What is Parents Partnering for Change (PPC)?
Parents Partnering for Change is three 1/2 days of introductory leadership training for parents. Parents learn how to be leaders and active participants. Training topics include:
- How to tell your family story
- What it means to be a parent leader
- Understanding communication styles
- How an advisory board works
- Making meetings effective
- Conflict management
Please Note, the training is highly interactive and there are some activities that are best completed on a laptop or computer.
Who Can Attend for the Training?
Any parents (biological, kinship, adoptive, foster, and/or caregiver) who has a child aged birth to 18 who has received public services or is eligible to receive public services in Michigan. Registration is accepted on a first come – first served basis.
The Benefits of Parent Leadership Training
- Parents bring valuable expertise and new perspectives to the table
- Parents and professionals working together create stronger programs
- Agencies that embrace parents as partners create programs and policies that bring positive changes to the agency and the community
- Parents gain the opportunity to strengthen their confidence and competence through knowledge and skill building
- Parents can help improve services at local, regional and state levels.
FAQ
There is no cost to parents to attend. Parents who attend all three days will receive a stipend ($200) for their time.
The trainings are offered four times a year. The spring trainings are April 15-17 and May 13-15, 2025.
Training are offered virtually via Zoom, for three days from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM (EDT) and parents must complete all three days of training to be eligible for the stipend.
Participants who attend all three days of training are eligible for up to $60 per day childcare reimbursement. Parents must complete the training to be eligible for the childcare reimbursement.
No, you will fill out a W-9, stipend request form and child-care reimbursement form after the training. Once all the forms are received, they will be mailed to you in about 3 weeks.
Absolutely!
Registration information will be updated when the 2025 trainings are released.
If you have questions, please reach out to us at PPCTraining@mphi.org.