1. Scholarships are available
Iowa Family Leadership
Training Institute 2019
Parents or primary caregivers of children ages 3 to 19 with special health care needs living in Iowa are invited to participate in a special leadership training. Goals of the training are to:
Understand how to work with partners
Become aware of one’s own path to leadership
Discover strategies for advocacy
Prepare a Community Service Project having impact at the community or systems level
COST: $100
Scholarships are available
Training Schedule
In-person sessions in Cedar Rapids on these dates:
April 5-6
May 3-4
May 31-June 1
June 29
Participants will develop service projects with the support of experienced family leaders.
For more information contact Martha Hanley, , or Rachel Charlot,
“It was wonderful to connect with other special-needs parents. I have learned so much and now have some idea of how things work.”
“Knowing that I can make a difference moves me to continue onward.”
“I have learned that I'm more of a leader than I thought and that I have the ability to do great things.”
APPLICATIONS DUE
FRIDAY, FEB. 15
For more information please visit the CHSC website,
To apply please go to the following link:
Sponsored by the Division of Child and Community Health, University of Iowa