Educational Advocacy for Parents and Caregivers

Posted on Apr 27, 2009

Educational Advocacy:

An Empowerment Workshop for parents and caregivers

Presenters:
Tess Thomas and Lisa Konick
Thursday, May 14th
6:30-8:30pm
Treehouse, 2100 Building

This Treehouse workshop is designed to help parents and caregivers:

Understand the power of being an Education Advocate for children
Gain knowledge of key educational rights and laws
Access resources and programs for their children

Families will take home free comprehensive resource materials from Team Child and receive 2 clock
hours of training credit

Food and Door Prizes will be available
Please do not bring children as NO child care is available.

To register:
E-Mail your
Name, Address, email address
and let us know if you are a Foster Parent, Relative/Kinship care provider, or Adoptive Parent

to:
deborahd@treehouseforkids.org or
call: 206-498-3910

Informational Flyer

Foster Care Fact

  • In a Washington state study, only 59% of youth in foster care enrolled in 11th grade completed high school by the end of 12th grade.