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Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families. 2009. Abriendo puertas: A parent leadership training program for Latino parents. Silver Spring, MD: Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families, (Conference call series)

Annotation: This conference call focused on the Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors program, the nation's first evidence-based parent leadership program for Latino parents with children from birth through age 5. The program aims to improve the outcomes of these children by building parents' capacity and confidence to be advocates in their children's lives. Presenters include Maria A Casillas of Families in Schools, Sandra Guttierez of Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors, and Margaret Bridges of the University of California, Berkeley. The Web site for this call provides a brochure, a summary of the program evaluation, speaker biographies, a summary of the call, and audio recordings of each speaker's remarks as well as the introduction and question and answer session.

Contact: Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families, 12138 Central Avenue, Suite 422, Mitchellville, MD 20721, Telephone: (301) 589-4293 Fax: (301) 589-4289 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gcyf.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Child advocacy, Early childhood development, Infants, Families, Hispanic Americans, Infant development, Leadership, Multimedia, Parent child relations, Parent education, Parenting skills, Young children
   

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