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Welcome to New Jersey After 3’s Media Center! This section provides an inside peek at the latest and greatest happenings from New Jersey After 3! News articles, press releases, videos, and event highlights can all be found here!

 

     

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Blog: Jerry Greens Page

Vainieri Huttle Calls on Legislature to Work Together to Address Christie Cuts to NJ After 3

7-20-2011

 

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Christie budget cuts damaging, witnesses say at Assembly hearing

7-20-2011

 

New Jersey Newsroom

Christie announces attempt to expand Harlem Children's Zone's child guidance program into more cities

7-20-2011

 

Gloucester County Times

Glassboro afterschool program victim of Christie budget vetoes

7-17-2011

 

New Jersey Newsroom

N.J. Assembly committee to examine $17.9M budget cut to children's programs

7-13-2011

 

Assembly Democrats Press Release

Assembly Panel to Meet July 19th To Examine Gov. Christie's Cuts to Programs that Serve Children

7-13-2011

 

Hudson Reporter

(Senator) Cunningham shocked by lack of funding for after-school programs

7-13-2011

 

NJToday

Assembly Panel To Hold Hearing On Children’s Program Cuts

7-13-2011

 

Associated Press (Featured in:TimesUnion)

NJ Senate fails to undo any Christie budget cuts

7-12-2011

 

Capitol Quickies

Senate override attempt, day two. After school program cut

7-12-2011

 

NJToday

Efforts To Overturn Budget Vetoes Continue To Fail

7-12-2011

 

Politicker NJ

When Lesniak charges GOP with being heartless, Cardinale counter-attacks with no-show jobs

7-12-2011

 

New Jersey Newsroom

New Jersey has taken a wrong turn with Gov. Christie's budget cuts

7-11-2011

 

Radio: NJ101.5

Jersey Lawmaker Fights for Afterschool Program Funds

7-11-2011

 

OpEd: Times of Trenton

By Irwin Stoolmacher: N.J. budget, public worker benefit changes leaves burden unbalanced

7-8-2011

 

Assembly Democrats Press Release

Moriarty: 'After Budget Cut, NJ After 3 Is In Trouble'

7-8-2011

 

Blog (Re-Post of William Colon's)

Christie Declares War on the Poor

7-8-2011

 

OpEd: Star Ledger

By Sen Barbara Buono: Gov. Chris Christie's "rule of anger" hurts NJ's vulnerable, middle class

7-7-2011

 

OpEd: Courier Post

Budget spat must not spoil bipartisanship

7-7-2011

 

BLOG: Hall Institute of Public Policy

William Colon: Christie's War On The Poor

7-6-2011 

 

NAACP Press Release

The NAACP Calls For An Immediate Bipartisan Override of Governor Christie's Budget

7-3-2011

 

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Camden stung by budget slashes

July 3, 2011

 

Star Ledger/NJ.com

Future of popular after-school program in Newark, Paterson uncertain after budget cuts

July 1, 2011

 

 

State Legislators Standing Up to Restore Funding to New Jersey

After 3!

February 28, 2011 - Assemblyman Paul Moriarty was interviewed by New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio, and shared this powerful statistic, as he prepares to fight for New Jersey After 3: students who participated in New Jersey After 3 programs for two or more years achieved significant gains in language arts skills and demonstrated improvements in study skills, math skills and computer skills.


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School Aid

February 25, 2011 -This Op-Ed in The Record delves into the State of New Jersey's proposed School Aid budget for FY12, and highlights the importance of restoring funding to New Jersey After 3.

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State Cut to Afterschool Programs Featured on Huffington Post

February 28, 2011 -The nation's deepest budget cuts are outlined in this AP article on Huffington Post.

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Calling Upon Political Leaders To Redesign Public Education and Continue to Support Afterschool Programs

February 26, 2011 - Dale G. Caldwell, President of Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission wrote this opinion article, "Many Influences Drive Educational Success." Following the tragedy of a 17 year old NJ student, Dale makes a compelling case for the urgency to continue to fund afterschool programs that increase high school graduation rates, improve test scores, reduce crime, and save lives.

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Putting Kids' Faces to Budget Cuts

 

NJSpotlight.com,  a new online news service aimed to inform and engage New Jersey’s communities and businesses, features an article and accompanying video from Morristown Green, titled  “Putting Kids' Faces to Budget Cuts”.

