Parents as Changemakers: Powering Policy, Systems, and Services Through Lived Experience

From communities to boardrooms to statehouses, parents are advancing new ideas about what families need to thrive. To do this, they are often using their shared experiences of caregiving to transcend ideologies and enable collaboration toward meaningful change. This panel highlights how parent leaders are translating lived experience into policy change, program innovation, and cross-sector leadership — and what it takes to create systems that value and follow their lead.