Become an Advocate

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Build Your Advocacy Skills with these Community Action Leadership Opportunities:

Sacramento Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI)

The Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) is an initiative designed to help you build yourself into the advocate you've always dreamed of being!

The Parent Leadership Training Institute helps parents and caregivers become strong advocates for children, families, and communities.
Sacramento PLTI offers free training for 20–25 participants, including:

A retreat and 20 workshops
Support to complete a community project
Free on-site childcare
Free family meals
Transportation assistance

Hear from these amazing Sacramento parents at the:
2024 First 5 Commission June Meeting
2023 First 5 Commission June ​Meeting. ​

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2025 Spanish Cohort.
The next English Language Cohort begins March 2025.

Questions? Contact Michelle Garibay at plti@kidshome.org

Apply Now
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Retreat: Creating a Caring Community
Week 1: Thriving with Diversity
Week 2: How Change Happens
Week 3: Parents as Change Agents
Week 4: Investigating a Problem
and Working Toward a Solution
Week 5: The Power of Language
Week 6: How the Community Works

Week 7: How Local Systems Work
Week 8: Networks
Week 9: The Power of the Media
Week 10: Using Your Voice
Week 11: Life Cycle of Family Functions
Week 12: Social and Economic Forces Impacting Children
Week 13: What is Public Policy?

Week 14: How State Government Works
Week 15: How City Government Works
Week 16: Understanding the Law?
Week 17: Budgets
Week 18: Evaluation, Outcomes, and Accountability
Week 19: Unexpected Alliances
Week 20: Putting it all Together

Training Schedule

Family Advocacy and Mentoring Network

The Family Advocacy and Mentoring Network (FAM-Net) is an integrated approach to empowering parents/caregivers and community members, and connecting them to opportunities to advocate for their families and communities.

FAM-Net empowers community members to advocate for their families and communities. Includes the Academy on Community Action (ACA), an online program for parents, caregivers, and community members to build skills and make positive changes. Certification included!

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