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News: Pre-K Our Way kicks off

Posted on January 27, 2015

With tens of thousands of New Jersey children still lacking access to high-quality preschool, a new campaign has launched to change that. Pre-K Our Way is a nonpartisan, community effort aimed at bringing quality preschool to children in towns throughout New Jersey. Advocates for Children of New Jersey is proud to be part of this effort. ACNJ has long championed preschool expansion as mandated in New Jersey’s 2008 school funding law.

Learn more about Pre-K Our Way

Learn about ACNJ’s efforts to build a strong early learning system in NJ.

Join legislators at a community forum on NJ’s opiate epidemic rescheduled for March 9.

Posted on January 20, 2015

Senator Joseph Vitale and other key legislative leaders are coming together to address the tragic and growing opiate epidemic that is claiming the lives of so many promising youth and young adults.  A package of legislation is moving quickly through the state Legislature. Key sponsors will be on hand to discuss these legislative measures and explore solutions to battle the debilitating disease of addiction in New Jersey.

The Community Forum on New Jersey’s Opiate Epidemic
March 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thomas Edison State College, Prudence Hall
101 W. State Street, Trenton.

Be part of the solution.

Register online today.

This event is sponsored by New Jersey Citizen Action and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency.

 

 

ACNJ testifies on substance abuse bills.

Posted on January 9, 2015

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Download ACNJ’s position on substance abuse.

A package of bills to address New Jersey’s growing opiate epidemic aims to address the issue on several levels.

ACNJ supports this overall effort and is working with sponsors to ensure that certain provisions being adopted  for adults are also extended to juveniles who suffer from substance abuse disorder.

Read a brief summary of the measures that ACNJ supports extension to juveniles.

Medical – Dental Collaborations: Working to Improve Oral Health Outcomes for Young Children

Posted on January 9, 2015

OralHealthPic2 (640x565)Tooth decay is the leading chronic childhood disease in the United States, much more common than asthma or hay fever. And it is mostly preventable. Pain and related complications result in children missing school and falling behind in school and long term poor health outcomes.

New Jersey dental and medical providers and community organizations are making headway in improving the oral health for children, especially young children. ACNJ is part of this coalition that is focused on fostering collaboration among medical and dental providers, increasing oral health awareness among parents and financing preventive pediatric oral health.

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