National Parents Union
Project Title
As a final general support grant
Date
Dec. 14, 2023
Duration
15 months
Description
The National Parents Union (NPU) is a national nonprofit formed by parents, for parents. Their member organizations, representing all fiftystates, D.C., and Puerto Rico, are vetted by volunteer leadership. NPU supports family advocates in improving the quality of life for children.Their Parent Power Agenda outlines priorities for children and families, emphasizing family involvement in budget, policy, and decision-making, as well as equity in education recovery efforts. Through this final general support grant, NPU will implement its annual plan, including capacity-building and training programs such as parent advocacy workshops and mentorship programs.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Dec. 08, 2022
Duration
12 months
Description
In communities across the country,parents and families are calling for fundamental changes to how policy and politicaldecisions about our children are made. Engaging these parents is crucial tobridging the gap between home and school and creating the outcomes our childrendeserve. The National Parents Union (NPU) is a network of parent organizationsand grassroots advocates across the country that work to improve the quality oflife for children and influence the education conversation. With Corporationfunding, NPU will implement its annual plan focusing on establishing a Centerfor Parent and Family Policy, ensuring all NPU Affiliates are trained in civicengagement and are using adequate tools for building a thriving democracy, andestablishing NPU as a leading media voice.
Project Title
For project support of National Parent's Union's Parent Power Summit
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
4 months
Description
For far too long, parents have been left out of the conversation between educators and elected officials about the future of education.Founded in January 2020, the National Parents Union (NPU) is a network of highly effective parent organizations and grassroots activists across the country that is united behind a set of common goals and principles to channel the power of parents. They are the only national organization representing families in all 50 states in Puerto Rico addressing the issue of educational equity and access. The Corporation’s grant will support the ParentPowerSummit, an annual meeting held by the NPU to support the organization’s mission, develop the potential and skills of their membership and ensure that the individual and collective voices of parents and families are heard by the country’s elected officials and thought leaders.
Project Title
For project support of iCivics/National Parents Union (NPU) Partnership for Civic Engagement Education at NPU Parent Power Summit
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
8 months
Description
Civic knowledge and civic health have been in decline for decades in the United States. Among others, one cause of the problem is a near absence of civic learning in the K-12 education system. Today, civic knowledge is inadequate not just among school age children, but among adults as well. The National Parents Union (NPU) is a network of parent organizations and grassroots advocates across the country that work to improve the quality of life for children and influence the education conversation. In partnership with K-12 civic education experts, NPU is engaging parents in the civics process. With Corporation funding, NPU will support parents to advocate on behalf of their children for better civic education in K-12 curricula.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Dec. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
There is a growing understanding in the field that community organizing and parent advocacy are critical to achieving significant change in our education system. Parents have a unique and critical role in improving our public schools and research shows that in communities where parents are connected to each other and deeply engaged, public schools tend to be more effective. National Parents Union (NPU), a nonprofit organization founded in January 2020, supports parents across communities in the United States by ensuring families have a seat at the table and are offered the opportunity to speak on the decisions that impact their child’s education at the local and national level. Within their first year, NPU reached more than 15 million families and represented parent-led organizations in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. With support from the Corporation, NPU intends to continue to grow their network (to 25 million), fight on behalf of families everywhere but particularly those who are underrepresented in the policy conversation, and provide parents and families with resources, training, and support to advocate for their children.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
8 months
Description
There is a growing understanding in the field that community organizing and parent advocacy are critical to achieving significant change in our education system. Parents have a unique and critical role in improving our public schools and research shows that in communities where parents are connected to each other and deeply engaged, public schools tend to be more effective. National Parents Union (NPU), a nonprofit organization founded in January 2020, supports parents across communities in the United States by ensuring families have a seat at the table and are offered the opportunity to speak on the decisions that impact their child’s education at the local and national level. Within their first year, NPU reached more than 15 million families and representedparent led organizations in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. With support from the Corporation, NPU intends to support online training toolkits to connect parents, particularly those from underserved communities.