Press Releases
NJCF & Mayor Baraka Launch 2024 FAFSA Challenge: Newark vs Camden
[Newark and Camden, NJ – January 23, 2024] Newark Mayor Ras Baraka in partnership with the NJ Children’s Foundation (NJCF) and Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen with the Camden Education Fund (CEF) kicked off the 2024 “FAFSA Challenge,” a friendly competition between their two cities to empower local students and fuel higher education aspirations. The goal…Read More…
NEWARK COMMON APP MARKS STRONG LAUNCH
NEWARK COMMON APP MARKS STRONG LAUNCH Innovative Enrollment Portal Opened Friday for Second Year of Operation with Added Schools, and an Accessible and Convenient Application Process www.NewarkCommonApp.org Families flooded the Newark Common App (NCA), which launched the second year of the application and enrollment portal available to all families interested in attending the vast majority…Read More…
NEW JERSEY CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION NAMES BARBARA MARTINEZ AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
NEW JERSEY CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION NAMES BARBARA MARTINEZ AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Newark Native, Education Advocate and Veteran Investigative Journalist Takes Reigns of Leading Non-Profit Dedicated to Improving Public Schools [Newark, New Jersey – September 21, 2023] The New Jersey Children’s Foundation (NJCF) announced today that it has named Newark native, education advocate and veteran investigative journalist…Read More…