It’s Amazing What One Parent Can Do!
For almost 30 years, Stamford’s Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) has been teaching community members how to become advocates for children. Program participants learn:
• Communication, public speaking, and media advocacy skills
• An understanding of government budgets, policy, and laws that effect children
• How to work in political systems
The 20-week program includes a community-building retreat; instructional courses on community, personal development, and parent leadership; civics course on politics, policy and media; and a cumulative final community project.
The training is offered in English. Dinner is provided and transportation is available, as needed.
For the Children: Complementing the PLTI program, The Children’s Leadership Training Institute (CLTI) aims to enrich the power of children ages 5-12 to become change agents and assume leadership roles while increasing their capacity to develop and implement projects that will impact the community and foster continued community service. The 20-week literacy-based curriculum parallels the PLTI program, so children are learning the same concepts as their parents, and each week children go home with a free book.
Candidates for PLTI are selected from a pool of diverse applicants.
For any questions, please contact Regan Allan, PLTI Coordinator at (203) 539-1722 or rallan@spefct.org
PLTI is a CT Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity family civics initiative. Mission Statement: The Parent Leadership Training Institute seeks to enable parents to become leading advocates for children. The cornerstones of the program are respect, validation, and a belief that when the tools of democracy are understood, the public will actively engage in civic life.
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UConn People Empowering People Communities (PEP)
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