Great Start Parents meets 10 months of the year to build strong families, understanding of the early childhood system, and leadership skills in parents. Our meetings are open to anyone parenting a young child, including grandparents. Lead parents attend most meetings throughout the year and help projects relating to our with our 4 purposes:
- Providing a "customer" and "real time" parenting perspective to agencies and organizations in our region.
- Educate others about the importance of early childhood.
- Support the work of the Great Start Collaborative and 5toONE Project.
- Provide information, education, and resources to parents.
Stipends to participate, meals, and unique opportunities tend to arise for those who partake in our work together and we hope you will consider joining us this year.