Amanda Trout
Community Project/Passion
Implementing Bullying Prevention Program and Enhancing Social-Emotional Supports at Foreign Language Academy
PLTI Means to Me…
I am so grateful for my time spent in PLTI, for being in community with so many strong parent leaders, having tough conversations about systemic issues and inequities in a supportive environment, and for being encouraged to stretch and learn. PLTI has inspired and motivated me to seek more opportunities for community engagement to work towards equity for children and families, and has helped me learn skills to effectively advocate as a parent.
Anissa Parra-Grooms
Community Project/Passion
Northland Early Education Resource Guide
PLTI Means to Me…
Parent Empowerment!
Cathy L. Cowen
Community Project/Passion
Operation Imagination: Changing Lives One Mind at a Time
PLTI Means to Me…
PLTI is a coalition of individuals with common interests that work together by gathering resources for a specific goal. Throughout this program, I've become more self-aware of the way I show up in certain spaces. I've gained a sense of purpose and I've gained lifelong friends.
Clark Congress
Community Project/Passion
MO LEAD-K Bill: Increase Kindergarten Readiness for Deaf Children
PLTI Means to Me…
PLTI is a great guidance for parents, advocates, and professionals who want to work with and make a great difference for our children, communities, governments and education systems.
Dacia Martin
Community Project/Passion
UrbnHub: connecting people to great opportunities and quality resources often overlooked or under utilized in the community
Georgia Mueller
Community Project/Passion
Visioneers Disability Navigation Network
PLTI Means to Me…
Confirmation that people need and appreciate community. Caring about our neighbors is a building block that can not be neglected. Together we are so much stronger.
Janelle Matthews
Community Project/Passion
Blessings Under Disguise: Supporting Houseless People
PLTI Means to Me…
PLTI empowered me to put passion into action.
Jill Corogenes
Community Project/Passion
MO LEAD-K Bill: Increase Kindergarten Readiness for Deaf Children
Lauren Jenkins
Community Project/Passion
Equity with Charter School Policy
PLTI Means to Me…
This experience has stretched me in ways that I couldn't have ever imagined. Through PLTI, I have gained even more confidence as an advocate for ALL children, including my own.
Leah Maugans
Community Project/Passion
Crosswalk Installation - 93rd & Lee Blvd.
PLTI Means to Me…
I have valued my experience in PLTI. It has provided a strong sense of community with a diverse group of people that have one common goal; advocating for what's best for our children. This collective goal has created a strong sense of community that I look forward to carrying on through my future endeavors.
The tools and perspective that I have gained through PLTI have helped me put passion to purpose by providing tools to follow through on goals, which has helped to hold myself accountable. I am so thankful for what I've learned and the relationships that have formed through PLTI!
Mariah Roady
Community Project/Passion
Accessible high-quality early education and family resources/engagement
PLTI Means to Me…
In addition to the wealth of knowledge and greater awareness of critical issues affecting children and families, PLTI has given me the confidence to use my voice. I never would have imagined I would be advocating for children’s issues in our State Capitol! Through the support of the cohort and program leadership, I have truly stretched out of my comfort zone and this is only the beginning….!
Many thanks to Julie and the facilitators for creating life changing experiences for myself and the program participants. You make Kansas City much brighter!
Marisol Ramirez
Community Project/Passion
Transparency Accountability for Parents (TAPs), LLC.
PLTI Means to Me…
PLTI came into my life at a divine time, the right time. The message PLTI shares there is a support system to learn to advocate for your child/children. This connection within my own cohort is the most amazing part of my week that I enjoy the most in a very long time. I have gained more motivation to move forward in a different direction I never saw myself in ten years ago or even five years ago. I am glad to have been a part of this process, it is life changing. PLTI is the people I have been looking for so many years that want to advocate for the better of the marginalized and the underserved. That is worth its weight in gold.
Tricia McGhee
Community Project/Passion
Community building & parent power : for elevated outcomes for our Latinx children.
PLTI Means to Me…
I’ll forever be grateful to those that continue to be my biggest teachers - fellow parents and those that care deeply for our children. Our time spent doing the deep work individually & in community together has shaped how I lead, how I parent, and how I show up in many spaces.
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