Aligned with the North Carolina Family Engagement Continuum, the Welcoming Families to the Table trainings place equity at the center of reimagining the role of parents as contributors and leaders. Specifically, it builds the capacity of early childhood agencies and organizations, as well as their staff, to engage family leaders as part of their work.

A total of three learning modules are available. Together, they will help you:

• Understand why Family and Parent Leadership is important, and what it means to center families and parents in your work.
• Learn more about the Family Engagement Continuum, which was developed as part of the North Carolina Early Childhood Family Engagement and Leadership Framework
• Think about a few key steps you’ll need to consider in order to involve, engage and co-lead with parents and families authentically.
• Develop initial recruitment and outreach strategies to engage parents, by recognizing the work that is already present in your community.

While each module focuses on a different bullet described above, and can be viewed separately, we hope you will watch all the “Welcoming Families to the Table” modules together.