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 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 March 3, 2015
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This years theme “Make the Grade with School Breakfast” helps highlight the importance of a nutritious breakfast to help students achieve success in the classroom and beyond. The School Nutrition Association has tools and resources to help you with your celebration.
Learn more about the Food for Thought NJ School breakfast campaign and its efforts to expand school breakfast after the bell across the state.
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
Posted on February 27, 2015
Governor Christie unveiled his proposed FY 2016 budget on Tuesday. Details are still sparse and will emerge in the coming weeks. The budget will be debated in the state Legislature over the next few months. Earlier this week, a Superior Court judge ordered the Christie Administration to fund the state pension system an additional $1.57 billion in the current fiscal year. Christie has said he will appeal the ruling. It is uncertain at this point whether this will have an impact on the proposed budget. The Legislature must adopt a final budget by June 30.
