A Coalition to Involve, Connect, & Empower Parents Across Michigan
Detroit Parent Network
Core Pillars
The Detroit Parent Network is Michigan's Premier Parent Engagement Organization that educates, equips and empowers parents as champions for their children and for change in their homes, schools and community. DPN is a recognized community institution that collaborates, advocates and provides training and thought leadership at the local, State and National levels.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
HEALTHY FAMILIES - EARLY LITERACY & FAMILY EDUCATION - ADVOCACY- TRAINING
DPN empowers parents and fosters positive outcomes for the Whole Family via its core programming.
HEALTHY FAMILIES
EDUCATING & CONNECTING Families to Resources
PROGRAMS
• Healthy Family Cafes-Brings community partners
and professionals in to discuss key issues impacting
underserved communities
• Come Hear Our Stories utilizes a peer-to-peer approach,
focusing on individual experiences navigating systems
and programs in order to best secure resources and
opportunities for their families
• Unique Abilities-Experiences for families who are caring
for children or disabled adults dealing with an exceptional
needs (Developmental, mental, physical disabilities etc.)
• Community Health Workers-MiSHWA certified
community health workers assist families in accessing
resources related to social determinants of health,
including housing, transportation, child care and food security​
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SUPPORT GROUPS
• MOMMY 2 MOMMY
• MEN OF DPN​​
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HEALTHY FAMILY NAVIGATORS INTRICATELY
LINK WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, REFERRALS AND HANDS
ON HELP WITH A WEALTH OF INFORMATION SUITABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES.
✓ SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
✓ PRIMARY CARE
✓ FOOD/HOUSING/UTILITIES
✓ TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE CHILD CARE/GSRP
ENROLLMENTS
✓ CRADLE TO COLLEGE AND CAREER
✓ MATERNAL HEALTH
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EARLY LITERACY
AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PROGRAMS
Talking is Teaching, Protect Your Pen,
BQI, Read, Write, ROAR!
College and Career Prep​
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DPN believes that parents are a childs first teacher.
The DPN Early Literacy and Family Education
programming is focused on increasing information,
access and literacy for the whole family. DPN's Parent
Literacy team engages families from cradle to career,
through literacy preparation, in-community
programming, and college/career preparation.
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Out of School Time. Dynamic Parent - Child
learning activities for the whole family at
Libraries, Schools, Churches and at DPN headquarters!
Workshops to equip and empower parents to be
engaged in Advocacy and promoting Out of School
enrichment and support services as essential for all
children And their families.
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CPO
But wait - there's More!
Detroit Parent Network always strives to bring our members the programming, information, and advocacy opportunities they and their families need. You can find all of our upcoming events (even more than the Core Programming above) on our Upcoming Events Page and on Facebook.
ADVOCACY
POWERFUL PARENTS FOR CHANGE
DPN Advocacy programming equips and trains
parents to be the most informed and engaged
advocates for their families at the local, state and
federal level. By working with lawmakers and policy
experts, DPN's advocacy programming is delivered
through two primary programs:
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PROGRAMS​
Powerful Parents for Change, stands as a cornerstone
initiative of the Detroit Parent Network (DPN). Its
central objective is to empower parents with the tools
and knowledge essentials advocating for to effectively
advocate their rights and needs and on behalf of their
children. DPN is collaborating across the state of
Michigan to support powerful Parents for Change
coalitions that focus on equity and policies that
improve the lives of Michigan children and families.
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The Powerful Parents for Change Fellowship/PARENTS
ON POLICY (POP), is a paid 14-week advocacy training for parents/caregivers. The program employs dynamic
learning experiences, including opportunities to
advocate to legislators and policy groups in Lansing
and Washington DC. Through this initiative, parents
receive the support and training to become
Powerful Advocates for Change!
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TRAINING
PROGRAMS
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The Core of DPN is our Powerful Parent
Trainings. Each of these trainings is designed
to give parents the skills, practical knowledge,
and support that they need to act as their
children's first teacher.
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Love and Logic
Parent Leadership Workshops -
Leadership Workshops
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Parent to Parent, Train the Trainer