal Services focuses on one of the critical services and procedures necessary to make family reunification possible for children under state supervision. This year’s focus will be on the intersection between housing and child welfare.
Posted on April 1, 2015
The fact is that many child sexual abuse victims take years to come forward due to the shame they feel. But you can help spread the message to warn children about child sexual abuse.
Go to somesecretsshouldbetold.com website to share the message in English and Spanish.
Learn what ACNJ is doing in the area of child protection in NJ.
Download our NJ Kids Count 2014 report for the latest data on child protection.
Posted on March 10, 2015
Once again, our state budget is in crisis and the needs of thousands of children are again placed on the budgetary back burner.
While roads and bridges are important to the state, so is the health and development of our children – a critical infrastructure that is also in disrepair. As more New Jersey families struggle to make ends meet, we continue to erode supports for parents and their children. Read full budget testimony.
Posted on February 27, 2015
Great op-ed by Margarethe P. Laurenzi, Director of Leadership Grantmaking and Engagement at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, supports breakfast after the bell.
Learn more about the NJ Food for Thought School Breakfast Campaign
