Show your support for what babies need to thrive: quality child care, healthy starts for babies and support for their new parents. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌


Don't miss out on this parents' day of action!

Join Advocates for Children of New Jersey on Wednesday, August 5th at 10:30 a.m. for our virtual event, Strolling Thunder NJ 2020. This annual rally is part of a campaign to remind our lawmakers to #ThinkBabies when making decisions. Register today!

During this virtual rally, our featured guest MC La Guardia Cross (creator of YouTube's New Father Chronicles), will lead panel discussions and live advocacy activities for parents and advocates to bring attention to what our youngest children need to thrive: quality child care, healthy starts for babies and support for their new parents.

This hour and a half long event will include breaks with interactive sing alongs, baby yoga and a book reading of the Antiracist Baby.

Be one of the first 100 families that fully completes the registration and attends the Strolling Thunder virtual rally  and you will be eligible for a $25 gift card.

Panel Discussions

  • Parent Voices Matter
  • Advocacy in Action: Keep Babies in the Budget

Joining us will be:

  • Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman
  • Liz Dilauro, Senior Director of Advocacy at ZERO TO THREE
  • Sen. Vin Gopal
  • Asw. Gabriela Mosquera
  • Sen. M. Teresa Ruiz
  • Sen. Joe Vitale
  • Asw. Ivonne Lopez

La Guardia Cross
New Father Chronicles
Creator and Director

La Guardia Cross makes music, art, film and is the creator of New Father Chronicles on YouTube. His channel is filled with silly adventures he's had as a parent of two baby girls. He shares what he and his wife have learned (including mistakes) along the journey.

Most recently our national partner, ZERO TO THREE, has teamed up with La Guardia Cross to create “Daddy Matters,” a 4-part web series that explores why dads matter and what matters to dads.

Highlights from Last Year's
Strolling Thunder NJ Rally


Last year, ACNJ brought nearly 150 babies and their families along with many advocates to Trenton to stroll in front of the State House Annex to tell Governor Murphy and the Legislature that we want them to make babies a higher state priority. 

View photos from last year's rally
Watch video: Voices of Strolling Thunder 2019

If you have any questions about this e-newsletter, contact Eloisa Hernandez at eloisa@acnj.org or call 973.643.3876 x208

Advocates for Children of New Jersey | 35 Halsey Street Newark , New Jersey 07102

Questions? Email us at advocates@acnj.org or call us at  (973) 643-3876.

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