SPAN Parent Advocacy Network is proud to announce that the organization has been selected as a recipient of Worldreader’s Let’s Get Children Reading Grant. The grant program is designed to support community-based nonprofit organizations dedicated to getting children and their families reading a minimum of 25 books a year. 

SPAN is grateful for this extraordinary funding opportunity, which will help implement reading programs focused on a range of areas, including improving access to reading, building reading comprehension and emotional intelligence, and fostering a love of reading among children.

For more on the program, click here.

Upcoming Events

SPAN offers a variety of learning opportunities for families and the professionals who work with them.

Highlighted Event This Week

Family Engagement: What is Family Engagement? What Does It Look Like in the Healthcare Space?

Monday, May 22

2:00 PM EDT

Online

Family Engagement, as defined by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is when patients, families, their representatives, and health professionals work in active partnership at various levels across the healthcare system to improve health and health care.

During this webinar from the National Genetics Education and Family Support Center’s Workgroup on Inclusion, speakers will discuss the importance of family engagement with diverse families, how it currently looks in the healthcare realm, and what improvements can be made to better engage diverse families in the future.

To register, click here. 

To learn about SPAN's Parents as Champions for Healthy Schools Project and access other Family Engagement resources, click here.

See all of SPAN's upcoming events with details and registration links here 

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