Explanation
This ordinance authorizes an appropriation of $2,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund in support of a grant to the Central Ohio Parent Leadership Training Institute.
The National Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI), enables parents to become leading advocates for children. The PLTI teaches parents, who wish to improve the lifelong health, safety and learning of children, how to become practiced change agents for the next generation.
The Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) began in Central Ohio in September of 2016. Nationally, there are over 16 cities across the country with participating locations.
The PLTI program is a two-generation strategy to bolster parental involvement while promoting the lifelong health, safety and learning of children. The program integrates child development leadership and democracy skills into a parent curriculum. Parents attend a 20-week program. The classes are evaluated by parents for both short and long-term outcomes.
This funding request will support the Central Ohio Parent Leadership Training Institute in assisting parents with training classes held in Columbus, OH. The PLTI curriculum helps parents become the leaders they would like to be for their children. The twenty week course and civic practice offers detailed information on how change occurs in states and neighborhoods to improve child outcomes. Parents focus on their interests in a supportive context. The targeted constituencies are parents/participants who span age, race, culture and education level, creating a diverse community of families working together for children and youth.
Parents define the curriculum and participate in its evaluation and results. Each class of parents mentors the next class, and the intended outcome is to create a pyramid effect of community caring and developing a coalition of parent leaders.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
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