The NJ PBS digital documentary series “21” examines a simple question: Does where you live in the state affect how you live? The “21” series profiles one person in each of New Jersey’s 21 counties and looks at the social determinants that affect that person’s life.

This special edition of NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi shares inspiring stories from Hunterdon, Cumberland and Burlington counties.

At “Camp No Worries” in Burlington County, the sounds of song and laughter fill the air, but you will never hear the word “cancer” uttered. That’s because Kasey Massa uses what she learned throughout her cancer diagnosis and recovery to provide a safe space where children facing the diagnosis of cancer and their siblings can just be kids. 

In Hunterdon County, second-generation drag racer Joe Morrison spends his time off the track expanding his respiratory disease education and awareness campaigns through his nonprofit, Right2Breathe, inspired by his father’s late-in-life diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. His mission is to help educate others to recognize symptoms early. 

In Cumberland County, Edgar Aquino-Huerta is using his voice to help push immigration reform in South Jersey by providing undocumented workers with resources to obtain fair wages, safe living environments and secure their driver’s licenses all while keeping the farms in the Garden State flourishing.

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