Statewide Parent Mentor Convention 4/10/26 — Join us!
Watch our 2025 Convention Recap Video!
Showing up, Rising up, Voices strong.
Showing up, Rising up, Voices Strong is our theme at the 2026 Illinois Statewide Parent Mentor Convention—join us! The day will include:
Inspiring speakers & celebration of Parent Mentor heroes
Music, fun activities, & community organization showcases
Powerful reflections on our journey — and where we’re going next
Mark your calendars, reserve your bus and we‘ll see you in Chicago April 10. Our date this year is 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 10. We are once again convening at the House of Hope, 752 E. 114th St.
Get excited
Here is our recap video from last April—featuring elected officials, partners, parents and more! From the Expo where parent mentors highlight their schools, to our panels and general session to opportunities to connect and compre notes over lunch and an afternoon reception, the statewide convention is a can’t miss event of the year. We hope to see you there!
Meeting parent mentors from across the state and learning more about the program are opportunities to enhance your experience with our work and mission to support powerful parents and families, powerful students and classrooms, powerful community-centered schools and powerful communities:
Powerful Parents & Families - Parents grow personally and professionally, and are leaders that shape the changes we need in our schools and communities.
Powerful Students & Classrooms - Parents collaborate with teachers to co-create caring, encouraging, loving, and sustainable spaces for students and the entire school community to engage, learn, and grow.
Powerful Community-Centered Schools - Parents’ leadership is centered within schools, organizations, and communities, and talent pipelines are created to fill school gaps and build economic liberation for families.
Powerful Communities - Parents organize with community organizations to build a parent-led movement that creates the resources, policies, and systems that we need. In the process, parents and families experience intergenerational healing and transformation.
For our school partners
Are you a: Teacher Assistant, Teacher, School Administrator, funder, education partner, elected official, or other special guest? Please RSVP so we can recognize you! You can do so here.
Questions? Contact us at info@parentengagement.institute.