BUILDING & SUPPORTING STRONG PARENT LEADERS

We partner with families Teaming Assessing Planning Intervening Engaging

Our work with families: Strengths Based Family Centered Solution Focused

We provide understanding Parents who have “been there” Parents from diverse communities

We focus on empowerment Educate Engage Enhance effectiveness PEW

We share… INFORMATION PARENT DEVELOPMENT EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CONNECTION TO RESOURCES ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP

We build trust

We build self-confidence

We start where families are

With all kinds of families

We help families identify where they want to go

We help families recognize strengths

We build a relationship

We listen…

For the heart, with the heart

We communicate with honesty

We lead together

We use cultural brokers/liaisons

We gather community knowledge

We partner for cultural competence

We see every parent as a leader

We make space for new leaders

We prepare parents for leadership

We orient parent leaders

We provide ongoing support for leaders

We help parents build support networks

We go where parents are

We build youth leaders

We connect to family support resources

We help families understand laws & policies

SPAN is a one-stop

We see ourselves as pebbles in a pond                                                                                                             

We model shared leadership

We engage in ongoing self-assessment…

By staff…

By our leadership team…

by our Board…

By families

We reflect our community