Family Engagement: A Focus of EANH

The Collaborative for Family Engagement & Learning, part of the Education Alliance for New Hampshire, builds on work that began with the New Hampshire Statewide Family Engagement Center (SFEC) grant. The SFEC grant was discontinued by the U.S. Department of Education on September 30, 2025.

Even though the grant has ended, the Collaborative for Family Engagement & Learning at EANH remains committed to this important work. Our goal is to improve educational outcomes for students across New Hampshire by bringing families, schools, and community partners together to support students’ learning and well-being.

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Visit the newly updated Education Alliance for New Hampshire website to learn more about our work and impact. In the coming weeks, we’ll be adding Collaborative specific information and a growing collection of helpful resources—so be sure to check back often!

Family Engagement: Did you know?

Family Engagement Practices

Family Engagement Ideas to Explore at School & Home

@ School:

Year in Review! Encourage students to create an artifact with their families that captures meaningful highlights of the year. Students can then share these moments in class, learning from one another’s experiences.

@ Home:

Nurture a love for reading! Share a favorite story or book with your child. Read it aloud together. What makes the story special? Could you make this a regular activity at home?

Local Events & Resources

Creativity Week with Crayola!

January 26- February 1, 2026

A free program for schools, families, and homes! Get access to 7 days of downloadable content, videos and more!

For more information, click here!

HopStop Family Celebration: Lunar New Year

A free event celebrating the Lunar New Year with crafting, dance performances, a tai chi demonstration, and a parade with a 12-person puppet dragon.

When: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Where: Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hanover, NH

For more information, click here!

Waypoint

Waypoint provides free, online, or on-site groups connecting families with other families to share experiences and ideas. From Positive Solutions to Kinship Support groups to PASTA (Parenting a Second Time Around) groups - Waypoint offers many! New groups form all the time! Family nights, movie nights and more occur in local areas to offer family engagement fun.

For more information and details on the groups and activities, click here!

NH Alliance of Early Childhood Coalitions

The NH Alliance of Early Childhood Coalitions will host its 9th Coalition Convening on January 26, 2026. Behavioral health models and resources available to young children and their families will be the focus.

For more information and details visit their website here!

Parent Information Center

Parent Information Center (PIC) "is a statewide family organization that provides families and youth, with a focus on children/youth with disabilities/special health care needs, and the providers who serve them, with the knowledge and support they need to make informed decisions that enhance each child’s development and well-being".

PIC will be offering in person and virtual workshops in the coming weeks and months. See below for topic information.

Basic Rights in the NH Special Education Process

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 From 5:30-6:30PM-Virtual

Basic Rights in the NH Special Education Process

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 From 6:00-7:00PM-In-Person

Rodgers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Rd., Hudson, NH 03051

What's in Your Child's IEP

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 From 5:00-6:00PM -Virtual

Advocating for Your Child with Dyslexia

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 From 5:00-6:00PM -In-Person

For more information, registration and details visit the PIC website!

Family Engagement Community of Practice

This Community of Practice is facilitated through a collaborative effort between the Education Alliance for NH, Parent Information Center, and the NH Alliance of Early Childhood Coalitions. Monthly meetings will resume in February. Registration information will follow soon.

For questions, contact Kate Estefan, Director of Family Engagement at EANH at estefan@edalliancenh.org.

The Collaborative for Family Engagement & Learning, at the Education Alliance for New Hampshire, builds on the work started by the NH Statewide Family Engagement Center grant to foster sustainable partnerships among families, schools, and communities. The Collaborative for Family Engagement & Learning strives to strengthen educational outcomes for New Hampshire students by connecting families, schools, higher education institutions, and communities as partners in students’ academic success and well-being.