En nuestro primer podcast bilingüe, Sanaa Sharrieff entrevista a Dulce Sánchez, de Santa Ana (California), y a Blanca Fernández, de Ventura (California). Ellas reflexionan sobre sus historias de inmigración, la adaptación a sus nuevos hogares, y encontrar su voz para abogar por sus hijos, y donde esa defensa las ha llevado tanto a nivel personal como en la mejora de sus comunidades. Escuche aquí la versión en inglés o encuentre la versión en español de este episodio en nuestra lista de episodios.

Notas del episodio:

• Dulce y Blanca son miembros de la Red de Padres/Madres Líderes (en inglés)
• Blanca habló sobre First 5 Ventura County y Abriendo Puertas
• Dulce habló sobre Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative (SAELI), Community Organizing Family Issues (COFI) (en inglés) y Family Voices (en inglés)
• Blanca y Dulce trabajaron en el Manifiesto 2.0

In our first-ever bilingual podcast episode, Sanaa Sharrieff interviews Dulce Sánchez of Santa Ana, California, and Blanca Fernández of Ventura, California. They reflect on their stories of immigration, adapting to their new homes, and finding their voice to advocate for their children—and where that advocacy has taken them both personally and in improving their communities. Listen here for the English-language version or find the Spanish-language version of this episode in our episode list.

Show notes:

• Dulce and Blanca are both members of the Parent Leader Network
• Blanca talked about First 5 Ventura County and Abriendo Puertas
• Dulce talked about Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative (SAELI), Community Organizing Family Issues (COFI), and Family Voices
• Blanca and Dulce both worked on the Manifesto 2.0

Sanaa Sharrieff interviews Brandon Lavin of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Stephan Palmer of Hartford, Connecticut. These two fathers reflect on parent leadership, fatherhood, and what it means for their kids to see them as leaders in their communities.

Show notes:

• Mr. Palmer is a member of the Automatic Benefit for Children(ABC) Coalition Parent Advisory Board convened by CSSP and the Children’s Defense Fund
• Brandon is a member of Parent Leader Network Steering Committee
• Brandon referred to Bridges of West Palm Beach, a program of the Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County, a member of EC-LINC