Why Give?
OUR STORY
IPAN began in 2018, when parents with lived experience of child welfare and allies came together in Edinburgh, Scotland. Vowing to work together to build a movement that would bring parents and their children into not just the heart but the leadership of child welfare transformation, IPAN went from a dream to a reality.
OUR board
IPAN is committed to leading by example and as such its board is made up of 14 parents with lived child welfare experience and 11 allies. Our parent-led organization has members from 9 countries and works in partnership in more than a dozen countries.
THE POWER OF PARENT ADVOCACY
We know that when your life falls apart when you have a mountain-sized challenge to climb it is so much easier to succeed when you have support. Parent advocacy is an enhanced specialist type of advocacy because those who are advocates have walked this path themselves. That peer-to-peer support is uniquely suited to supporting others in their most harrowing moments. Parents live the challenges they face and they know the solutions that work for them, but for many access to solutions has barriers that can only be overcome with support. Children need their parents and parents want to be what their children need.
You can Make a difference
YOUR IMPACT
When you give to IPAN you are supporting the development of a wealth of free resources that support not only systems impacted people, but also professionals working with families to work better together to support parents and create better outcomes for children around the world. Check out our free-to-access Parent Advocacy Toolkit, Webinars, Legislation Library and Referral platform.
OUR ADVOCATES
Our advocates work tirelessly to support families around the world. They give both practical and emotional support in parents' most harrowing moments. Our team work together to build up future parent advocates and to support others to take on this work.