Parent Advocacy Boot Camp
A growing training and support ecosystem for families navigating special education and care systems.
No one is coming to protect our kids.
That’s not fear-based, and it’s not bitterness.
It’s what families discover once they’ve sat through enough meetings, waited on enough lists, and watched time slip by.
There aren’t enough therapists.
There aren’t enough specialists.
There aren’t enough lawyers.
There aren’t enough protections.
Families are asked to be patient inside systems that move slowly, speak in jargon, and often forget there’s a child at the center of it all.
And while the reasons vary, the result is the same.
Our children lose time.
Parent Advocacy Boot Camp exists because waiting quietly costs more than most families can afford to give.
THE SHIFT
This work isn’t about rescuing parents.
It’s about training and equipping them.
As my advocacy expanded beyond my own home, one truth became unavoidable: the only solution that scales is informed parents who know how to navigate systems and hold their ground.
Parents who understand procedures.
Parents who know how to prepare.
Parents who can communicate clearly and advocate without burning out.
Parent Advocacy Boot Camp is being developed as a place where that capacity is built — steadily, intentionally, and in real time.
Not overnight.
Not all at once.
But family by family.
WHAT THIS IS
Parent Advocacy Boot Camp is not a single service or product.
It is a developing ecosystem designed to meet families where they are and help them grow into confident advocates for their children.
Some families need tools.
Some need clarity.
Some need training.
Some need immediate support.
This ecosystem is being built to hold all of that — without creating dependence, pressure, or shame.
What you see here reflects what is currently active, what is in development, and how families can engage at each stage.
The Training Camp
The Training Camp is the core learning space and is currently in development.
Inside this space, parents are learning how to:
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navigate special education and related systems
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prepare for ARDs, IEPs, evaluations, and interventions
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organize records and documentation
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write clear, effective communication
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advocate with confidence and sustainability
This is not lecture-based learning.
It is collaborative, practical, and grounded in real situations families are facing right now.
Early access is application-based and offered during the development phase. Members help shape the culture, resources, and training materials that will support families long-term.
How families can participate in building the Parent Advocacy Boot Camp
Parent Advocacy Boot Camp is currently in development.
Families can engage in one of two ways. Both require participation.
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TRAINING CAMP PARTICIPANT |
UPGRADE: HANDS-ON ADVOCACY SUPPORT |
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Free (by participation) |
Pay-What-You-Can Limited Spots |
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For parents, caregivers, and allies learning advocacy skills while helping shape the Training Camp. Includes
Expectations
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For participants who want hands-on support while building advocacy skills. Includes
Expectations
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This is not a finished program or a passive service.
If you’re willing to learn, participate, and help build something that strengthens families beyond your own, there is space for you here.
VALUES + ACCESS
This work is rooted in a simple belief:
Advocacy should never be reserved for families with money, credentials, or insider access.
That’s why this ecosystem includes:
- free support spaces
- pay-what-you-can services
- training grounded in real life, not theory
The goal isn’t to create lifelong clients.
The goal is to help parents leave stronger than they arrived.
INVITATION
You don’t have to do this alone.
If you’re ready to better understand the systems affecting your child and learn how to advocate with clarity and confidence, there is space for you here.
Some families come to stabilize.
Some come to learn.
Some come to help shape what’s being built.
However you enter, the mission remains the same: more informed parents, more advocates on the ground, fewer children falling through the cracks.
Application
What systems are you currently navigating?
(Education, medical, insurance, therapies, legal, early intervention, other)
Please reflect on your experience navigating advocacy-related meetings and systems.
How accurately does this describe you?
Please tell us where you currently fall.
This helps us balance access and sustainability. There are no right or wrong answers.)