Professional Opportunities
Fellowships & Internships
The Pauli Murray Fellowship - ACLU
Summer Associate - The Rockefeller Foundation (several positions)
Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of Politics - Eagleton Graduate Fellowship Program
Jobs
Staff Writer - Advocates for Children of New Jersey (Newark, NJ)
Summer Institute Newark Site Leader 2024 - Sadie Nash Leadership Project (Newark, NJ)
Lead Organizer - Make the Road States (Elizabeth, NJ)
Policy & Legislation Manager - NASW (North Brunswick, NJ)
Advocacy Manager - Unchained At Last (hybrid/Northern NJ)
Equity and Outreach Specialist - National Wildlife Federation (Annapolis, MD)
Program Coordinator: NJ Documenters - New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice (Newark, NJ
Associate Director of Economic Justice, Budget and Tax Policy - Demos (remote/New York, NY)
South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) - Program Coordinator (Philadelphia, PA)
New York Policy Manager - African Communities Together (New York, NY)
Upcoming Events
Planning your MAP Career: Opportunities in the Public and Private Sectors
Presented by The Center for Leadership and Management
Thursday, March 7, 2024
4:00pm via Zoom
"How do you plan a MAP career? What types of MAP jobs are available in the public and private sectors? Join the Center for Leadership and Management in a discussion of post-graduation job searches in management, planning, and policy. The panelists will be talking about how to locate MAP jobs in the federal, state, and nonprofit sectors, and the types of job titles to search.
Panelists include:
Rebecca Alfaro: Deputy Executive Director, New Jersey Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Melissa Allen: Deputy Chief Program Officer, AmeriCorps
Mark Lamar: Associate Professor of Practice and Executive Director of Field Education, Rutgers University School of Social Work.
Marleina Ubel: Senior Policy Analyst, New Jersey Policy Perspective
Click here to register!
Rutgers Disability Coming Out Day
Presented by The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Thursday, March 7, 2024
4:00-7:00pm via Zoom & In-person at:
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum
33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ
"A panel of disability activists will discuss building a society that works for all of us. Future leaders in planning, policy, healthcare, and education are encouraged to join to learn how to be truly inclusive in their decision-making. Centering the lived experiences of people with disabilities, we discuss the experience of “coming out” as disabled as well as: inclusion in the context of accessible policy planning, healthcare, and education, followed by an opportunity to come out as disabled in a mix and mingle. Join, ask questions, and get involved.
If you are attending in-person:
Please wear a mask.
Please keep this a scent-free environment for those with chemical sensitivities.
Captioning will be provided.
Please indicate your access needs in the registration form.
The event will be followed by a mix and mingle, where we can meet our disabled peers and be “out” as disabled for those who are comfortable.
You can contact access touchpoints with any questions or concerns: as2921@scarletmail.rutgers.edu. Please put “DCOD Access” in the subject line.
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National Updates
Beyond Tax Credits: State Tax Codes Can Help or Hurt Working Families - The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center Blog
(written by PhD alum, Alex Haralampoudis!)
“This blog examines state policy choices related to the tax code. These choices, which can impact a family’s resources, include 1) whether to tax low-income households; 2) how much to tax low-income households; and 3) what credits to provide low-income working families.”
California Gov. Newsom Wants Voters to Approve Billions More to Help the Homeless. Will It Help? - KFF Health News
“Newsom is spearheading Proposition 1, a $6.4 billion bond he says would fund 11,150 new beds and housing units for people living on the streets with untreated mental illness or addiction, and ongoing capacity for 26,700 additional outpatient appointments. It would also alter how $3 billion to $4 billion in existing annual tax funding for mental health services is spent, funneling a hefty portion of it into housing.”
West Virginia medical professionals condemn bill that prohibits care to at-risk transgender youth - The Associated Press
“Hundreds of medical professionals in West Virginia have signed a letter condemning a bill advancing in the House of Delegates that would bar transgender youth at risk for suicide from accessing medical interventions such as hormone therapy. The bill before the full House would completely ban minors’ access to hormone therapy and puberty blockers, removing a narrow exemption passed by lawmakers last year that allows kids at risk for self-harm and suicide to receive such care.”
Lead-Tainted Applesauce Sailed Through Gaps in Food-Safety System - The New York Times
“Cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches sold in grocery and dollar stores last year poisoned hundreds of American children with extremely high doses of lead, leaving anxious parents to watch for signs of brain damage, developmental delays and seizures. The Food and Drug Administration, citing Ecuadorean investigators, said a spice grinder was likely responsible for the contamination and said the quick recall of three million applesauce pouches protected the food supply.”