 

The video includes interviews of nonprofit partners, parents, students, and Governor Christie – who each speak to the critical importance of afterschool programs and the current financial struggles they face.

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New Jersey After 3 Featured in

Homework Help TV Segment

WABC-TV Channel 7

New Jersey After 3's President & CEO, Mark Valli, The Rodriguez Family of Teaneck, and afterschool students from Jewish Family Services of Bergen County's Cliffside Park School #6 were included in this TV news segment highlighting important homework resources for families like afterschool programs.

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Afterschool Educator Brings New Playground to R.C. Molina School in Camden, NJ

October 19, 2009

Jacqueline Burgos, a 1st grade teacher at R.C. Molina School,

and staffer in the New Jersey After 3 Communities in Schools afterschool program, made big strides by pioneering to get a new playground for her school in Camden, NJ.  As seen in this picture, Jacqi is standing alongside Jon Bon Jovi, applauding the more than 200 volunteers who came out to help build the new state of the art playground!

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Private Funding Secured to Create Student Success and Safety in Newark and Camden

September 28, 2009

New Jersey After 3 (7th grade) afterschool students, Yakuro Leadbetter and Farrad Williams greeted the Governor with hand-made gifts and had the opportunity to speak with Mayor Booker, Attorney General – Anne Milgram, Secretary of State – Nina Mitchell Wells, and Newark Schools Superintendent – Dr. Clifford Janey.

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Story featured on NJ.com

Pedal Pushers: Program Boosts Boys & Girls Club
July 6, 2009

The Boys & Girls Club Bike Ex change is a used bicycle shop headquartered in the Capitol Plaza shopping center on Olden Avenue in Ewing. The Bike Exchange ac cepts donated bikes and recondi tions them to sell at affordable prices to area residents. All of the profits from bike sales go to the after-school program at the Boys & Girls Club of Trenton and Mercer County.  

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Story featured in The New Jersey Herald

Dancing (and Singing) The Day Away
June 15, 2009

It was an afternoon of music, art and dance in the Cedar Mountain School Monday afternoon as students from Walnut Ridge and Cedar Mountain displayed their artwork and took to the stage to perform in the Art and Music Expo.

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New Jersey After 3's

Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Afterschool Educators Conference II

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STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF NEWARK CELEBRATE THE KICK-OFF OF MY VERY OWN LIBRARY 2013


December 12, 2012 - Proudly Supported by the Family of Anne Feeley, the Foundation for Newark’s Future, NJ After3 and Scholastic Book Fairs - Newark doubles efforts to ensure students continue to build their love of reading and their own home libraries!

 

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NJ AFTER 3's 4th ANNUAL ROAD TO LITERACY DELIVERS DONATED BOOKS TO HUNDREDS OF AFTERSCHOOL STUDENTS IN NJ!

March 5, 2013 - New Jersey After 3 kicked off its 4th annual Semester of Service "Road to Literacy" campaign in partnership with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and State Farm Insurance, giving away great donated books to hundreds of afterschool students in New Jersey.

 

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New Jersey After 3 Semester of Service & Road to Literacy Proudly Supported by...

 

 

THOUSANDS OF BOOKS DONATED

TO NEW JERSEY AFTERSCHOOL STUDENTS IN HONOR OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr.!

 

January 17, 2012 - New Jersey After 3 is embarking on its 3rd annual Semester of Service "Road to Literacy" campaign in partnership with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and AT&T – thousands of books will be donated to afterschool students in New Jersey.

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New Jersey After 3 Semester of Service Proudly Supported by:

 

 

TWO NEW POLLS DEMONSTRATE BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR RESTORING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS IN NEW JERSEY!

 

June 20, 2011 - The results proved that families not only support and depend on New Jersey After 3 as a vital solution – but also believe, by overwhelming margins, that it is a worthy State investment, and should be restored somewhere between $5 million and $10 million in the FY12 budget.

 

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Evaluation Deems Trenton's City-Wide Partnership with New Jersey After 3 a Success!

May 18, 2011

 

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New Jersey After 3 Doubles State Investment for Afterschool Programs in the New School Year!

 

Proud to Announce Afterschool Programs for 26 New Jersey Schools!

 

Click here to read announcement and view finalists!

 

 

State Restores $3 Million Budget Allocation to New Jersey After 3

 

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed the Fiscal Year 2011 state budget into law - restoring $3,000,000 to New Jersey After 3.

