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Taking Action to Achieve Equity in Maternal and Infant Health

The Nurture NJ Maternal and Infant Health Plan, funded by The Nicholson Foundation and Community Health Acceleration Partnership, aims to eliminate racial inequity in maternal and infant health.

Taking Action to Achieve Equity in Maternal and Infant Health

The Nurture NJ Maternal and Infant Health Plan, funded by The Nicholson Foundation and Community Health Acceleration Partnership, aims to eliminate racial inequity in maternal and infant health.

Closing Announcement from Jan Nicholson

The Nicholson Foundation will close the end of 2021. Watch the video of Jan Nicholson, President, as she explains how the motivation to “do what we could now rather than later” led to the decision to fully spend down.

Closing Announcement from Jan Nicholson

"Show+Tell" Features Nicholson Foundation Grantees

"Show+Tell New Jersey: Innovations in Health and Early Childhood" featured 12 grantees of The Nicholson Foundation working to improve the health and well-being of children and families across New Jersey.

"Show+Tell" Features Nicholson Foundation Grantees

Nicholson Senior Program Officer Co-Hosts “State of Mind” Podcast

Raquel Mazon Jeffers, Senior Program Officer at The Nicholson Foundation, is co-hosting, State of Mind, a new podcast exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated the need for better mental health and substance misuse treatment.

Nicholson Senior Program Officer Co-Hosts “State of Mind” Podcast

About The Nicholson Foundation

The Nicholson Foundation is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of vulnerable populations in New Jersey. Learn more about how the Foundation is working to bring change to our five strategic focus areas.

About The Nicholson Foundation

The Nicholson Foundation Helps Expand Community Health Workers in NJ

Support for initiatives centered on Community Health Workers is helping improve the health of vulnerable populations in New Jersey.

The Nicholson Foundation Helps Expand Community Health Workers in NJ

Support for initiatives centered on Community Health Workers is helping improve the health of vulnerable populations in New Jersey.

Our Mission

The Nicholson Foundation is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of vulnerable populations in New Jersey.

New & Noteworthy

Nicholson Senior Program Officer Co-Hosts New “State of Mind” Podcast

5.5.2021

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Raquel Mazon Jeffers, Senior Program Officer at The Nicholson Foundation, is co-hosting State of Mind, a new podcast exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated the need for better mental health and substance misuse treatment.

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Nicholson-Funded Analysis Finds New Jersey Spends Above National Average on Children

4.27.2021

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An Urban Institute (UI) analysis funded by The Nicholson Foundation finds that New Jersey spends substantially more public dollars on children than the national average, and New Jersey draws down less in federal dollars per child than the average state.

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How The Nicholson Foundation Brought Innovation to the Healthcare Safety Net

4.22.2021

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In this entry for our series on the lessons we have learned in grantmaking, we describe The Nicholson Foundation’s road to innovation and what we learned along the way—including the path that led us to bring a hospital-based innovation center model to New Jersey.

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