The Burke Foundation is a founding member of the First 1,000 Days Policy Coalition, founded to advance policies to support New Jersey’s families.
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Dispatches from the Field: Jessica Sager on building a backbone of support for family child care educators
"Family child care is a critical source of care for infants and toddlers. That's where most infants and toddlers are, and often it's where parents want them to be because [...]
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Dispatches from the Field: Dr. Bob Atkins tells us how community nursing changes lives
"A lot of people want to be nurses — they just don't know it yet. And we haven't done a good job of communicating to them, 'This is actually where [...]
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Dispatches from the Field: Supporting working families: An interview with Debra Lancaster, Rutgers Center for Women & Work
"If you can prevent a family from sliding into poverty or you can shore up families early on and position them well, they are much more likely to succeed and [...]
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Burke Foundation president honored at Children’s Home Society gala
James Burke was honored by the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey for support the Burke has provided to advance doula care.
Dispatches from the Field: Rethinking community maternity care with Chanel Porchia-Albert
"In a very disjointed healthcare infrastructure, the doula is seen as this clothespin to bring all of it together." - Chanel Porchia-Albert Interview with Chanel Porchia-Albert Chanel is founder and [...]
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NJ Spotlight Opinion: In-home newborn care is essential
Op-ed highlights the value of New Jersey’s Family Connects universal home visiting program.
Measuring the impact of CenteringPregnancy
Rutgers School of Public Health will be studying the impact of CenteringPregnancy on the health of mothers and babies.
Dispatches from the field: A conversation with Ryan Haygood about how we got here — and where we go next
"If there's one thing I wish people understood about the wealth gap, both here and nationally, it would be that it was created that way. The gap was created. It [...]
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2023 Community Champion: Maritza Raimundi-Petroski
"People are finally connecting the dots. They’re realizing that you can't address early childhood development without addressing trauma and systems of care that need improvement." - Maritza Raimundi-Petroski, Vice President, [...]
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