Somali Family Safety Task Force

2019 Award: $40,000
2018 Award: $39,875
This project would increase advocacy capacity among Somali parents through practical skill building. The Task Force will advocate for policy changes to make public schools more accessible to and effective for Somali families and to use those newly developed skills to address other community needs.

In 2019, SFSTF will continue parent education and facilitating conversations between parents and schools, increase the number of parents who participate in programs and thereby increasing communities voice.