History

To build on the momentum generated by the conference, the conference committee embarked on a three-month strategic planning process to determine the need for an ongoing effort to build and support a regional parents’ movement. The vision for the network grew out of this process, and PLAN became a fiscally sponsored project of the Community Initiatives in March 2004 and incorporated as an independent nonprofit in 2008. Founding partners include Action Alliance for Children, Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth, Northern California Citizenship Project (now Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action), and Parent Services Project.