News & Inspiration Catalog – Page 7

20 Apr

The Burke Foundation and Centering Healthcare Institute is expanding CenteringPregnancy and CenteringParenting to 50 sites over five years

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Posted April 20, 2021

Expanding access to transformative Centering group care model will improve birth, maternal health and pediatric outcomes, address racial health disparities PRINCETON, New Jersey -- Centering Healthcare Institute (CHI) and the [...]

16 Apr

Dispatches from the Field: A Seat at Every Table

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Posted April 16, 2021

“They say that it’s dangerous to make a decision behind a desk. But I’d go on to say that it’s even more dangerous to make a decision alone. When I [...]

4 Feb

NJ Statewide ACEs Action Plan Released

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Posted February 4, 2021

On Thursday, February 4, 2021, the Office of the Governor released a statewide action plan to promote resilience and address the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). ACEs are stressful or [...]

21 Jan

The Burke Foundation Awards $2 Million to Help Young Children and Families Thrive

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Posted January 21, 2021

The Burke Foundation awarded $2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 to non-profit organizations in New Jersey working to improve prenatal and child health. New Jersey has one of [...]

18 Nov

The Burke Foundation Announces Three New Staff Members

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Posted November 18, 2020

The Burke Foundation is pleased to announce new staff members: Renée Nogales and Ann Ritter have joined on as Program Officers and Arielle Lawson has joined as a Princeton University P55 [...]

31 Aug

Bringing Community-Based Doula Care To New Jersey

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Posted August 31, 2020

The Burke Foundation team penned a blog post for Health Affairs on the importance of community doula care. As the pandemic highlights the need to address inequities in maternal care, we aim [...]

10 Jul

Breaking Ground to Build Futures: Burke Foundation Invests $500,000 in New Childcare Center

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Posted July 10, 2020

Princeton, NJ, May 15, 2020 On Monday, May 11, YWCA Princeton began major renovations to improve its existing facilities and programs. The construction includes a new childcare wing named The [...]

19 Dec

Atiya Weiss Contributes to NJ.com Op-Ed on Safer Childbirth Cities Initiative

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Posted December 19, 2019

The Burke Foundation’s Executive Director Atiya Weiss contributed to a new op-ed on NJ.com that shines a spotlight on the maternal mortality crisis affecting the US and addresses specific challenges [...]

19 Dec

Executive Director Atiya Weiss Co-Authors Op-Ed on Adverse Childhood Experiences

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Posted December 19, 2019

The Burke Foundation’s Executive Director Atiya Weiss penned an op-ed on NJ.com about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), in collaboration with Curtland Fields, President and CEO of the Turrell Fund, and [...]

19 Dec

AMAR Doula Program Celebrates Its First Graduating Class

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Posted December 19, 2019

With the support of the Burke Foundation, in early 2019 the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey (CHSofNJ) launched AMAR, a community-based doula program, to improve prenatal, labor, and postpartum [...]

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