Parent Network Reimbursement Grant
Parent Networks can give you the opportunity to socialize with parents of your children’s classmates and talk about what’s really going on in the lives of your school’s adolescents. It can be as simple as inviting a few friends over for coffee and casual conversation or as structured as an open grade-level parent meeting with an expert speaker on a specific parenting concern – or anything in between, perhaps a hybrid format fluid enough to roll with the punches. The important thing is to open the lines of communication.
To support and encourage parents of 5th–9th grade Brookline Public School students in the formation of Parent Networks, B-PEN offers:
- Meeting reimbursement grants up to $50-$100 (depending on participation numbers) for food, supplies and/or speakers (Ten grants are available per school year)
- Guidance and support to organize, plan and/or facilitate the Parent Network meeting
- Resources (discussion guidelines, fact and tip sheets) to support all discussion topics
- Facilitation training for parents
- Parent Network Discussion Blog at all Brookline Parent Network Groups to share information, resources, tips and best parenting practices with each other
Who can apply?
- Parent groups of Brookline Public Schools 5th to 9th graders (Meeting topics include one or more of the following:
Transitions (to Middle School or High School)
How/when to talk to kids about alcohol
How/when to talk to kids about marijuana
Setting expectations and limits (curfews, unsupervised houses, etc.)
Safe and healthy internet use
Cell phone/TV use guidelines and counterbalancing media messages
Healthy relationships – values, sex
Ways parents can stay “informed, involved, connected”
How does it work?
- Submit an application via email to June Harris at or mail to:
Mary Minott, LICSW, Brookline Public Health Dept., 11 Pierce St., Brookline, MA 02445
- After grant is approved and meeting held, submit reimbursement form, original receipts and parent sign-in sheet to Mary Minott for reimbursement.
Parent Network Grant Application
School and grade: ______
Parent(s) organizer contact information:
Name(s) ______
Email(s) and Phone number(s) ______
______
Proposed topic:
How/when to talk to kids about alcohol
How/when to talk to kids about marijuana
Setting expectations and limits (curfews, unsupervised houses, etc.)
Safe and healthy internet use
Cell phone/TV use guidelines and counterbalancing media messages
Healthy relationships – values, sex
Ways parents can stay “informed, involved, connected”
Other: ______
Proposed meeting date: ______How many parents will be invited? ______
Do you want to meet with B-PEN coordinator to review meeting plans and/or have B-PEN facilitator at this meeting? ______
If this grant application is approved, the following will need to be submitted for reimbursement of meeting expenses:
- Original receipts for food and suppliesand/or speaker fee
- Sign in sheet of parents attending the meeting
- Brief summary of topics discussedand/or post to the Parent Network Discussion blog
- Permission to list Parent Network Group name and contact information on the B-PEN website
Parent Network Grant Reimbursement Form
School and grade: ______
Parent(s) organizer contact information:
Name(s) ______
Email(s) and Phone number(s) ______
______
Date of meeting: ______
Topic(s) discussed (please check one or more):
How/when to talk to kids about alcohol
How/when to talk to kids about marijuana
Setting expectations and limits (curfews, unsupervised houses, etc.)
Safe and healthy internet use
Phone/TV use guidelines and counterbalancing media messages
Healthy relationships – values, sex
Ways parents can stay “informed, involved, connected”
Transition to High School (for end of 8th grade year)
Other: ______
How many parents were invited _____? How many attended the meeting? ______
Speaker name and contact info: ______
Please attach:
- ORIGINAL receipts for food, supplies and/or speaker fee
- Parent sign-in sheet for the meeting
- Brief summary of topics discussedand/or post to the Network Discussion blog
Mail to: Mary Minott, LICSW Brookline Public Health Dept. 11 Pierce St., Brookline, MA 02445
B-PEN,an initiative ofB-CASA(Brookline Coalition Against Substance Abuse),is funded by a grant from the Drug Free Support Program sponsored by SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration andis supported by the Town of Brookline Health Department and Brookline High School.