{"id":7593,"date":"2023-12-27T23:46:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T23:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/?page_id=7593"},"modified":"2025-05-21T14:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T14:34:13","slug":"the-power-of-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/es\/appeal\/the-power-of-education\/","title":{"rendered":"El Poder de la Educaci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7593\" class=\"elementor elementor-7593\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31d9de2b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31d9de2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36eca57\" data-id=\"36eca57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-302455ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"302455ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a3ccefc\" data-id=\"4a3ccefc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80fb56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80fb56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">El Poder de la Educaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714dee07 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"714dee07\" 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elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3345f287 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3345f287\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4162faeb\" data-id=\"4162faeb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d4802 envato-kit-138-bracket elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8d4802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#MiHistoriaPLTI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7951dab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7951dab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mi nombre es Marcus A. Smothers: Marido, orgulloso padre de cuatro hijas, tres ahijadas y educador de por vida nacido y criado en Jacksonville, Florida. Me he beneficiado enormemente de la capacitaci\u00f3n, el apoyo y el trabajo del NPLI para promover el civismo y el compromiso familiar a trav\u00e9s del PLTI. Reconozco que esta experiencia ha transformado mi vida y me ha dado un nuevo sentido de prop\u00f3sito y direcci\u00f3n.<\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">Aunque llevo 20 a\u00f1os trabajando en la educaci\u00f3n, no fue hasta el PLTI cuando me di cuenta del poder y la influencia que tengo como padre y l\u00edder comunitario.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-57a15796 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57a15796\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6059a3c5\" data-id=\"6059a3c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac089e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ac089e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marcus-knitted-hat-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-7598\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marcus-knitted-hat-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marcus-knitted-hat-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marcus-knitted-hat-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marcus-knitted-hat-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marcus-knitted-hat-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marcus-knitted-hat-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marcus-knitted-hat-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marcus-knitted-hat-127x127.jpg 127w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marcus-knitted-hat-476x476.jpg 476w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marcus-knitted-hat-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-336851c3\" data-id=\"336851c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d4b995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40d4b995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La influencia de la capacitaci\u00f3n en 2021 a la que asist\u00ed me llev\u00f3 a plantearme una pregunta clave: <b>\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo tuviste un profesor hombre de raza negra en tu trayectoria educativa?<\/b> Para m\u00ed la respuesta es nunca. En mi carrera acad\u00e9mica nunca he tenido un profesor negro. Tampoco muchos de mis compa\u00f1eros y alumnos. Quer\u00eda cambiar esa realidad e inspirar a m\u00e1s hombres de color para que se dedicaran a la ense\u00f1anza como profesi\u00f3n. Hab\u00eda definido un problema comunitario, y mi experiencia en el PLTI me inspir\u00f3 para aprender y pasar a la acci\u00f3n.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d78893d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d78893d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4fd2dd\" data-id=\"d4fd2dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c790f2 envato-kit-138-bracket elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c790f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Teaching is My Choice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a02969f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a02969f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba6575b\" data-id=\"ba6575b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73e7d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a73e7d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-27-at-6.41.35\u202fPM-1822x1024.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-7603\" alt=\"1000 by 2025 website home page\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-27-at-6.41.35\u202fPM-1822x1024.png 1822w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-27-at-6.41.35\u202fPM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-27-at-6.41.35\u202fPM-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-27-at-6.41.35\u202fPM-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-27-at-6.41.35\u202fPM-2048x1151.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f59e5f2\" data-id=\"f59e5f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09d1ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c09d1ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He aplicado mis conocimientos semanales del PLTI en un proyecto c\u00edvico que he llamado <b>Teaching is My Choice<\/b>, una campa\u00f1a para atraer y apoyar a m\u00e1s educadores negros y morenos en Jacksonville. Mi proyecto llam\u00f3 la atenci\u00f3n del Fondo de Educaci\u00f3n P\u00fablica de Jacksonville, que estaba poniendo en marcha una iniciativa similar llamada \"1000 para 2025\" para aumentar el n\u00famero de hombres educadores negros y morenos en el condado de Duval a mil para 2025. Tengo el honor de formar parte del comit\u00e9 directivo de esta iniciativa. Somos socios de pleno derecho en un esfuerzo activo por alcanzar este ambicioso objetivo de reclutamiento.