Kindred
Project Title
For general support
Date
Dec. 10, 2020
Duration
12 months
Description
Although parents and educators must work together to unlock approaches that promote educational equity and support all children, currently many educators and parents lack safe spaces to develop and share ideas. Kindred, a nonprofit organizationfoundedin2016hasfoundthatcreatingseparatespacesforeducators and families to explore their identities, experiences with education andtheir effect on schooling is a critical first step before educators andfamilies can partner in reimagining and co-designing equitable educationalexperiences for children. Through this renewal grant Kindred will (a) acceleratewhat’s working through the systemic integration of their model and directservice support to 14 schools to test model adaptations, (b) build a pipeline of parent leaders of color, (c) develop a collective well-being indicator that links thehigh-impact work of centering family voicein policy and practice with lifeoutcomes for children, and (d) grow the Kindred Member Network by running a pilot in at least one site outside Washington DC anddeveloping a strategy for further national expansion.
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
While most schools aspire to engage the families of their students, they often lack the knowledge, skills and capacity to do so effectively in a manner that overcomes the negative experiences many parents have had with school and/or with public institutions broadly. For parents and educators to realize the potential of their collective impact as partners in the education of all children in their school, they first need to get to know each other, see beyond difference, build trust, and find common ground. They then need safe spaces to build their knowledge and skills to be able to influence the composition and allocation of resources that affect their students’ education. Kindred, a nonprofit organization founded in 2016 has found that creating separate spaces for educators and families to explore their identities, experiences with education, understanding of institutional, interpersonal and institutionalized racism and its effect on schooling is a critical first step before educators and families can partner in reimagining and co-designing equitable educational experiences for children. With Corporation support, Kindred will expand its dialogue model and create a digital guide and network for parents with the information and agency they need to shape the experiences and outcomes for their children.