Success through collaboration
Fostering equity in family engagement

The Washington Statewide Family Engagement Center

The WASFEC collaborates with partners to enhance family engagement efforts statewide through a five-year federal grant. We foster an equity-driven culture of family engagement, collaborating with families to co-create solutions for historically marginalized children and youth. Our programs empower families, educators, and child development professionals to provide layered support for youth to thrive.

WASFEC Asset Mapping Executive Summary

The WASFEC conducted interviews and focus groups with family leaders, organizations, and agencies across the state to better understand family engagement, build relationships, and learn how WASFEC can better support families, students, and educators.

Read the summary of findings in: English | Spanish

Roots of Inclusion Community Conversation Toolkit

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Empower your school, families, and community partners to engage in open dialogues, co-create solutions, and build a shared vision for a school community where each student and each family feels welcomed, valued, and supported, and everyone belongs and thrives.

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Mary Padden

Equitable collaborations between families and educators are essential to fostering racial justice in schools. To me, family engagement means honoring families’ expertise and funds of knowledge, sharing power, and building solidarities to enact policies and practices that advance racial justice and community well-being.

Mary Padden Asset Mapping & Content Lead