Dear Parents, 
The Parents & Families Program is changing and we want you to be a part of it. We are supporting parents, and we are also supporting students-with-children. We want to do a better job of serving all of you in the ways you need.

In February, our student assistants have been checking in on you to see if you need anything. We are calling and emailing to circle back with customers to see if we can help. Another new thing we are doing is offering more opportunities for engagement. In April, we ask you to consider supporting our third-annual "Shark Tank" style competition called STRONG (see more below; sign up here ) . We also invite you to join our campus fun run team, the Spitting Llamas (the WELL 5k is Thursday April 19! Register here ; $23 until prices go up March 16.) In May, we invite you to a baseball game, where our Sac State Hornets take on the Seattle Redhawks Saturday, May 5 at 6 pm. Tickets for adults are $10 and $5 for kids ages 3-17 (buy tickets here ) . This is Alumni Weekend and we can't wait to honor parents and invite you in to our community.

A few things we want to remind you about: Pop Up Pantry gives fresh produce to students. Remaining dates are Feb 26, Mar 12, 26, Apr 9, 16, 23, and May 14. And PARC is looking for students with great math skills to interview for math tutor positions for this fall (click "peer tutor" on this link ).

For students with children, we are offering one event per semester to help create a sense of community. We hosted a Welcome Back Mixer with the Women's Resource Center in January. In February, we hosted a social meet up at an indoor playground called Wacky Tacky . In March, we'll have a professional development workshop called "Powerful You: The Next Chapter" co-hosted with the Career Center and the DEGREES Project to help student-parents prepare for a career after college. In April we'll encourage student-parents to participate in our idea competition called STRONG , and in May, we'll have a graduation celebration for student-parents. We are making improvements to our mother's rooms on campus, and writing a report about student-parents at Sac State.

We have a lot going on, as you do, too. Please share your students' success stories, or any concerns, by emailing [email protected] or calling us at (916) 278-4353. We love to hear from you!

Sincerely,
Haley Myers Dillon
Director, Parents & Families Program