Lead-Free NJ is Growing! Come Partner With Us!
Your Update from Lead-Free NJ
March 7, 2023
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We’re Looking to Add a
LFNJ Community Hub in South Jersey!
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The Lead-Free NJ collaborative is searching for an organization to join us in serving as a Community Hub in South Jersey. The selected organization will receive one-time seed funding to assist with building capacity.
Our statewide collaborative is dedicated to supporting local initiatives that seek to address lead in paint, water, and soil. Our current community hubs include East Trenton Collaborative, Newark Water Coalition, and Passaic County Habitat for Humanity. Read more about our community hubs and what they are working on here!
Please contact Heather Sorge, Lead-Free NJ Program Manager, at hsorge@njfuture.org or 609-393-0008 ext.1016 with your letter of interest or suggestions by March 24.
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Upcoming Events
Free Lead Screening Event
Community Affairs & Resource Center
913 Sewall Ave. Asbury Park, NJ 07712
April 6,
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
No appointment needed
For more information, call (732)774-3282
The Annual Meeting of the NJ PTA
DoubleTree by Hilton, Monroe Twp, NJ
April 22
Find more information here.
Lead-Free NJ will be tabling!
Trenton Community Day
April 29,
12 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
George Page Park
Save the date!
Lead-Free NJ will be tabling!
Lead-Free NJ and Jersey Water Works Joint Membership Meeting
July 12
Save the date!
2023 New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Conference
June 21–23
Save the date!
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February Membership Meeting |
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Lead-Free NJ members met on February 28 to share resources, share lead impact stories, and brainstorm ways to continue incorporating equity into everything we do. A panel discussion was held to discuss how Lead-Free NJ partners work together, engage communities, and offer opportunities for support. Read about our panelists here. To join Lead-Free NJ as an individual, organization, or both, click here. We want to hear from you!
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Panel discussion at the Lead-Free NJ February Membership Meeting. Top row from left to right: Elyse Pivnick, Diane Schrauth, Kelvin Boddy. Bottom row from left to right: Yvette Jordan, Ruth Ann Norton. |
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Did you miss the membership meeting on February 28? No problem! Watch the recording in English or Español.
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Lead-Free NJ Statement on
Governor Murphy's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Address
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Governor Murphy outlined spending priorities for the state of New Jersey in his budget address this week. LFNJ is encouraged by the emphasis on needed affordable housing, and maintaining the best public education in the nation. As we pursue these initiatives, it is imperative that the places we live and learn are lead-free environments. We must make sure that homes, schools, and childcare facilities are safe, and that health care initiatives are adequate to fund childhood lead testing, as well as address both the physical and cognitive health effects of lead exposure.
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The Mission of Lead-Free NJ
About 4,000 children in NJ are lead-poisoned every year. Many of these children reside in low-income communities and/or communities of color and are most at risk because investments have not been made to remove lead from its most common sources—paint, water, and soil. Lead-Free NJ is a collaborative made up of neighbors, friends, families, faith leaders, professionals, and elected officials working together to #GetTheLeadOut.
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Staff Contact Information |
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Heather Sorge, Program Manager
New Jersey Future
(609) 262-3646 (direct)
Suzanne Aptman
Community Liaison, LFNJ; Program Manager, Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers
New Jersey Future
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