People of color can’t go back to ‘normal’ after COVID | Opinion
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
Posted Mar 15, 2021
“Normal” was white New Jerseyans having a median net wealth of $106,210 in 2016, while typical Black and Latinx residents of our state had $179, say Laura Sullivan, director of the Economic Justice Program at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, and Kiran Handa Gaudioso, CEO of the United Way of Northern New Jersey.
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As Americans and as New Jerseyans, we are emerging from a long, cold winter.
Our nation has lost more than 530,000 souls to the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to rage. Our state and national economies are reeling from unprecedented unemployment and small business losses. In the space of a year, our lives have been fundamentally altered.
Our First Lady and the United Way: Working parents need quality, affordable child care | Opinion
Updated Dec 11, 2020;
Posted Dec 11, 2020
A recent study by the Center For American Progress estimates that 54% of New Jersey’s child care supply may be lost due to the pandemic. To resolve the problem, First Lady Tammy Murphy and Kiran Handa Gaudioso, the CEO of United Way of Northern New Jersey, say philanthropy can drive innovative solutions in partnership with the government.
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By Tammy Snyder Murphy and Kiran Handa Gaudioso
The latest ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) report for New Jersey shows that 1.2 million households have been priced out of survival over the last decade. As the cost of essentials rose nearly double the rate of inflation, wages simply didn’t keep up. And, topping the budget of high-priced basics, above even housing, is licensed child care. This service now essential infrastructure for a functioning state economy ha