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Making the Case – Rallying for Child Care at the State House

United In Care staff joined child care advocates in Trenton to urge New Jersey to support the child care industry.

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Empowering Spanish-Speaking Child Care Providers

United In Care empowered family child care providers to see themselves as business owners at a recent conference.

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United In Care Fills Gaps For ALICE Families Who Can’t Afford Child Care

United In Care Tuition assistance program proves critical to helping ALICE families access child care

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Helping Child Care Business Owners Build A Successful Future

United In Care assists providers in establishing fiscal planning to create a more sustainable business Stacey Cummins, owner of Little...

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Children with Special Needs Find Comfort During Summer at a South Jersey Child Care Center

United In Care funded summer program at Glassboro Child Development Center focuses on pandemic-related child development issues

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Summer Program in Jersey City Addresses Pandemic-Related Learning Loss

United In Care sponsors Busy Place Early Learning Center's summer program to help combat the effects of the pandemic on children's...

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Child Care Providers Help Children, Families Make Healthy Eating a Habit

United In Care’s food nutrition initiative provides families with ingredients and instructions on cooking healthy meals together A group...

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For Child Care Providers, Every Penny Counts

United In Care's Shared Service features, like bulk purchasing, can help family child care providers be more financially stable.

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Riding the Tech Wave to Improve Child Care

Family child care providers understand the need for technology, but providing support and training is key to increasing adoption Alicia...

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Raising the Quality of Child Care in New Jersey

United In Care helps providers navigate the Grow New Jersey Kids quality improvement rating system Recently, Michele McEnroe, a...

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Child Care Providers Prove There's Strength in Numbers

Strong bonds are forged through United In Care's network Cynthia Russell was feeling bogged down in the details of launching her own...

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Improving the Child Care Industry...One Professional at a Time

United In Care pilot project inspires business mentorship and peer support Joan Dillon is helping to polish the professional attributes...

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New York Jets and United Way Build New Playground

Hometown Huddle program helps build playground for Parsippany Child Daycare Center United Way of Northern New Jersey joined with the New...

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New Jersey Shows Up For ALICE

New Jersey adopted a state budget that supports the unique needs of those families living paycheck to paycheck who we call ALICE.

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Rep. Sherrill, First Lady Murphy & United Way Launch Early Education Program in District 11

Federally funded project currently recruiting home-based child care providers for shared-services network Rep. Mikie Sherrill, (NJ-11)...

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United Way Receives $1.1 Million From Congress To Reverse Child Care Deserts

Backed by Rep. Mikie Sherrill, United In Care project funded for N.J.’s 11th Congressional District Backed by Rep. Mikie Sherrill,...

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United Way Receives $50,000 Grant to Launch Child Care Food Program

Reinvestment Fund Award to Support Healthy Eating Campaign and Bulk Food Purchasing United Way of Northern New Jersey has been approved...

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New York Jets and Quidel Donate At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits

UWNNJ distributed kits to child care providers and caregiver partners During the height of the latest outbreak of COVID-19, United Way of...

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United Way 'Huddles' with New York Jets and NRG

Hometown Huddle program helps build playground for Head Start of Morris County United Way of Northern New Jersey joined with the New York...

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W.K. Kellogg Foundation Awards United Way $750,000 Grant For United In Care

Funding will help build out the child care pilot project United Way of Northern New Jersey has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the...

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