NJ Latina service centers face steep state aid cuts, angering advocates

The Sherrill administration has it is addressing a $3 billion structural deficit and making more than $700 million reductions to spending.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 967

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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State-funded centers that provide employment resources and other services for Latinas would see an 80% cut under Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s proposed budget, a change that would force three centers to close and eliminate services for thousands of Latinas across eight counties.

The proposed funding slash has the Latino Action Network Foundation, which administers the program, sounding the alarm.

“The human cost of this proposal cannot be overstated. Reducing the funding to this …

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