Local & Regional Updates
Murphy wants to double funding for program pairing cops with mental health workers - New Jersey Monitor
“Gov. Phil Murphy will propose doubling state funding to a program partnering mental health professionals with police in responses to mental health calls in the draft budget he will unveil Tuesday. Murphy will ask legislators to approve $20 million in state funding for the program, up from $10 million in the current budget year, which ends June 30.”
Police stopped Black residents at higher rates during COVID-19 lockdown, report says - NJ Spotlight News
“Law enforcement in New Jersey stopped Black people at disproportionate rates when the state’s COVID-19 lockdown executive order was in place, according to a new report. The report, published Monday by ACLU New Jersey, looked at COVID-19-related police stops made across the state in 2020 from March to December. The civil rights organization found that Black residents were stopped at a rate four times higher relative to their population compared to white residents. The data also showed that while Black residents represent around 13% of the state’s population, they made up 81% of COVID-19 lockdown enforcement actions.”
N.J. governor outlines budget with billions in property tax breaks and proposes partial reinstatement of corporate business tax - NPR
“Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed $56 billion dollar budget for 2025 is the largest in the state’s history and is 5% bigger than last year’s financial plan.The proposal presented Tuesday includes more than $2 billion in funding for another round of ANCHOR property tax relief for homeowners and renters. It also seeks funding to offer tax rebates to seniors and disabled residents and provides $200 million for the Stay NJ property tax reduction program for seniors slated to begin in 2026.”
College kids leave lots of money unused on their meal cards. N.J. has a plan to spend it. - NJ.com
“Students on college dining plans don’t always eat all the food they’ve signed up for, and many often end each semester losing the money they have left on their meal cards. Some New Jersey lawmakers are hoping to redirect the money for those lost meals to hungry people around the state. But, a proposed law to accomplish the transfer is not fully cooked yet, according to members of the Assembly Higher Education Committee who debated the idea at a hearing last week. They voted 7-0 in favor of the legislation, though lawmakers said it would likely have to be amended.”
Highlight of the Week: UNLADYLIKE2020
"UNLADYLIKE2020 is a series of 26 short films and a one-hour documentary profiling diverse and little-known American women from the turn of the 20th century, and contemporary women who follow in their footsteps. Winner of the 2020 Women Transforming Media award, the series premiered on PBS’s American Masters in honor of the centennial of women's suffrage, and is narrated by acclaimed actors Julianna Margulies and Lorraine Toussaint."
Short films include profiles on Queen Lili‘uokalani, the First Sovereign Queen and Last Monarch of Hawai‘i, Mary Church Terrell, an Educator, Suffragist, Civil Rights Activist & Co-Founder of the NAACP, and so many more!
Learn more.
2024 NASW-NJ Annual Conference
"Life in a Traumatic World: Implications for Social Work Practice"
Sunday, April 14 - Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ
"As Social Workers know, trauma can take many forms, from interpersonal violence, sexual assault and medical trauma to natural disasters, institutionalized oppression, war-related trauma and the sudden loss of a family member. According to the National Council for Behavioral Health, 70% of adults have experienced a traumatic event in their lifetimes. This means more than 223 million people are living with the effects of trauma in the U.S. Over three days, we will examine how trauma affects our clients and ourselves, and also learn about cutting edge modalities to treat this pervasive and challenging subject."
The conference will include:
KEYNOTES – The opening keynote presentation on Sunday sets the tone for the conference. The closing keynote brings us back together to reflect upon all we have learned during the event.
PLENARIES – We have added plenary sessions to the schedule so we can come together to learn and examine key issues collectively.
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS – You’ll have the opportunity to choose a workshop on a topic of interest to you from a selection of concurrent sessions. You’ll attend one concurrent workshop session a day.
ON-DEMAND WORKSHOPS – To help keep your conference schedule manageable, while still providing the opportunity to earn up to 23 CE credits, they are offering two pre-recorded workshops that you will complete on-demand any time between April 17-May 17. If you are a member and have registered for all three days of the conference, you will also receive a third pre-recorded webinar for on-demand credit. That’s 2 bonus CE credits, at no extra charge, just for members!
Registration closes on Friday, April 5th.
For more information and the price of registration, click here.
