Program Structure

PLTI consists of a 20-week curriculum designed to meet once a week for three hours, providing dinner and childcare at each session. It includes four key phrases: 

1. Retreat: Develops group cohesion and defines a collective mission. 

2. Parent Leadership Course (10 Weeks): Focuses on family development milestones, community needs assessments, communication, and accessing community resources. 

3. Local Politics and Policy   (10 Weeks): Teaches participants about public policy, children's law, government functions, and evaluation techniques. 

4. Community Project: Each participant completes an individual project that applies their learning to address a local issue.