Commissioner Sarah Adelman of the New Jersey Human Services department has announced significant enhancements to the statewide emergency services programs aiding adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Contracts have been awarded to three organizations Community Options, Inc., Community Access Unlimited, and Oaks Integrated Care to manage emergency capacity services (ECS) programs across the state. These ECS […]
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Gov. Phil Murphy announced his intention to expand New Jersey’s Medicaid program to cover the state’s nearly 90,000 uninsured children including those who are undocumented as part of his budget address in February. He highlighted his “cover all kids” pledge again in late March at an event in Passaic with U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9th) and a half-dozen state legislators and administration staff.
Last Tuesday, Murphy privately signed a revised “cover all kids” bill which eliminates waiting periods and out-of-pocket costs for most families and provides $20 million to help cover the state’s additional costs with no statement or fanfare. It was one of eight spending measures that officials said needed his OK before he approved the state’s $46.4 billion spending plan for the 2022 fiscal year, which began Thursday.
NJ summer youth camps get some help from the state
The New Jersey Division of Human Services has announced $15 million in grants will be available for summer youth camps to help them meet health and safety COVID-19 protocols and provide financial assistance for eligible families. As the public health situation improves, we are looking forward to an active summer, especially for our children, Acting Commissioner Sarah Adelman said in a press release.
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About 1,000 summer youth camp providers are eligible to apply for the funding. But they must be registered and approved by the NJ Department of Health for the 2021 summer camp season and be open and operating an on-site program.
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