New Jersey Kids Count 2025: The State of Our Counties. Pocket Guide
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| Title: | New Jersey Kids Count 2025: The State of Our Counties. Pocket Guide |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Advocates for Children of New Jersey |
| Source: | Advocates for Children of New Jersey. 2025. |
| Availability: | Advocates for Children of New Jersey. 35 Halsey Street 2nd Floor, Newark, NJ 07102. Tel: 973-643-3876; Fax: 973-643-9153; e-mail: advocates@acnj.org; Web site: http://www.acnj.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 80 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Annie E. Casey Foundation |
| Intended Audience: | Policymakers; Community |
| Document Type: | Numerical/Quantitative Data Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Preschool Education Elementary Education Grade 3 Primary Education Elementary Secondary Education Kindergarten Grade 8 Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Well Being, Racial Composition, Ethnicity, Access to Health Care, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Low Income Students, Preschool Education, Language Arts, Grade 3, Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, English Learners, Adolescents, Children, Population Trends, Race, Language Usage, Family Structure, Poverty, Counties, Tax Credits, Unemployment, Expenditures, Family Programs, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Nutrition, Hunger, Child Health, Birth Rate, Prenatal Care, Premature Infants, Body Weight, Infant Mortality, Home Visits, Poisoning, Health Insurance, Dental Health, Child Welfare, Child Care, Kindergarten, Enrollment Trends, Special Education, Grade 8, Academic Degrees, Educational Attainment, Early Parenthood, Delinquency, Employment Level |
| Geographic Terms: | New Jersey |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children |
| Abstract: | The goal of Advocates for Children of New Jersey's (ACNJ) Kids Count Project is to provide a snapshot of child well-being to policymakers, advocates, grant-makers, and the public to help inform critical decisions for children and families. Post COVID-19, new data regarding children and families continue to emerge, starting to reveal some noticeable trends. Some of these trends include an increase in the unemployment rate for many counties, and for the state as a whole; an 8% decrease statewide in the number of children receiving NJ FamilyCare between 2023 and 2024; and an increase of 13% in state-funded preschool enrollment for 2023-24 compared to two years ago. Though it will be a long time before we can determine the true effects the pandemic has had on the physical and mental health, educational opportunities, and overall stability of children, youth, and families, the New Jersey Pocket Guide 2025 serves as a great source to help understand the data trends that have come to light as a result thus far. [This guide was additionally funded by Goya; TD Bank; and Victor and Pearl Tumpeer Foundation.] |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED677945 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The goal of Advocates for Children of New Jersey's (ACNJ) Kids Count Project is to provide a snapshot of child well-being to policymakers, advocates, grant-makers, and the public to help inform critical decisions for children and families. Post COVID-19, new data regarding children and families continue to emerge, starting to reveal some noticeable trends. Some of these trends include an increase in the unemployment rate for many counties, and for the state as a whole; an 8% decrease statewide in the number of children receiving NJ FamilyCare between 2023 and 2024; and an increase of 13% in state-funded preschool enrollment for 2023-24 compared to two years ago. Though it will be a long time before we can determine the true effects the pandemic has had on the physical and mental health, educational opportunities, and overall stability of children, youth, and families, the New Jersey Pocket Guide 2025 serves as a great source to help understand the data trends that have come to light as a result thus far. [This guide was additionally funded by Goya; TD Bank; and Victor and Pearl Tumpeer Foundation.] |
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