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddec7df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddec7df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">Mi participaci\u00f3n en \"1000 para 2025\" me abri\u00f3 nuevas oportunidades tanto personales como profesionales. A trav\u00e9s de la iniciativa, conoc\u00ed al director ejecutivo de City Year, una organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro que proporciona mentores y tutores a estudiantes en escuelas de alta necesidad, y me ofrecieron un trabajo en City Year como Director de Impacto. Tambi\u00e9n voy a lanzar pronto un podcast para compartir mis ideas y experiencias como educador y defensor de los derechos de los hombres negros.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01604a1 envato-kit-138-bracket elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01604a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">De la educaci\u00f3n a la abogac\u00eda<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6498375 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6498375\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2874121\" data-id=\"2874121\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16be899 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16be899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">Mi camino de la educaci\u00f3n a la abogac\u00eda se ampli\u00f3 a trav\u00e9s del PLTI. Descubr\u00ed que ten\u00eda voz y responsabilidad para defender los problemas que afectan a mi comunidad. Por ejemplo, un d\u00eda me di cuenta de que todos los equipos de juego de nuestro parque hab\u00edan desaparecido. Decid\u00ed actuar y averiguar qu\u00e9 estaba pasando. Me puse en contacto con el departamento de parques y recreaci\u00f3n de la ciudad y ped\u00ed informaci\u00f3n sobre los planes y la situaci\u00f3n del parque. Les dej\u00e9 claro que no me iba a ir y que ten\u00edan que asumir la responsabilidad del parque. Recib\u00ed muchas excusas y retrasos por el camino, pero no me rend\u00ed. Con mi participaci\u00f3n y aportaci\u00f3n, el parque pronto se transform\u00f3 en un espacio vibrante y acogedor para ni\u00f1os y familias, con nuevos equipamientos, instalaciones y servicios.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76517ff\" data-id=\"76517ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc81639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc81639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/parentswholead.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marcus-conference-1-476x476.jpg\" title=\"marcus conference\" alt=\"marcus conference\" class=\"elementor-animation-float\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447dd41 envato-kit-138-bracket elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"447dd41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ayuda a respaldar el liderazgo de los padres<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286f2ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"286f2ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform );\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Doy cr\u00e9dito al PLTI por haber transformado mi vida y haberme dado un nuevo sentido de prop\u00f3sito y direcci\u00f3n.\u00a0<\/span>Todo lo que he hecho en los \u00faltimos tres a\u00f1os est\u00e1 directamente relacionado con mi participaci\u00f3n en la capacitaci\u00f3n. Las clases me ense\u00f1aron que tengo voz y c\u00f3mo puedo usarla eficazmente, y tambi\u00e9n aprend\u00ed que tengo derecho a saber e influir en lo que ocurre en mi comunidad. A trav\u00e9s del PLTI, me he puesto en contacto con personas y recursos que me han ayudado a marcar la diferencia en mi comunidad y m\u00e1s all\u00e1.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform );\"><b>Cuando apoyas al NPLI, est\u00e1s apoyando a miles de padres l\u00edderes como yo para que se conviertan en l\u00edderes c\u00edvicos m\u00e1s eficaces y comprometidos con la mejora del bienestar de nuestras familias y comunidades. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/givebutter.com\/NPLIAppeal23\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Te animo a que hagas una donaci\u00f3n hoy y ayudes al NPLI a continuar esta importante labor.<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform );\">Te agradezco tu generosidad y tu fe en el poder de los padres.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a3bafe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a3bafe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d3bc05\" data-id=\"7d3bc05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f058e4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f058e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px;\"><b>Marcus A. Smothers<\/b><br><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px; word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-f4734e2-word-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform );\">Madre L\u00edder<br><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px; word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-f4734e2-word-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform );\">Jacksonville, Florida<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e7a174a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e7a174a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b71d426\" data-id=\"b71d426\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f3c39e envato-kit-138-bracket elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20f3c39e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ayuda a respaldar el liderazgo de los padres<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15801e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15801e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tu apoyo marca la diferencia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d381ae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3d381ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794f4fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"794f4fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Si te sientes conmovido o inspirado por esta historia, considera la posibilidad de hacer una donaci\u00f3n de $50, $100, $250 o incluso m\u00e1s.<\/strong><\/p><p>Agradecemos cualquier donaci\u00f3n que puedas hacernos. Como organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro, dependemos de la generosidad de donadores como t\u00fa para sostener y ampliar nuestro trabajo. 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