Recent Articles and Press Releases

Parents Plus works with families, schools and organizations to improve student success. Read about recent activities in our communities.

Joyce Epstein helps jumpstart the Milwaukee Public Schools program for parental involvement.
Plymouth Intergenerational Center receives a grant to move forward with its capital campaign for a new building.
E-newsletter, 1st edition October, 2009.
Reaching Parents with VISTAs.
The National Network of Partnership Schools highlighted the work of two former VISTA volunteers in its 2009 edition of Promising Partnership Practices.
The Stories of Service Blog at Serve.gov published a summer article VISTA volunteer's article on using his Spanish skills at Parents Plus.
What does it take to be a VISTA volunteer? See Matt Dolezal’s video on the DPI VISTA program, featuring Parents Plus 2008-2009 VISTAs.
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Parents Press, 1st edition, November 2008 Newsletter

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Parents Plus is the state's Parental Information and Resource Center, or PIRC. Our programs, funded through the US Department of Education, bring together parents, schools and communities to increase student achievement.

TESTIMONIALS

“I learned the importance of being more involved as kids get older – not less.”
-Partners in Education training participant

“I will be as involved in my children’s education as possible.”
-Training participant

“Parents Plus Inc. has been an invaluable partner in helping us to grow our Parents as Teachers program and has provided so many great resources in professional development and technical assistance for our staff.”
-Staci Hansen-Sontoski, Family Support Programs Manager
La Causa FRC

"The National Center for PAT is honored to work with Parents Plus, Inc. Their professionalism & strong commitment to bettering the lives of children & families is commendable, as is the collaborative spirit with which they operate."
-Susan S. Stepleton, President & CEO National Center for PAT

"Parents Plus contributions are valuable insights on what parents need to be successful. PPI clearly understands that children grow up in families & families live in communities & it is imperative that we consider this construct when developing systems of support."
-Therese Ahlers, MS, MPA
Director, WI Alliance for Infant Mental Health

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