Let's Talk Kids Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:55:55 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2606664 en-us © 2026 Let's Talk Kids yes 953162ae-1324-5d85-99a9-1b58e245754f studio@acnj.org Lets Talk Kids @ ACNJ episodic false Conversations with influential legislators, officials, experts, educators, entrepreneurs, parents, attorneys, and others who want to help give every child a chance to grow up safe, healthy, and educated. 

Anticipated Coverage: 

Education: Early Childhood Education (ECE); Early Child Care (Daycare); Special Education; School Environment; Education for Children in Foster Care; and Automation in Childhood Education

Protection and Welfare: Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention; Child Welfare Systems; Juvenile Justice; and Positive Youth Development. 

Health and Hunger: Health Insurance Access; Mental Health Services; Nutrition and Food Security; and Maternal and Infant Health.

Family Supports and Economic Stability: Economic Mobility; Support for Kin Caregivers; and Affordable Housing

Special Needs: Developmental Services and System Navigation.

Values Based Families: Building Values Based Families; and Religious Institutions, Clerics and Child Advocacy. 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Lets Talk Kids, Kids, Children, Infants, Newborn, Baby, Non-Profit, New Jersey, America, Education, Gen Z, Policy, Politics Lets Talk Kids @ ACNJ studio@acnj.org https://storage.buzzsprout.com/n9gqqh5en3i4xb76kshi0ngvjv0q?.jpg Let's Talk Kids Communicating with and Supporting Fathers | Let’s Talk Kids Communicating with and Supporting Fathers | Let’s Talk Kids David Sims, Director of Stakeholder Engagement at Safe Babies Court Team, discusses Child Protective Services and how the system has been improved and can be further improved in its treatment of fathers; what initiatives exist for supporting fathers and how case workers can better communicate with fathers.


Learn more about FELLAS below!

https://pmch.org/fellas/ - FELLAS Fatherhood Program

https://www.njsafebabies.com/ - Safe Babies Court Team

 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itY28vyWt74



]]> David Sims, Director of Stakeholder Engagement at Safe Babies Court Team, discusses Child Protective Services and how the system has been improved and can be further improved in its treatment of fathers; what initiatives exist for supporting fathers and how case workers can better communicate with fathers.


Learn more about FELLAS below!

https://pmch.org/fellas/ - FELLAS Fatherhood Program

https://www.njsafebabies.com/ - Safe Babies Court Team

 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itY28vyWt74



]]> Lets Talk Kids @ ACNJ Buzzsprout-18969392 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0400 4832 1 5 full false Unifying Government & Community to Support Next Gen | Let’s Talk Kids Unifying Government & Community to Support Next Gen | Let’s Talk Kids Charlie Venti,  President of Inventive Strategies LLC and Board Member of the Let’s Talk Kids parent non-profit ACNJ, explores his experiences with how the U.S. and state governments have worked with American communities in the past to support families and kids, as well as how this alliance could be revitalized.


Learn more about the Family Success Institute and how you can get involved below!

https://familysuccessinstitute.com/ - Family Success Institute

https://monmouthacts.org/ - Monmouth ACTS

https://ironboundcc.org/financial-opportunity-center/ - Ironbound Financial Opportunity Center



]]> Charlie Venti,  President of Inventive Strategies LLC and Board Member of the Let’s Talk Kids parent non-profit ACNJ, explores his experiences with how the U.S. and state governments have worked with American communities in the past to support families and kids, as well as how this alliance could be revitalized.


Learn more about the Family Success Institute and how you can get involved below!

https://familysuccessinstitute.com/ - Family Success Institute

https://monmouthacts.org/ - Monmouth ACTS

https://ironboundcc.org/financial-opportunity-center/ - Ironbound Financial Opportunity Center



]]> ACNJ Buzzsprout-18946527 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400 3189 1 4 full false The Power and Potential of Special Education | Let’s Talk Kids The Power and Potential of Special Education | Let’s Talk Kids John Mulholland, an attorney and the Executive Director of the New Jersey Association of Special Education Partner Schools (NJASEPS), sheds light on the incredible advances made for improving the livelihood of kids with learning disabilities, as well as on the many challenges the organization faces.


Learn more about NJASEPS below!

https://njaseps.org/ - New Jersey Association of Special Education Partner Schools



]]> John Mulholland, an attorney and the Executive Director of the New Jersey Association of Special Education Partner Schools (NJASEPS), sheds light on the incredible advances made for improving the livelihood of kids with learning disabilities, as well as on the many challenges the organization faces.


Learn more about NJASEPS below!

https://njaseps.org/ - New Jersey Association of Special Education Partner Schools



]]> ACNJ Buzzsprout-18946408 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400 2954 1 3 full false Empowering Communities and Teens | Let’s Talk Kids Empowering Communities and Teens | Let’s Talk Kids Dashaan Jennings, a member of leadership at Powerful Families Powerful Communities (PFPC) and founder of Str8Up Employment Services, discusses how we can improve the process of Mandated Reporting and educate members of communities to support each other in ways that deescalate conflicts, create understanding and avoid State Intervention so all children have the chance to grow up and lead exceptional careers.


Learn more about Str8Up Employment Services or make a donation below!

https://www.str8upemployment.org/ - Str8Up Employment Services

https://powerfulfamiliesnj.org/ - PFPC

https://rb.gy/ss4a1q - Truth to Transformation Documentary Request Form

https://www.njleep.org/ - L.E.E.P.

https://socialwork.rutgers.edu/centers/institute-families - Rutgers Institute for Families



]]> Dashaan Jennings, a member of leadership at Powerful Families Powerful Communities (PFPC) and founder of Str8Up Employment Services, discusses how we can improve the process of Mandated Reporting and educate members of communities to support each other in ways that deescalate conflicts, create understanding and avoid State Intervention so all children have the chance to grow up and lead exceptional careers.


Learn more about Str8Up Employment Services or make a donation below!

https://www.str8upemployment.org/ - Str8Up Employment Services

https://powerfulfamiliesnj.org/ - PFPC

https://rb.gy/ss4a1q - Truth to Transformation Documentary Request Form

https://www.njleep.org/ - L.E.E.P.

https://socialwork.rutgers.edu/centers/institute-families - Rutgers Institute for Families



]]> ACNJ Buzzsprout-18945849 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0400 3954 1 2 full false Finding a Foster Child’s Forever Home | Let’s Talk Kids Finding a Foster Child’s Forever Home | Let’s Talk Kids Davetta Ford, State Coordinator of Safe Babies Court Team, discusses how her team’s approach aims to support parents and children involved in the child welfare system, as well as the impacts of family detachment on infants’ brain development, and how their parent organization Child Focus aims to grow their resources and reach in the future.

Learn more about the Safe Babies Court Team or make a donation below!

https://www.njsafebabies.com/ - Safe Babies Court Team

https://www.childfocusnj.org/ - Child Focus

https://casaofnj.org/ - Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)



]]> Davetta Ford, State Coordinator of Safe Babies Court Team, discusses how her team’s approach aims to support parents and children involved in the child welfare system, as well as the impacts of family detachment on infants’ brain development, and how their parent organization Child Focus aims to grow their resources and reach in the future.

Learn more about the Safe Babies Court Team or make a donation below!

https://www.njsafebabies.com/ - Safe Babies Court Team

https://www.childfocusnj.org/ - Child Focus

https://casaofnj.org/ - Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)



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