Who We Are Children can’t vote. They have no political influence. They can’t tell our state leaders what they need. That’s why we’re here. Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) works with local, state and federal leaders to identify and implement changes that will benefit New Jersey’s children. Our work results in better laws […]
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Time for NJ to Keep the Promise of Preschool
Contact: Cynthia Rice, senior policy analyst, (973) 643-3876, (201) 264-2489 (c), crice@acnj.org New Jersey should put a down payment on the promise of preschool made to thousands of young children in the state’s 2008 school funding law, according to a new report released today. Read the report.View testimony. Advocates for Children of New Jersey called […]
NJ Leads Nation in Dramatic Drop in Juvenile Incarceration
Contact: Nancy Parello| 973-643-3876 | nparello@acnj.org New Jersey led the nation with a drastic decline in the rate at which youth are locked up, plummeting 53 percent over a 13-year period, while still maintaining public safety, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Nationally, the detention rate declined 37 percent from […]
Enews and Alerts
July 12, 2021 Take Action: Urge Gov. Murphy to sign child care enrollment bill S3947/A4746! July 7, 2021 Sign up for the ACNJ/DCF Summer Virtual Forum on July 14th July 1, 2021 View Our Recording of #ReimagineChildCare – A Showcase of Strategies to Support Family Child Care! June 16, 2021 Advocacy in Action: Amplifying the […]
News Releases
05/05/2021 – New Data Snapshot Highlights How COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Newark’s Children, Families 12/10/2020 – ADVISORY: National/NJ Kids Count reports on state of child well-being to be released 12/14 09/29/2020 – FY2021 State Budget Signed – Here’s the Breakdown 09/21/2020 – Child Care Group Size Increases to 15 and Other Licensing Updates 09/11/2020 – NJ […]
