Expand the Parent Mentor Program in schools
Resident asks to expand the Parent Mentor Program, which pays parents a living wage to support classrooms and take leadership and workforce training, benefiting multilingual and low-income families.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Expand the Parent Mentor Program, which provides a living wage to parents/caregivers for working with students in classrooms in their child's school and participating in leadership and workforce development trainings.
Who it helps and why
It engages multilingual and low-income families in schools, providing much-needed student support, equipping parents with leadership skills, and providing a living wage that builds economic mobility for families.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- July 27, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Education, Youth & Families
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
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