South Jersey Families Are Struggling

More than 100,000 families in New Jersey with children under eight years old include parents who do not have a full-time, year-round job according to a report released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

That number represents half of the 203,000 low-income families with young children in the state. Most families, about 70 percent, have at least one parent who is working, but not in a steady full-time job, according to Kids Count data compiled by the Foundation.

“The data is startling,” said Cecilia Zalkind, executive director of Advocates for Children of New Jersey, or ACNJ. “But this is the new reality for low-income and even some middle-income families. The days of the 40-hour work week with benefits are gone.”
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