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Foundation New Report Explores the Science and Practice of Early Relational Health About Our Story Mission and Values Staff Trustees Careers What Drives Us Investing Early New Jersey’s Children Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Portfolio Approach Areas of Investment Healthy Births and Strong Beginnings Healthy Parent-Child Relationships Early Care and Learning Building a Strong and Diverse Perinatal Workforce Initiatives Current Growing New Jersey’s Community Doula Workforce to Advance Perinatal Health and Wellness A Game Changer for New Jersey – Universal Newborn Home Visiting Expanding Relationship-based Group Healthcare to Improve Outcomes for Mothers, Babies, and Families Supporting Team-based Integrated Pediatric Primary Care in New Jersey Safer Childbirth Cities Initiative Mount Sinai Parenting Center MSU – Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Reach Out and Read New Jersey New Jersey American Academy of Pediatrics Reinvestment Fund Foundation for Educational Administration Resilient Minds on the Front Lines Past Advocates for Children of New Jersey Statewide Census Outreach to Count Young Children South Ward Children’s Alliance (SWCA) Research New Jersey Breastfeeding Landscape Study Reports Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Report Delivering Better Care Report Early Relational Health: A Review of Research, Principles, and Perspectives Investing Early Report New Jersey Family Child Care Landscape Report Trenton Kids Count 2019 Report Trenton Kids Count 2023 Report For Grantseekers Next Chapter Starting Early Newsletter Resources News and Inspiration Research First-1000-Days-picture-web Announcing Our Next Chapter Building Strong Partnerships for Community and Care in the First 1,000 Days Announcing Our Next Chapter Building Strong Partnerships for Community and Care in the First 1,000 Days Learn More AMAR Community Doulas Providing Maternal and Birthing Support for Mothers and Families Community Doulas Trenton Health Team Piloting A New Model of Home Visiting for New Jersey Trenton Health Team Mount Sinai Parenting Center Promoting Practical Child Development Resources and Videos for Parents Mount Sinai Parenting Center Foundation for Educational Administration Addressing the Impact of Trauma and Creating Healing-Centered Schools in New Jersey Foundation for Educational Administration Centering Healthcare Institute Establishing the Group-Care Model in Prenatal and Pediatric Visits Centering Healthcare Institute AMAR Community Doulas Providing Maternal and Birthing Support for Mothers and Families Community Doulas Trenton Health Team Piloting A New Model of Home Visiting for New Jersey Trenton Health Team Mount Sinai Parenting Center Promoting Practical Child Development Resources and Videos for Parents Mount Sinai Parenting Center Foundation for Educational Administration Addressing the Impact of Trauma and Creating Healing-Centered Schools in New Jersey Foundation for Educational Administration Centering Healthcare Institute Establishing the Group-Care Model in Prenatal and Pediatric Visits Centering Healthcare Institute AMAR Community Doulas Providing Maternal and Birthing Support for Mothers and Families Community Doulas Trenton Health Team Piloting A New Model of Home Visiting for New Jersey Trenton Health Team Mount Sinai Parenting Center Promoting Practical Child Development Resources and Videos for Parents Mount Sinai Parenting Center Foundation for Educational Administration Addressing the Impact of Trauma and Creating Healing-Centered Schools in New Jersey Foundation for Educational Administration Centering Healthcare Institute Establishing the Group-Care Model in Prenatal and Pediatric Visits Centering Healthcare Institute AMAR Community Doulas Providing Maternal and Birthing Support for Mothers and Families Community Doulas Trenton Health Team Piloting A New Model of Home Visiting for New Jersey Trenton Health Team Mount Sinai Parenting Center Promoting Practical Child Development Resources and Videos for Parents Mount Sinai Parenting Center Foundation for Educational Administration Addressing the Impact of Trauma and Creating Healing-Centered Schools in New Jersey Foundation for Educational Administration Centering Healthcare Institute Establishing the Group-Care Model in Prenatal and Pediatric Visits Centering Healthcare Institute Foundation invests in transformative maternal and child health and early childhood initiatives to build a cycle of opportunity across generations in New Jersey and beyond. We fund transformative prenatal-to-early childhood initiatives in order to unlock the full potential of children and their communities. Our Approach Our Areas of Investment Nurturing, responsive relationships between caregivers and young children foster health, well-being, and resilience for a lifetime. Healthy Births and Strong Beginnings Investing in prenatal and postnatal care to improve birth outcomes and set children up for success. Learn More Healthy Parent-Child Relationships Supporting programs that provide nurturing care and promote strong relationships between children and caregivers. Learn More Early Care and Learning Ensuring that families have access to high-quality early childhood care and education. Learn More Building a Strong and Diverse Perinatal Workforce Advancing efforts to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce to deliver effective, patient-centered care and enable program scale-up. Learn More Our Areas of Investment Midwifery Report Foundation and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute is releasing a new report: Delivering Better Care: Midwifery Practice in New Jersey The report will explore the practice of midwifery in New Jersey and promote opportunities to expand and diversify the midwifery workforce. Learn More Early Relational Health Report Foundation is commissioning an Early Relational Health (ERH) field scan led by Dr. Junlei Li, Ph.D., Thelma Ramirez, M.Ed, and other researchers from the Developmental Relationships Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The field scan will explore emerging research related to ERH, identify principles that make ERH interventions effective for children and families, and propose recommendations to integrate ERH to a range of community programs and system improvement efforts. 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Princeton, New Jersey Let’s Connect Follow on Twitter Latest Updates Dispatches from the Field: Supporting working families: An interview with Debra Lancaster, Rutgers Center for Women & Work April 25, 2024 Dispatches from the Field: Rethinking community maternity care with Chanel Porchia-Albert March 21, 2024 Dispatches from the field: A conversation with Ryan Haygood about how we got here — and where we go next February 16, 2024 Dispatches from the field: Maternal Mental Wellness with Nurture NJ’s Ria Rodney January 18, 2024 2023 Community Champion: Reshma Saujani December 14, 2023 Site Map Home About Our Story Mission and Values Staff Trustees Careers What Drives Us New Jersey’s Children Investing Early Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Portfolio Approach Areas of Investment Healthy Births and Strong Beginnings Healthy Parent-Child Relationships Early Care and Learning Building a Strong and Diverse Perinatal Workforce Initiatives Current Growing New Jersey’s Community Doula Workforce to Advance Perinatal Health and Wellness A Game Changer for New Jersey – Universal Newborn Home Visiting Expanding Relationship-based Group Healthcare to Improve Outcomes for Mothers, Babies, and Families Supporting Team-based Integrated Pediatric Primary Care in New Jersey Safer Childbirth Cities Initiative Mount Sinai Parenting Center MSU –...