The Burke Foundation’s Executive Director Atiya Weiss penned an op-ed on NJ.com about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), in collaboration with Curtland Fields, President and CEO of the Turrell Fund, and […]
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AMAR Doula Program Celebrates Its First Graduating Class
With the support of the Burke Foundation, in early 2019 the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey (CHSofNJ) launched AMAR, a community-based doula program, to improve prenatal, labor, and postpartum […]
Support from The Burke Foundation Helps New Jersey Expand Medicaid Program to Include Coverage for CenteringPregnancy
The state of New Jersey has taken a significant step to improve maternal health and birth outcomes, in large part due to the Burke Foundation’s support of CenteringPregnancy, an evidence-based […]
New Report by The New Jersey Funders ACEs Collaborative
Over 40% of children in New Jersey—more than 782,000—are estimated to have experienced at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) and 18% are estimated to have experienced multiple. In response […]
Trenton Kids Count 2019 Release
The recent release of Trenton Kids Count 2019 on June 13th marks the first Kids Count initiative in the city in nearly twenty years. The Burke Foundation partnered with the […]
Nicholson Foundation and Partners Announce Major Commitment to Address Childhood Adversity
On Tuesday, November 13 in Princeton, NJ, The Nicholson Foundation joined with political, business, and philanthropic leaders from across New Jersey to launch a major new initiative to address Adverse […]
Foundation Partnership Highlighted on OneOnOne with Steve Adubato
Arturo Brito explains the partnership with the Turrell Fund and The Burke Foundation and how their goal is to raise awareness of the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs); Dr. […]
State and Private Partnerships Fund Centering to Improve Infant and Maternal Mortality In New Jersey
The Nicholson Foundation, The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation and The Burke Foundation join New Jersey Department of Health in supporting the implementation of Centering as model of choice across […]
2019 Community Foundation Community Impact Grants and The Burke Foundation Legacy Grants
The Princeton Area Community Foundation and The Burke Foundation are teaming up to provide grants to nonprofits in 2019.