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 […]
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New advocacy guide on school discipline in NJ released
If your child gets in trouble in school, this toolkit for students, families and advocates will guide you on what you can do.
New Jersey recognizes student attendance as a benchmark for school success!
Blog: Accountability measure in New Jersey’s ESSA plan underscores importance of improving attendance
Kinship Legal Guardianship- A permanency option in Child Protection and Permanency (CP&P) cases
Download pdf Table of Contents INTRODUCTION WHAT IS PERMANENCY? WHAT IS A KINSHIP LEGAL GUARDIAN (KLG)? WHEN CAN YOU BECOME A KLG? QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN MAKING YOUR DECISION PROCESS TO BECOME A KLG APPEARING IN COURT WHAT FINANCIAL SUPPORTS ARE AVAILABLE? The Kinship Navigator Program Adoption Subsidy OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES Introduction The state Division […]
Reforming Mandated Reporting: Protecting New Jersey’s Vulnerable Families from Systemic Harm
By Giovanna LaMonica ACNJ, Legal Student Intern Rutgers University Law School, Student I began my legal internship at Advocates for Children of New Jersey just five months after the New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, Subcommittee on Poverty, Neglect, and Community Outcomes (the Subcommittee) released its report on Reformed Mandated Reporting in […]
