A family-driven service in which caregivers partner with a Family Peer Advocate (FPA) who has lived experience helping parents navigate systems more effectively, learn from the experiences of other families, decrease isolation, and gain hope, ideas, and information.
Families can enroll in one or all of the following service components to best meet their needs:
- Individual Mentoring & Skills Development: Can be delivered in the home, community and/or office. A Family Peer Advocate provides mentoring, skills development, support, and information on community resources and linkage to other services.
- Empowerment Groups: These services are support groups offering community resources, parent connections, and skills development. This service gives parents/caregivers an opportunity to connect and build natural community supports with other parents/caregivers with similar challenges.
- Family Advocacy: This service is short term and provides instruction and support around advocacy in areas such as School and Committee of Special Education (CSE), court (preparedness and support), and systems navigation (working with providers in various systems of care).
- Parent Education: Offers a variety of trainings and parenting classes throughout the year.
Also offers GLOW Youth Peer Support, in which youth partner with a Youth Peer Advocate (YPA) who has lived experience navigating systems of care. The YPA supports youth in their resiliency, recovery, and wellness efforts by providing assistance in the following areas:
- Skill Building
- Coaching: Enhancing resiliency/recovery oriented attitudes (i.e., hope, confidence, and self-efficacy)
- Engagement, Bridging, and Transition Support
- Self-Advocacy, Self-Efficacy, & Empowerment
- Community Connections & Natural Supports
A family-driven service in which caregivers partner with a Family Peer Advocate (FPA) who has lived experience helping parents navigate systems more effectively, learn from the experiences of other families, decrease isolation, and gain hope, ideas, and information.
Families can enroll in one or all of the following service components to best meet their needs:
- Individual Mentoring & Skills Development: Can be delivered in the home, community and/or office. A Family Peer Advocate provides mentoring, skills development, support, and information on community resources and linkage to other services.
- Empowerment Groups: These services are support groups offering community resources, parent connections, and skills development. This service gives parents/caregivers an opportunity to connect and build natural community supports with other parents/caregivers with similar challenges.
- Family Advocacy: This service is short term and provides instruction and support around advocacy in areas such as School and Committee of Special Education (CSE), court (preparedness and support), and systems navigation (working with providers in various systems of care).
- Parent Education: Offers a variety of trainings and parenting classes throughout the year.
Also offers GLOW Youth Peer Support, in which youth partner with a Youth Peer Advocate (YPA) who has lived experience navigating systems of care. The YPA supports youth in their resiliency, recovery, and wellness efforts by providing assistance in the following areas:
- Skill Building
- Coaching: Enhancing resiliency/recovery oriented attitudes (i.e., hope, confidence, and self-efficacy)
- Engagement, Bridging, and Transition Support
- Self-Advocacy, Self-Efficacy, & Empowerment
- Community Connections & Natural Supports
Categories
Special Education Advocacy
Home Based Parenting Education
Family Support Centers / Outreach
Parenting Skills Classes
General Education Advocacy
Specialized Information and Referral
Parent Support Groups