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Celebrating Pride Through Allyship
Modern Family Alliance parent leader and cohort 5 graduate Jennifer Wilson shares her experiences as she sits in the Buck O'Neil seat to uplift Modern Family Alliance's work during Pride Month.
Read our blog to learn more about the Modern Family Alliance and her work for representation and basic human rights for the queer community.
Better Mental Health
In our latest blog post, we're sharing a brave parent leader's firsthand experience navigating mental health challenges. While it's an inspiring read, please note that it contains some graphic content. Read on to discover Ashton’s journey of resilience and triumph.
RUN. HIDE. FIGHT.
Hear from parent leader Jamie Kelsey as she shares her work to promote safer schools while advocating for gun safety.
No to a New Jail- A Parent Leader's Perspective
Parent leader Danielle Holcomb wrote this during a Community Engagement session about a city jail the City of KCMO hosted on November 30th.
Embracing A Two-Generational Approach to Advocacy
In this month's blog, we're sitting down with middle schooler Carter (they/them) as they share their advocacy journey to promote gender-inclusive options in their Spanish classes and how this has sparked a route for change throughout the Kansas City Public Schools.
Advocating for Kansas City's Latino Community of Parents
Parent leader Bertha Aldape is putting what she has learned during the 2022-23 PLTIKC classes into action! She's recently joined the RevEd team as Special Education Family Advocate. She shared her advocacy journey as a mother of a child with autism and her discovery of resources for Kansas City's Latino community of parents.
Stop the Six: Parent Leader Advocates for Funds to go to the Community
Parent leader Danielle Holcomb, and other members with Decarcerate KC, shared their testimonies during a KCMO public meeting on March 4, 2023, in opposition to a $6 million toward KC jail designs. The City of Kansas City, Mo has since voted against putting the $6 million toward a new jail; however, the money was still allotted to the KCPD budget.
Advocating for LGBTQ+ parents and their children
The testimony of parent leader Jennifer Wilson as presented to the committee in opposition to SB134.
What's The Difference? Ally vs. Advocate
It is impossible to be an effective advocate without first being an ally, yet when it comes to advocating for children, I have heard very little about the connection between the two. In fact, with advocacy for children, we promote the idea that parents are the experts and rarely mention children as a source of expertise - see the disconnect?
Exploring the History of Advocacy for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals
The deaf museum provides a realistic perspective to all who visit. One of the goals is to help provide a better understanding as to why throughout our history many education systems, medical systems, and even some hearing parents have failed to provide DHH child access to languages and communication.