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This weekend I was so lucky to finally see my fav band since I was twelve years old for the first time + meet Gabe. I could write a whole long thing about how much this means to me but I'm exhausted and I can't even put it into words beyond WOW. This certainly changed my life. Thank you to Midtown for making my dreams come true <3

Great set at Starland Ballroom! Recording turned out real good too. They played pretty much all of my favorites.

For New Jersey’s ALICE Households, The #Poor Get Poorer Twenty-eight Percent of New Jerseyans Cannot Afford Basic Necessities #SeeingALICE @njspotlight @NJPolicy @UnitedWayNNJ

ALICE Households – Twenty-eight Percent of New Jerseyans Cannot Afford Basic Necessities

On October 22, 2018, The Star Ledger published an editorial, “The Richer Get Richer. The Poor Get Poorer. Trenton Still Oblivious,” on the release of updated data on ALICE Households.

The editorial tells the story of the 40% of New Jersey households that live on the edge of true poverty. “If you think of New…

Adding #advocacy to the Toolbox Best Practices and Successful Advocacy Stories in the Field @PartnersHlthFdn #CR18 #NJHillDay #NoHousingCuts @NJPolicy @CeciliaZalkind @Brandon_McKoy

Best Practices and Successful Advocacy Stories in the Field

On Wednesday, June 13, 2018, the Partners for Health Foundation hosted a non-profit advocacy learning session titled “Adding Advocacy to the Toolbox.” The session was held at the Van Vleck House in Montclair and featured three panelists who spoke about the importance of non-profit organizations engaging in advocacy.

About 50 individuals…

Moving Blueprint for Economic Justice & Shared Prosperity from Design to Construction in NJ Join @NJPolicy For Progress 2018 Conference @GovMurphy

Moving Blueprint for Economic Justice & Shared Prosperity from Design to Construction in NJ at Progress 2018 Conference At its Progress 2017 conference last year, New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) unveiled its Blueprint for Economic Justice & Shared Prosperity. The Blueprint is a bold policy agenda for the state’s 56th governor and 218th legislature. This year’s Progress 2018 Conference will…

Blueprint for Economic Justice and Shared Prosperity, NJ’s Families Find it Harder to Make Ends Meet @NJPolicy

NJ’s Working Families Need Economic Justice and Shared Prosperity to Find It Harder than Ever to Make Ends Meet New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) released a new Blueprint for Economic Justice and Shared Prosperity at its Progress 2017 conference on March 11, 2017.  The next governor is New Jersey’s opportunity to slow the state’s collapse, restore its stable financial foundation and rebuild…

Repealing the #ACA Would Devastate NJ #Medicaid Cost $3B Result in 777 Deaths & Increase #homelessness  @NJPolicy

ACA Repeal Would End Medicaid Expansion for 550,000 Low-Income New Jerseyan’s Would Lose Insurance New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) reports on the impact of ACA Repeal in a recent analysis entitled “Repealing the Affordable Care Act Would Devastate New Jersey.” As just an example, “In 2019: 58,000 Hudson County residents losing Medicaid coverage.” According to data from NJPP, every New Jersey…