Engaging Parents as Asset-Building Champions
Engaging parents has long been a part of Project Cornerstone’s asset-building efforts in Santa Clara County, California. The project began in late 2001 with a twelve-parent study group reading Taking Asset Building Personally. The following fall, four parents from the group were trained to become facilitators and went on to lead several more parent groups, bringing the total number of parents involved to over 300.
In the spring of 2005, one of the parents that had been involved in a Taking Asset Building Personally study group came to Linda Silvius, Project Cornerstone’s School Partnerships Director, with an idea.
What’s Cooking in Nashville? Muffins and Math Bring Parents In
In an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, parents of students in kindergarten, first, and second grades have the opportunity to get involved with their children’s education through a unique program. Known as Bake and Take, the program shows parents how they can support their children using the Developmental Assets, and allows them to help them engage in their children’s school, bake something together, and share a lunch.
Peace Dinners and Parenting Partners
On the fourth Tuesday of every month in the basement of Ascension Church in North Minneapolis, a family dinner brings together people from the neighborhood to share a meal and build community. The Peace Dinners started as a result of a partnership between Ascension Church and the Liemandt Family Foundation, a small family organization that wanted to focus its efforts on fostering resilience and supporting families in North Minneapolis, using the Developmental Assets as their focus.
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Engage Every Parent!: Encouraging Families to Sign On, Show Up, and Make a Difference
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