CalSTAT is a special project of the California Department of Education, Special Education Division. One of our activities is funding the Family Participation Fund. The Department established the Family Participation Fund to provide financial assistance to families, who do not have any other agency support, to become active members of decision-making committees, task forces and other policy-making bodies. The Family Participation Fund provides assistance for family members to attend and participate in policy-making meetings. Over the life of CalSTAT*, the project has modeled and encouraged, family participation and partnership with educational agencies to improve education for all children. Since the program originally began it has helped families attend over 12,000 meetings.

For more information go to Article Source.