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Parent Encouragement Program

The Parent Encouragement Program started in 2020 and is a component of our GGAL program where we will work with parents to get them more informed and involved in their child’s education. This program is meant to strengthen the GGAL program by encouraging, and creating access for, parent engagement. It is a reasonable expansion of program activities and will create working relationships between the program and parents.

Challenges

The most significant challenges to parent engagement are the different languages that parents speak and their different life experiences with formal education and literacy levels. Another challenge are cultural norms where parents are not involved at the school site level, many coming from cultures where the school was the teachers domain and volunteerism was not a cultural concept.

Our Progress

Under the Parent Encouragement Program, we have developed multi-lingual written materials for parents so that they can be informed of their child's education. We will continue to develop downloadable materials in addition to multi-lingual audio and culturally appropriate workshops where parents can ask questions and connect with other parents.

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PODCAST:
From Surviving to Thriving

Tune in for WISE' podcast, From Surviving to Thriving, hosted by our Parent Encouragement Specialist, Zamzam Dini.

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From Surviving to Thriving explores the stories of immigrant and refugee individuals and the issues that concern them the most.  It is a podcast created by immigrants/refugees with guests who are from immigrant and/or refugee backgrounds.

Contact

Zamzam Dini, MA, LAMFT

Parent Encouragement Specialist

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Women's Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE)

570 N Asbury Street, Suite 202

Saint Paul, MN 55104

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admin@womenofwise.org

651-646-3268

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Federal Tax ID: 41-1791358

501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization

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WISE has many generous funders and donors that support our work. Some of our work is supported by Grant Number 90EV0586-01-00 from the Family Violence Protection and Services within the Administration for Children and Families Program, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Family Violence Protection and Services Program.

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