Detroit Parent Network is a premier parent organization that transforms parents to make Detroit a better place to raise and educate children. Detroit Parent Network works to improve parent involvement in education by offering workshops, practical tools, written materials and leadership development, all designed to build a constituency of powerful parents for change.

Detroit Parent Network works with any parent or primary caregiver of a school-age child (ages 4-17) who lives in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park. Parents who are committed to our organization and who want to promote effective parenting become members of our organization. By being a membership organization, Detroit Parent Network is responsive to parents' interests and needs. We invite parents to be a part of the organization.

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Detroit Parent Network uses three approaches to parent development:

Personal Development - We believe parents are better parents when they are able to strengthen their personal weaknesses. We offer parents individual consultations about their problems and workshops to help them build new skills such as:

• Helping your Child Improve Reading Comprehension
• Reducing Stress in your Life and Home
  
• Helping your Child Improve Reading
  
• Writing an Effective Resume
  
• Improving Home Finances and Developing a Savings Plan
  
• Preparing for College: A Parent’s Perspective
  
• Developing a Learning Partnership: Effective Parent-Teacher Conference.

Leadership Development - We believe that parents are the best advocates for children. We work to improve the leadership skills of active or interested parents so that they can improve parenting in their neighborhoods, churches, schools and community. Parents who participate in the leadership program have access to:

• A network of powerful parents
  
• Monthly professional development
  
• Small grants to be used on parenting projects
  
• Internship opportunities at local organizations with a paid stipend
  
• An opportunity to make a difference for their families, other parents and the community.

Parent Group Development - We believe that parents are stronger when they are united. Since most parent groups are volunteer-based, we understand that these groups are difficult to sustain. The Detroit Parent Network works to keep these groups together and to make them stronger so that they can benefit more families by:

• Offering customized workshops and training sessions to the group’s membership
  
• Providing technical assistance, expertise and the experience of our staff and other parent groups that can be used to build the parent organization
  
• Providing in-kind and financial resources to the organizations that help them achieve their mission such as meeting space, copying, computer equipment, phone extensions and small grants.