UnidosNow’s Empowered Parents Program Expands with Support from Community Foundation of Sarasota County

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Pictured: A facilitator welcomes a participant to the UnidosNow Empowered Parents program, where Latino parents and grandparents gain the knowledge, confidence and leadership skills to advocate for their childrens education. A $75,000 grant from the Commu

UnidosNow has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s Two-Generation Approach Fund, Allen Wirtz Nobbe and Jo Bowen Nobbe Fund, and Edward K. Roberts Fund. The funding will expand its 2Gen Empowered Parents program, which equips Hispanic/Latino parents and grandparents with the skills, leadership opportunities, and community connections they need to navigate the U.S. education system and support their children’s success. The program serves predominantly low-income Latino parents and grandparents — about 90 percent of them women — whose children and grandchildren attend public schools in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Many speak little or no English and are navigating an unfamiliar education system for the first time. UnidosNow meets those families where they are, helping them advocate for their children, connect to local resources, and build lasting support networks.

Pictured: A facilitator welcomes a participant to the UnidosNow Empowered Parents program, where Latino parents and grandparents gain the knowledge, confidence and leadership skills to advocate for their childrens education. A $75,000 grant from the Commu