URGENT: Protect the Core of Child Abuse Services and Prevention
Now is the moment to act. Time is running out before the final state budget is signed! We need YOU to #StandUpForNJChildren to ensure child victims of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect are not forgotten in New Jersey's FY2026 budget.
The Senator Wynona M. Lipman Child Advocacy Center (Wynona's House)—New Jersey's only fully co-located Child Advocacy Center (CAC) and the official coordinating agency for Essex County's legislatively mandated Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)—is advocating to restore $575,000 in critical state funding proposed for elimination.
This funding is essential and sustains our core operations, including:
- Maintaining a safe, child-friendly, and trauma-informed facility
- Ensuring uninterrupted operations and continued collaboration among child protection, law enforcement, prosecution, and medical partners under one roof
- Supporting the multidisciplinary care that children and families depend on
- Operating programs such as our family advocacy program, a resource center, and summer activities
Wynona's House responds to over 950 reports of child abuse and neglect each year, providing forensic interviews, medical evaluations, mental health services, victim advocacy, and crisis support to the children involved and their families. We also provide child abuse prevention education, outreach, and services to more than 3,000 individuals annually.
Wynona's House is the cornerstone of Essex County's response to child abuse and neglect, ensuring that every child has access to the safety, justice, and healing they deserve.
Your voice matters. Together, we can protect children, support families, and uphold justice.
Thank you for standing up for New Jersey's children!
Take Action!
Send a Letter to Your Legislators Today!
Urge your state legislators to restore funding for Wynona's House and protect vital services for New Jersey's most vulnerable children.
Three powerful ways you can #StandUpForNJChildren RIGHT NOW:
Every child impacted by abuse or neglect deserves hope, healing, and justice.
Send a Letter to Your Legislators Today!
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