Holly Yzquierdo

Joan was born in 1998 in Myanmar. Her older cousin took her and her brother and fled to Malaysia in 2009. They waited for two years to be granted refugee status.

She found support from Sandra Perez, parent educator with the Parents as Teachers program (PAT). This national program helps parents be their child’s first and most important teacher. The PAT curriculum supports their child’s brain development and ensures that their child develops optimally during the crucial early years of life.

Alma Estrada takes care of her daughters' needs and keeps them safe. When her youngest daughter, Leah, turned 2 months old, she learned about the Parents as Teachers (PAT) program and knew she had much more to discover.

There is so much conflicting advice on parenting on a regular Google search. It’s hard to know what sources to trust. Do you follow your parent’s and grandparent’s advice or the latest parenting fads?

Shelby and Nathanael Coonrod found themselves in this situation when their son, Evan, was born. They were committed to doing the right thing, they just didn’t know exactly what that entailed.

At age 26, Taylor can recount a life filled with dysfunction, drugs, violence, sexual abuse and exploitation, and trafficking.