This news demonstrates the widespread support of New Jersey After 3’s innovative public/private partnership among State leaders, and validates its position as a top priority for children and families in the Garden State.

 

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America's Promise Alliance Honors New Jersey After 3

 

New Jersey After 3 Recognized for Efforts to Improve High School Graduation Rates

Founded in 1997 by General Colin Powell, America’s Promise Alliance is committed to seeing that children receive the fundamental resources they need to succeed – at home, in school, and in the community. The “Promise Place” designation recognizes New Jersey After 3 for its efforts to improve high school graduation rates through its commitment to the Alliance's Five Promises – Access to caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, an effective education, and opportunities to help others.

 

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Pay Now or Pay Later?

NJ Communities Face Agonizing Decisions with State Budgets

 

Studies show short term cuts to afterschool have long term costs.

With attention on pay freezes, layoffs and employee health care contributions, little notice has been paid to the unintended consequences of cuts to cost-effective programs that save communities billions of dollars each year by keeping kids in school and empowering working parents to retain full-time jobs.

 

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New Jersey After 3 Named Finalist at

NJBIZ 2010 Nonprofit Innovation Awards

New Jersey After 3’s citywide afterschool partnership with The City of Trenton was recognized as a finalist in the Innovative Program category at this year's NJBIz Nonprofit Innovation Awards.

 

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New Jersey After 3 and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Team Up to Kick Off Semester of Service with Multiple Book Drives Celebrating MLK Days

 

During the week honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., January 18th – 22nd, volunteers from forty Enterprise Rent-A-Car branches donated books to four New Jersey After 3 afterschool programs.

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New Jersey After 3 Named Lead Agency – Semester of Service and Global Youth Service Day 2010   

Youth Service America Selected New Jersey After 3 for Fourth Consecutive Year

October 27, 2009

Through Semester of Service, New Jersey After 3 will engage more than 4,500 students and 2,000 family and community members from within their network to participate in the "Speak Out & Listen Up" themed service projects. 

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New Jersey Named a Top 10 State for Afterschool Programs  

October 15, 2009

Ranking based on data from the Afterschool Alliance’s landmark America After 3PM Study.

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New Jersey After 3 Featured as Vital Solution at New Jersey High school Graduation Campaign Summit

October 6, 2009

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New Jersey After 3 Kicks Off New School Year!

6th Annual Partner Orientation

August 20, 2009

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New Jersey After 3 Awarded Competitive Federal Stimulus Grant
August 4, 2009

Funds will expand AmeriCorps program creating new jobs and strengthening student literacy.

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Ralph Izzo, PSE&G, Chairman & CEO (Left) Troy Vincent & Marquis Stout, who brought the house down with his touching and remarks. (Right)

Ralph Izzo, PSE&G, Chairman & CEO (Left); Troy Vincent & Marquis Stout – Alumni student and mentor with the Children’s Home Society of NJ’s New Jersey After 3 program. (Right)

 

Fifth Anniversary Celebration a Success

New Jersey After 3 kicked off its Fifth Anniversary Celebration on Monday, April 27, 2009 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

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Mark Valli speaks with WMBC’s Hometown News Host, Matt Fitzpatrick.

 

 

New Jersey After 3 Reacts to State Budget Cut! Mark Valli Interviewed by Comcast Newsmakers

 

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TD Bank Charitable Foundation Supports Student Literacy Efforts in Trenton Afterschool Programs

 

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Fourth Annual Promising Practices Conference and Awards Luncheon

June 8, 2009

 

 

New Jersey After 3 brought together statewide nonprofit leaders and staff and school principals affiliated with more than 100 school communities on Thursday to celebrate the partnership and innovations that support more than 14,000 children enrolled in New Jersey After 3’s statewide network of afterschool programs.

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New Jersey After 3’s 3rd Annual Stepping Exhibition

June 11, 2009

New Jersey After 3, a statewide network of afterschool programs dedicated to expanding afterschool opportunities for New Jersey’s kids, hosted their  3rd Annual Regional Step Exhibitions recently: Southern Regional Exhibition (5/16) at Trenton Catholic Academy in Trenton, NJ and Northern Regional Exhibition (6/6)at Caldwell College in Caldwell, NJ.

 

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sboehmer@njafter3.org

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