Parent Ambassadors
PAM Mission:
Integrate, recruit, enhance and increase leadership skills on the Hispanic/Latino families so they become more involved within their catholic school.
PAM Vision:
Provide every Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Seattle with an authentic family engagement experience
PAM Program Components:
The Parent Ambassador Model (PAM) is a program intended to help local Catholic schools welcome, train, mentor, and serve cultural communities, especially the growing Hispanic/Latino community throughout the Archdiocese of Seattle.
- Provide a framework for school and parish leadership on how to invite and engage underrepresented cultural or ethnic communities into our Catholic schools.
- Trainings for PAM members that help develop and strengthen literacy and parenting skills, as well as develop servant leadership.
- Organize Parents who have their children in Catholic schools
- Prepare them to be part of the enrollment team
- Invite, connect and bond with community members through compelling messaging about Catholic schools
- Follow up on the progress of the parents with whom PAM members have been in contact.
Resources:
- Cultural events
- Leadership Opportunities
- Access to Catholic Education
- Opportunities to serve with the community in need
- Vincentian Ministry
- Groups Support for parents
- Access to services and workshops offered by Centro Rendu
- English classes
- GED
- Basic Education courses
- Many others more!