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EmpowerED Families: Meet our Parent Advocates!
We are SO THANKFUL to this incredible group of leaders here at Empowered Families who do the work daily of connecting with, listening to and working with families. We are pleased to honor them as [...]
EmpowerED Families Parent Advocate Spotlight: Kisha Walker & Betty Salgado
Meet Kisha Walker! Kisha Walker, a mother of six, was faced with a life-shattering reality back in 2008. After her husband suddenly passed — she had to spend the next several years picking up the [...]
EmpowerED Families hires Director of Operations
INDIANAPOLIS – (December 7, 2020) – EmpowerED Families, an Indianapolis nonprofit that builds family power to fight for high-quality education, has hired Tiera Hollanquest as Director of Operations. As part of EmpowerED Families’ founding team, [...]
EmpowerED Families selects eight Black and Latina leaders for community organizing Fellowship
INDIANAPOLIS — (November 16, 2020) — EmpowerED Families, an Indianapolis nonprofit organization that builds family power and voice to advance educational equity, today announced the selection of the inaugural cohort of EmpowerED Families Parent Advocates. [...]
Are You EmpowerED? Live Discussion with Ontay Johnson and Ashley Virden
Ontay Johnson and Ashley Virden held a live discussion on why parent voice is needed in education (especially now) and how EmpowerED Families is listening and taking action. Ontay and Ashley answered audience questions about [...]
The Mind Trust selects former 100 Black Men executive as next Education Entrepreneur Fellow
Ontay Johnson will be a one-year Education Entrepreneur Fellow who will lead EmpowerED Families, a parent organizing nonprofit Indianapolis - (July 16, 2020) - The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, has selected Ontay Johnson [...]