Family Empowerment
Since 2016, our team has provided data-driven family empowerment services to schools that are seeking to co-create solutions with families. Learn more about this service and outcome data below.
2021/2022 Initiative
The 2021-2022 school year is the fourth full year, and the fifth total, of this innovative work. We expanded throughout the Charlotte area to five more schools and piloted a virtual model with a school in Durham. In total, we supported 12 schools and an estimated 11,600 students and their families. This year’s work focused on family insights, with an increased spotlight on community partnerships and financial literacy. We partnered with schools to host 34 family-focused events, brought out over 3,711 attendees, and connected families to 68 community partners.
2022/2023 Initiative
The 2022-2023 school year is the fifth full year, and the sixth total, of this innovative work. We expanded our services and supported 16 schools/programs. In total, we supported an estimated 12,300+ students and their families, and co-hosted 50 events with our school partners that brought out 5,000+ attendees. We focused our support on families by connecting them to upward mobility through financial education, job training workshops, and advocacy and community organizing training.
2023/2024 Initiative
The 2023-2024 school year marks the sixth full year of this innovative work. We expanded our services to and supported 20 organizations (19 Title I schools and one nonprofit organization) across North Carolina, serving approximately 18,000 students and their families. We co-hosted 82 data-driven, family-focused events with our partner organizations and had 9,678 attendees at these events. We continued supporting families’ journeys toward upward mobility by connecting 250 adults to financial education opportunities and 176 to workforce development opportunities.
Family Empowerment Toolkit
Are you a teacher or Principal? Are you seeking ways to improve family engagement and empowerment at your school? We have you covered!
This toolkit was built by educators, for educators, in an effort to be actionable and save you time.
We encourage all of your teachers to utilize and adapt various documents within our toolkit site to meet the specific needs of their classrooms. The ultimate aim is for educators to discover at least one piece of information or structure that helps them better engage with families.
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