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02/23/2026

12/02/2025

Today on , you can make a direct impact on families in crisis.

Your gift supports free advocacy for parents fighting for their child’s right to learn — while facing homelessness, redeployment, treatment placement, or months of ineffective virtual instruction.

💙 Donate today and help us reach our $15,000 goal: https://www.includenj.org/ways-to-donate

11/27/2025

11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving, while many of us gather with gratitude, NJ families are fighting for something essential: an inclusive education for their child with a disability.

🧡 If you’re grateful for the stability in your own life, please consider giving today. Your gift to Families Helping Families provides free advocacy for parents in crisis.

We urgently need your support to meet our $15,000 goal by December 31.
💛 Donate here: https://www.includenj.org/ways-to-donate

11/21/2025

Every day, IncludeNJ meets families doing everything they can to help their child with a disability thrive — even while navigating unimaginable challenges.

-A mother rebuilding her life in a shelter.
-A military family starting over in a new district.
-Parents of children in treatment facilities fighting for a basic education.
-A parent juggling multiple jobs and still advocating for inclusion.

These families are strong — but they shouldn’t have to fight alone.

Our Families Helping Families campaign provides free, hands-on advocacy and support for families in crisis. Your gift helps us reach our $15,000 goal by December 31 and seeds our pro bono support fund.

💙 Donate today: https://www.includenj.org/ways-to-donate

10/14/2025

Layoffs will leave only a handful of staffers in the agency's special education office, jeopardizing oversight of the nation's programs for students with disabilities, advocates say.

10/11/2025

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08/13/2025

Wow, just wow. Read on.

Coming off of a week-long vacation (and more time than I’d like to admit scrolling TikTok and Instagram), my “For You Page” was flooded with a simple trend: short, heartfelt video clips of everyday moments --- laughing over coffee with friends, snuggling a newborn as the sun rises, enjoying a ...

08/06/2025

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07/29/2025

📣 Action Alert for NJ Families and Advocates!

The NJ Department of Education is proposing updates to the rules that govern special education services in our public schools (NJAC 6A:14)—and they’re asking for feedback from stakeholders like YOU.

🔗 TAKE THE SURVEY HERE: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=EnNPSwndWUm2ZtW6bcj0tIMzoEONDLxNqYTK1kDvarRUNEJUMVY0UTFaVUNSNTZNQTYzS1FYNlFRRi4u

These changes affect the very foundation of how our children are evaluated, supported, and included in school. If you’ve ever navigated an IEP, attended a CST meeting, or advocated for inclusive placement, this is your chance to help shape the future of special education in New Jersey.

📝 Topics include:
✔️ Evaluation timelines
✔️ IEP development and placement decisions
✔️ Procedural rights for parents
✔️ Support for inclusive education

🗓️ Deadline to submit comments: August 30, 2025

🔗 Read the full notice here:https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2025/jul/23/NJDOESeeksStakeholderFeedbackonSpecialEducationAdministrativeCodeNJAC6A-14.pdf