Does H&V have any seed funding to help start a GBYS program?
No, but we’ve created cost efficiencies and technical support to facilitate the implementation of GBYS programs. Selected GBYS training courses are offered annually at our annual H&V National Leadership Conference, as well as funding to help underwrite the cost of conference attendance by H&V GBYS program leaders. Also, our H&V training modules, materials, knowledge of current trends, extensive national network, national parent database, and comprehensive website are just a few of the many resources that can be accessed by state GBYS programs. We consider reading H & V’s quarterly newspaper, The Communicator, as a form of continuing education for Parent Guides. Required H&V membership (local or national) demonstrates a commitment to the philosophy of our unbiased, parent-driven organization. Hands & Voices is the mechanism for GBYS programs nationwide to view models and applications in other states/places that may prove replicable in your locale.
