New Jersey

I have grown from a once-silent-but-hopeful youth into a powerhouse — an unstoppable young adult and advocate, writes Tawanna Brown.

New Jersey is challenging a universal drug testing policy used by a private operator of hospitals on pregnant patients.

Thousands of children find themselves cut off from siblings when they enter foster care. Some states are working to change that.

A New Jersey law now recognizes the right of youth in foster care to remain connected with their biological siblings.

Gov. Wes Moore appointed Vincent Schiraldi and Rafael López to lead the state’s juvenile justice and child welfare departments.

Since 2020, things have been … well, not going great. From World War III almost happening, Kobe Bryant dying in a helicopter crash, to the pandemic of COVID-19, or as we know the coronavirus.

When I first heard about the coronavirus, I thought back to an exaggerated meteorology report in the winter. I heard the commotion of my town, “it will snow 2 feet, the schools will be closed, the roads will be dangerous to drive on!”

For most, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives we once had. Social distancing and isolation is the new norm as the world is continuously being impacted by the coronavirus. March 13 was the last day I would physically spend in school indefinitely.