Community In-Site
Community In-site is about the family well-being movement. Hosts Tecoria Jones and Elliott Hinkle bring their lived expertise with the child welfare system as well as their professional insights to each episode. We'll be talking to leaders, advocates, and community members who are working from the grassroots to the grasstops on strategies to invest in the well-being of families and communities in order to prevent child welfare involvement. The show will feature stories and lessons from community sites (featuring Thriving Families, Safer Children sites) that make the family well-being movement real and personal. Each episode will unpack a specific topic (e.g. racial equity or community partnerships) and what can be learned from the challenges and successes. The hosts hope to leave listeners with something they can take into their own work to help grow the movement in their community.
For more information about the family well-being movement and Thriving Families, Safer Children initiative you can visit, Thriving Families
Community In-Site
How One Community is Indigenizing the Parent Leadership Initiative with Bewaush Ballot (Susie)
In this week's episode, Elliott and Tecoria talk with Susie Ballot about the Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative. Susie lives in Callaway Minnesota on the White Earth Nation Reservation. She is a graduate of the Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative (IPLI) program run by All Nations Rise. As a graduate of the Initiative, she helps people deepen their connection to their culture and develop their skills as leaders and advocates.
The IPLI program is a 23-week cohort opportunity where participants explore their community needs and resources while learning civics, government, and advocacy through the lens of culture. This program enhances their ability to use their talents, engage in skill development, and gain tools to advance solutions.
Listeners will hear how Susie’s community indigenized the Parent Leadership Initiative curriculum by adding cultural components. Listeners will gain insight into the power of a group to lead collective change and provide support to overcome shared pain. Through retaining culture and identity with oneself, others, and community, IPLI program participants harness grief and transform it into strength and empowerment, providing multi-generational sources of hope.
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To learn more about All Nations Rise and the Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative you can visit their website. Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative
Here are a few resources that Susie and the team at All Nations Rise would like to share with you.
Learn More about Parents Who Lead - National Parent Leadership Institute
White Earth project strengthens individuals to build community
Susie Ballot and Lera Hephner’s Work to Preserve Culture Across Generations
All Nations Rise Non-Profit Agency
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