Lessons from Community Organizing PTHV was born from community organizing. For some, community organizing conjures up images of big marches, charismatic leaders making compelling speeches, and messages that challenge the status quo. No doubt, these are some of the more public-facing aspects of community organizing. But behind the public demonstrations are the day-to-day actions that […]
PTHV and the Power of Trusting Relationships: 25 Years of Impact Twenty-five years ago, parent and community organizers joined forces with educators to pilot a relational home visit model, Parent Teacher Home Visits (PTHV), at eight Sacramento, California, schools to counter deeply held mistrust and disrupt the cycle of blame between home and school. Success and […]
PTHV advances student success and school improvement by leveraging relationships, research, and a national network of partners to advance evidence-based practices in relational home visits within a comprehensive family engagement strategy.
PTHV is a nonprofit grassroots network that must raise its operating budget every year. Like the local home visit projects we help, our network is sustained by collaboration.
