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This is a digitally stylized painting of six women, several holding infants, in a warmly lit indoor space. The women are dressed in colorful clothing, and their facial expressions convey care and connection. A circular sign in the background references maternal health.
‘Everybody needs a village’: In New Jersey, a community of health providers redesign care for Black mothers

Black women are nearly seven times more likely to die than white women from a pregnancy-related death in New Jersey. A number of promising programs – designed by and for Black women – could change that.

An aerial photo of a neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey with a road in running down the middle and multi-family houses on either side. There is a church at the end of the street centered in the photo.
New N.J. affordable housing guidelines call for 3,700 more affordable homes in Essex County by 2035

New housing law could bring more than 84,000 new affordable housing units across New Jersey by 2035, with half reserved for low-income families.

Una camioneta está estacionada en una calle frente a unas tiendas y muestra un gran anuncio que ofrece ecografías y pruebas de embarazo gratuitas. En el costado del vehículo se ven tres mujeres sonrientes junto a un texto en negrita que dice "Ecografías y pruebas de embarazo gratuitas". Otro texto ofrece "Ayuda confidencial" y un número de teléfono (732-588-0999) y un sitio web (bridgetowomenscenter.com), lo que sugiere un servicio relacionado con el embarazo y la salud de la mujer. El área circundante incluye una farola, un parquímetro y vehículos cercanos con un fondo de escaparates y edificios urbanos.
Centros antiaborto aparentan ser clínicas de salud y se enfocan en quienes buscan atención de aborto en New Jersey

Hay casi el doble de centros antiaborto que la cantidad de clínicas de aborto en Nueva Jersey. Con frecuencia respaldados por grupos religiosos, se asemejan a las clínicas de salud y se enfocan en personas de bajos ingresos, inmigrantes y comunidades de color.

A van is parked along a street in front of shops, displaying a large advertisement for free ultrasound and pregnancy tests. The side of the vehicle shows three smiling women alongside bold text reading, "Free Ultrasound and Pregnancy Tests." Additional text offers "Confidential Help" and a phone number (732-588-0999) and website (bridgetowomenscenter.com), suggesting a service related to pregnancy and women’s health. The surrounding area includes a lamp post, a parking meter, and nearby vehicles against a backdrop of storefronts and urban buildings.
Anti-abortion centers take on appearance of health clinics, target people seeking abortion care in New Jersey

There are almost twice as many anti-abortion centers as actual abortion clinics in New Jersey. Often backed by religious ministries, they resemble health clinics and target low-income people, immigrants, and communities of color.

A group of people sit and stand around coffee table where a map is laid flat and topped with blocks of different colors and heights.
Newark residents build power to shape city’s redevelopment

Newark groups launch "development watch" to inform residents of property development in their neighborhoods and train them to help shape zoning and land use decisions.

An aerial photo of a neighborhood with six-lane road on the right sides with multi-family houses and apartment buildings on the left with trees, roads, and other greenery between them. A hill covered in green trees is in the background.
El 25% de los inquilinos en NJ no pueden pagar el alquiler de su vivienda. ¿Qué pasará cuando entren en vigor las nuevas normas sobre vivienda asequible?

Durante la conferencia del gobernador sobre vivienda de 2024, los responsables de crear las normas y políticas debatieron sobre la expansión en la creación de viviendas multifamiliares y la construcción sostenible, pero prestaron poca atención a la búsqueda de soluciones al problema de segregación.

An aerial photo of a neighborhood with a road in running down the middle and multi-family houses on either side, followed by parallel streets and houses on the left and right. There is a school at the end of the street centered in the photo.
25% of N.J. renters can’t afford housing. What’s next as new affordable housing rules take effect?

Policymakers discussed expanding multi-family housing and building sustainably at the 2024 governor’s conference on housing but paid little attention to remedying segregation.

La mayoría de los inmigrantes latinos dijeron que no sabían que el aborto era legal en NJ. Conoce el grupo que ayuda al estado a entender por qué

Un modelo de salud comunitaria muestra potencial para ampliar el acceso a la atención de salud reproductiva para los inmigrantes latinos del estado.

Most Latinx immigrants said they didn’t know abortion was legal in New Jersey. Meet the group helping the state understand why

A community health model shows potential for expanding reproductive health care access for the state’s Latinx immigrants.

Four people sit in chairs on a stage in discussion below a screen that reads "The Promise of Juneteenth: New Jersey Reparations Council Year One" with the raised fists of people of color pictured.
Advocates will propose a reparations plan for New Jersey. Here is what residents should know

In 2025, a committee of advocates will propose how New Jersey can implement reparations for Black people. Here is what we know so far.

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