The Healthy & Equitable Futures Summit in Rochester marked seven years of family-led change. Together with GRHF, parents and community partners are building a more just and joyful future for children. See what this celebration meant and what comes next.
Earlier this month, family leaders, community networkers, and national partners came together in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for NPLI’s 2025 National Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) Training. Over four days, learners had the chance to observe modeled sessions from the PLTI curriculum, deepen their understanding of the PLTI initiative, practice facilitation, and strengthen their commitment to family…
This week, the National Parent Leadership Institute (NPLI) joined 16 other national organizations in signing a joint letter to Congress opposing deep cuts that are proposed in the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Education budget. These cuts would deeply undermine critical programs that meet children’s learning needs, including those that center family and community…
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.
NPLI has joined forces with the National Healthy Start Association to help shape maternal and child health policy through the MCH Policy Innovation Program. At a recent retreat, teams from across the country gathered to connect, collaborate, and lay the groundwork for lasting change. See how this work is taking shape and what’s next.
NPLI has partnered with Share Our Strength to launch the SNAP Parent and Caregiver Advisory Council, bringing together parents with lived experience to improve food assistance programs. After a powerful in-person retreat in Washington, DC, the work continues with monthly meetings focused on systems change. See how parent voices are helping shape the future of food access.
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.
COPLTI graduates brought their voices to the Ohio State Capitol, attending committee hearings, meeting with legislators, and sharing their lived experiences. This advocacy day was a hands-on lesson in democracy, and for many, a turning point in their civic leadership. See what they accomplished and how this momentum will carry forward.
The Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative (IPLI) at White Earth Nation is a powerful example of culturally grounded leadership in action. Recently featured on the Community In-Site podcast, IPLI showcases how honoring cultural identity can drive healing, empowerment, and lasting community change.
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…
