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NEWS RELEASE: NJ Kids Count Data Highlights What’s at Stake for Children with Looming Cuts to Medicaid and Other Essential Services
CONTACT: Lana Lee llee@acnj.org 973-643-3876 NEWARK, NJ – With nearly 860,000 children receiving health insurance through NJ FamilyCare, roughly 401,000 students relying on free or reduced-price school lunch, and close to 360,000 children accessing food assistance through SNAP, looming federal cuts to Medicaid and other essential services would devastate federal programs that support the healthy […]
Think Babies NJ
The science is clear. Our brains grow faster between the ages of 0 and 3 than at any other point in life. Those first few years lay the foundation for the rest of a child’s life, affecting everything from classroom performance, to earning potential, to life expectancy.Get Early Childhood Data The moment is now. We […]
Over 40 Years of Accomplishments
Join ACNJ for a walk down memory lane 1847 Our Roots in Protecting Children ACNJ grew out of some of the earliest efforts in New Jersey to protect abused and abandoned children and is part of an evolution that began in 1847, when the Newark Orphan Asylum was established. Other organizations in our history included […]
NJ missing out on $6.6 million to feed kids this summer
The Food Research & Action Center’s Hunger Doesn’t Take A Summer Vacation: Summer Nutrition Status Report, ranked NJ high for summer meals, but many kids still missing out.
