Sign-up here to participate as a Families First Discovery Pass partner organization for 2023-2024.

The Families First Discovery Pass program was launched in 2019 as a partnership between the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the New Jersey Historical Commission, and the NJ Departments of Human Services (DHS) and Health (DOH).

More information about joining the Families First Discovery Pass program as a participating organization, including guidelines and an FAQ, can be found at www.familiesfirstdiscoverypass.com

Registration is rolling, however, materials and the websites are updated according to a series of deadlines. For participation in the 2023-2024 program, sign-up by November 9th, January 31st, or May 1st.

Please review the Guidelines before submitting your information.

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* 1. Please enter the contact information for the person at your organization who will be responsible for this initiative. This is for New Jersey State Council on the Arts and New Jersey Historical Commission follow-up only, and will not be shared publicly.

Please note: your responses to questions two through seven WILL be posted as is on a public website advertising the Families First Discovery Pass.

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* 2. What is the name of your organization?

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* 5. Please specify how patrons will access your discount (for example, "present card at box office for discount" or "use code FFDP online at checkout", or "call 888-888-8888 to reserve your free tickets up to a day in advance", or "Admission always free, for everyone".)

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* 6. Please enter the following information about your organization:

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* 7. Is your organization's address the same as the performance/exhibition/event venue? If not, please specify the performance address or how the card holders can find this information (your website, for instance).

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* 8. If you are new to the Families First Discovery Pass program, please email a copy of your logo to christopher.benincasa@sos.nj.gov and then select "yes" to confirm that you have done so.

By clicking "Submit" below, you are agreeing to:

Offer the discount listed above between November 2023 - June 2024.

Offer customer-service training to your admissions, box-office, or equivalent staff about the program and your discount.

Collect information on the use of this discount*:  
  • How many adults attended?
  • How many children attended?
  • What impact has participation in this program had on your organization's ability to reach new community members?
  • Report to the above information to the New Jersey State Council on the Arts by August 2, 2024.

*If your organization offers free entry to all patrons, you do not need to collect use data. We instead ask you to submit anecdotal information/program impact response.

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