In the state of New Jersey:

• 26.3% children live at or below 200% of poverty. [Number and Percent of Children under 19 years of Age, at or below 200 Percent of Poverty, by State: Three Year Average for 2005, 2006, and 2007.]

• 6.6% of children live at or below 200% of poverty that do not have health insurance. [Number and Percent of Children under 19 years of Age, at or below 200 Percent of Poverty, by State: Three Year Average for 2005, 2006, and 2007.]

• 4,500 children were victims of abuse or neglect in. [National Data Analysis System State Trends for New Jersey.]

• 61,041children were subject of a report referred for investigation or assessment in 2005. [National Data Analysis System State Trends for New Jersey.]

• 28% of domestic violence cases involving assault also involved drugs or alcohol. [New Jersey State Police, 2007 Uniform Crime Report, Domestic Violence]

• Children were involved in or present during 33% of all domestic violence offenses during 2007. [New Jersey State Police, 2007 Uniform Crime Report, Domestic Violence]

• An act of domestic violence occurs every 7 minutes and 19 seconds. [New Jersey State Police, 2007 Uniform Crime Report, Domestic Violence]

• There were 14,979 arrests for offenses against family and children during 2007. [New Jersey State Police, 2007 Uniform Crime Report, Domestic Violence]

Path of Hope's sole purpose is to nurture these dreams and to assist the children in achieving them.



*Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Low Income Uninsured Children by State: 2000, 2001, and 2002; New Jersey State Police, 2002 Uniform Crime Report, Domestic Violence; The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, Child Maltreatment 2002.