Families In Schools is pleased to announce the following implementation phase grant recipients for the Families Improving Education Initiative, an initiative of the James Irvine Foundation facilitated by Families In Schools. Over the next three years, the grantees will embark on educational advocacy campaigns to improve student outcomes in the Inland Empire and Central Valley.
Central Valley
Lao Family Community of Stockton Californians for Justice Community, Services, Employment Training (CSET) Fresno Center for New Americans (FCNA) People and Congregations Together (PACT) Reading & Beyond California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) Faith In Action Kern County
Inland Empire
Inland Congregations United for Change Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement (COPE) Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas en Norte America (COFEM)
As a community leader, I know you are committed to involving parents in the education of their young children and Families In Schools (FIS) would like to invite your organization to be a part of an innovative, new parent program. FIS will be hosting the first Abriendo Puertas/Opening DoorsTrain-the-Trainer Institute on July 15 – 17, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors is an evidence-based parent leadership program for Latino parents of children 0-5 years old. This unique curriculum was evaluated by UC Berkeley and developed in partnership with Latino parents, researchers, and program specialists. In the Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors Institute, participants will learn how to train other community leaders in the curriculum, as well as how to provide the program with parents.
This dynamic training will cover the following topics:
· Popular education methodology and approach
· Using culturally relevant activities to develop parent leadership
· Overview of curriculum and session formats
· Developing community partnerships and constructing a local resource kit
· Program implementation including start-up, parent recruitment, retention, and integrating your program into existing organizational structures
· Training staff at your organization to facilitate Abriendo Puertas with parents
To apply for the Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors Train-the-Trainers Institute, please download and complete the application below and fax it to (213) 484-3845 by June 19, 2009.
Due to generous funding from various supporters, full scholarships will be provided to all applicants accepted into the Abriendo Puertas/Opening Training Institute. For more information about Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors and Families In Schools, please see the downloadable brochure above or contact Monica Ramos at (213) 484-2870, Extension 250. To view a video about Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors, please go to http://www.familiesinschools.org/site/content/view/228/187/ for access. We look forward to receiving your application and building a partnership with you.
The Million Word Challenge is a county-wide literacy campaign that challenges students to read millions of words outside of school time. Due to popular demand, a Mini Million Word Challenge will take place from April 22 – May 22, 2009. To participate in the Mini Million Word Challenge, schools must register by May 1, 2009 at www.millionwordchallenge.org. Each participating school will have the opportunity to select one student per track to receive $50 in books. Although the Feria del Libro: A Family Book Fair will not take place this year, student winners will still be awarded $50 worth of books through the generous support of the Pearson Foundation. The next Feria del Libro: A Family Book Fair will take place in June 2010. This mini initiative will lead up to the new and improved Million Word Challenge that will launch in Fall 2009.
The 2009 Million Word Challenge is presented by Families In Schools, La Opinion, and the Los Angles County Office of Education, with supporting sponsorship from the Pearson Foundation.
As a community leader, I know you are committed to involving parents in the education of their young children and Families In Schools (FIS) would like to invite your organization to be a part of an innovative, new parent program. FIS will be hosting the first Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors Train-the-Trainer Institute on July 15 – 17, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors is an evidence-based parent leadership program for Latino parents of children 0-5 years old. This unique curriculum was evaluated by UC Berkeley and developed in partnership with Latino parents, researchers, and program specialists. In the Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors Institute, participants will learn how to train other community leaders in the curriculum, as well as how to provide the program with parents.
t of the Pearson Foundation. The next Feria del Libro: A Family Book Fair will take place in June 2010. This mini initiative will lead up to the new and improved Million Word Challenge that will launch in Fall 2009.