Partnerships

We believe we cannot address education issues for families without addressing the issues of the whole family. We make authentic connections with non profit organizations who serve families in other areas of social determinants of health. 

  • Healthcare 

  • Emergency Assistance (gas, medication, phone bill, food, hygiene and household items)

  • Housing 

  • Employment 

  • Early Childhood 

  • Birth - 3

  • Prenatal care

Coalition Building

We believe that education could be transformed to serve all children through building and joining coalitions to advance racial and social equity within the Minnesota Public School system.

Coalitions 

  • Minnesota Literacy Coalition 

  • Solutions Not Suspensions 

  • Voices and Choices 

  • MNICE-E

  • Appropriate Response Initiative 

  • Ignite Your Heart 

  • Dignity in Schools 

  • YJT Youth Justice Transformation 


Objectives 

  1. Increase parent voice in spaces where decisions and policies are made.

Too often parents are left in the dark about decisions being made about their children. We provided families with the opportunity to be in spaces where decisions and policies are being made by partnering with decision makers to insure families are not at the tail end of policies, but at the forefront and leading.

  1. Increase the capacity for families to advocate for themselves by providing a Family Advocate, Parent Leader, and a network of families to support advocacy efforts

Families find themselves in silos when advocating for a quality education. Families find themselves in an uneven power structure, where they feel it's me against them. We believe no one should be alone. We provide people support for families as they navigate advocacy and leadership within their school and district.