Data can be an incredibly powerful tool for child welfare advocates, policymakers, and program administrators in their work to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families. From identifying target population characteristics and needs, to documenting program or service outcomes, to assessing a policy’s effect, using data to inform efforts to help children and families… [read more]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth are overrepresented in the homeless population. According to a growing body of research and study, a conservative estimate is that one out of every five homeless youth (20 percent) is LGBT-identified. This is greatly disproportionate to the estimated percentage of LGBT youth in the general population which is… [read more]

More than 2.6 million children are being raised in the United States by grandparents, other relatives and close family friends with no parent in the household. 1 These “grandfamilies” or “kinship families” are families in which relatives or close family friends step up to raise children unexpectedly because their parents cannot due to opioid or… [read more]

The content included within this handbook is intended to provide general information on long-term supportive services while connecting the reader with additional resources and may not be all inclusive. Over time financial data and eligibility criteria for programs will change and become outdated. The user is encouraged to verify this time sensitive data. Should you… [read more]

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The New Jersey Council for Young Children was established in January 2010 to ensure collaboration and coordination among early childhood programs in the State of New Jersey. The Birth-to-Eight Early Learning and Development Standards Committee of the Council has responsibility for the development of a coherent set of early learning and development and program standards… [read more]

Resources 2017 provides easy access to information about programs and services available for residents living and working with disabilities and the families, advocates and professional communities working to assist people with disabilities. The New Jersey Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Division of Disability Services developed the directory, and encourages you to contact the Division if… [read more]

New Jersey Department of Children and Families Office of Adoption Operations Kinship Legal Guardianship Subsidy Program

Specific Programs and Information Regarding Permanency Programs, Life Skills Programs, Aftercare Programs, Wraparound Funds, Housing, Youth Advisory Boards (YABS), and DCP&P Policy/Forms. This addendum is a supplement to the “CICIC Adolescent Resource Guide May 2012” and provides program and contact information for various adolescent services. In addition, this addendum will further detail wraparound funds (also known… [read more]