Let's Talk Kids
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.
Let's Talk Kids
Latest Episodes
Why the Y? - How YMCAs Evolved from a Shelter for Young Men into a Community for Everyone!
Dr. Julie Gallanty, CEO of the NJ YMCA State Alliance, discusses the history of the YMCA, all that YMCA's offer, and how they have become an incredible community.Learn more about the NJ YMCA State Alliance below!NJ YMCA State Allian...
Helping Parents Help Each Other to Help Their Children Grow | Let’s Talk Kids
Andrea Breitwieser, Assistant Director of the NJ Division of Family Development, Office of Child Care, explains the purpose of New Jersey Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. Learn more about Child Care Resource and...
What Excellent Afterschool Organization Looks Like | Let’s Talk Kids
Ebony Grace, CEO of New Jersey’s Afterschool and Out-of-School Time Professional Network (NJSACC), explores what makes afterschool learning so special and impactful for the next generation of children. She explains how her organization operates...
How One of the Worst Schools in America Became Top-Tier in Just 10 Years | Let’s Talk Kids
Dr. Christine Johnson, Superintendent of Hoboken Public Schools, takes a deep dive into how she helped to transform the local school system from underperforming academically into one where underprivileged and previously neglected students are r...
Nonprofits MUST Self Promote & Collaborate More Effectively! Here’s How I Do It… | Let’s Talk Kids Podcast
Shavonda E. Sumter, former Assemblywoman and CEO of Children’s Aid and Family Services, discusses her transition from government to CEO of a nonprofit organization and exposes what she feels nonprofits could improve upon when it comes to com...