In honor of the 10th Annual National Day of Racial Healing, NPLI launched the Art Heals series, elevating artists who explore how creative expression supports reflection, connection, and collective healing. Watch the conversations and learn how art opens space for belonging.
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…
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.
At NPLI, we believe every child deserves a quality education, regardless of their background. Recent executive actions threaten essential federal programs, including student aid and services for low-income and special needs students. These changes could disrupt vital resources, leaving families to navigate an inequitable system.
Zulema Gomez, our Director of Implementation, recently ran a powerful grassroots campaign for her local school board in California. Her campaign was rooted in integrity, inclusion, and the voices of parents. Now that the race is over, we’re proud to share our admiration for her leadership and her ongoing impact as a parent leader committed to respectful, community-driven 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…
The NPLI team had the opportunity to support a group of New Orleans PLTI parent and youth leaders on a day of advocacy at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge as the 2022 General Session was ending. Parent and youth leaders began their day at the Capitol with greetings by Monika Gerhart, the Director…
