Early childhood leaders gathered in Manhattan for The Power of Unity: Leading the Future of Childhood, centering Latino leadership, family leadership, and language justice. Through partnership and shared commitment, educators and parents explored how unity strengthens systems for children and families.
At the 2025 APHSA Summit, NPLI co-hosted a session connecting parent leaders and human services directors to reimagine systems through equity, design, and shared leadership. Explore how this day helped spark new possibilities.
At the IEL national conference in Minneapolis, NPLI shared how PLTI is launching statewide in Minnesota while also lifting up the work of the Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative. See how parent voice is shaping the future of family engagement.
NPLI joined parent leaders from across the country at the 2025 UPLAN Core Member Convening in Omaha to strategize, share ideas, and build power through policy. From bold conversations to a new three-year strategic plan, this gathering showed what’s possible when parents lead.
At the 25th New England Fathering Conference, NPLI co-led a powerful workshop on economic mobility for fathers alongside parent leader Joshua Vaughn. From storytelling to strategy, the gathering highlighted the impact of lived experience in shaping stronger, more equitable support systems. Read more from our time in Mystic.
In May 2024, NPLI joined educators, community leaders, and advocates in Atlanta for the Institute for Educational Leadership’s (IEL) National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference (CSxFE). NPLI’s two sessions during the conference emphasized the critical roles of teacher diversity and youth leadership in fostering equitable and inclusive educational spaces. Pre-Conference Session:“Parent Leadership & Teacher Diversity: Why It Matters…
This summer, NPLI team members joined the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) at their annual conference in San Francisco, CA, to celebrate the graduation of the inaugural cohort of the Leaders Shaping Leaders (LSL) Fellowship Initiative. NPLI also participated in a panel composed of members of each partner organization that explained the why and how of the…
