1. BUILDING & SUPPORTING STRONG PARENT LEADERS

2. We partner with families
Teaming
Assessing
Planning
Intervening
Engaging

3. Our work with families:
Strengths Based
Family Centered
Solution Focused

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

5. We focus on empowerment
Educate
Engage
Enhance effectiveness
PEW

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

7. We build trust

8. We build self-confidence

9. We start where families are

10. With all kinds of families

11. We help families identify where they want to go

12. We help families recognize strengths

13. We build a relationship

14. We listen…

15. For the heart, with the heart

16. We communicate with honesty

17. We lead together

18. We use cultural brokers/liaisons

19. We gather community knowledge

20. We partner for cultural competence

21. We see every parent as a leader

22. We make space for new leaders

23. We prepare parents for leadership

24. We orient parent leaders

25. We provide ongoing support for leaders

26. We help parents build support networks

27. We go where parents are

28. We build youth leaders

29. We connect to family support resources

30. We help families understand laws & policies

31. SPAN is a one-stop

32. We see ourselves as pebbles in a pond
                                                                                                            

33. We model shared leadership

34. We engage in ongoing self-assessment…

35. By staff…

36. By our leadership team…

37. by our Board…

38. By families

39. We reflect our community