Grassroot community
based organization
Serving South San
Francisco Spanish
speaking families and
their children
Determined to close the
opportunity gap of the
community members
supported
Our Story
2019
Padres en Acción
received a national
fellowship with seed
money from 4.0
Schools Foundation
in New Orleans
2016-2019
Padres en Acción
parent support group
continued as a
voluntary resource
for the community
provided by Edith
Arias which she held
1-2 times a month at
SSFHS
2016
Padres en Acción
(Parents in Action) was a
support group founded at
SSF High School with the
goal of helping Spanish
speaking parents
understand how to
navigate the educational
system in the United
States
2015
The San Mateo
County parenting
class “The Parent
Project ” served as
an awareness of the
need of parenting
education in
Spanish in our
community
Our Story
2023
In March 2023,
Familias Tomando
Acción became a
501(c)(3) tax exempt
nonprofit organization
2020
Padres en Acción
evolved into Familias
Tomando Acción to
include ALL family
members and became
a nonprofit in CA. We
continued to provide
monthly meetings
and workshops
during the pandemic
The focus of our
organization has
always revolved
around the
importance of
mental health and
accessible
educational
resources for all
families members.
Our Goal
Our main goal is to increase the number of Latinx students graduating from high school and completing vocational and college careers. Our approach is led by supporting each other to increase the network of Latinx families with common interests.
As a community network, we facilitate information and conversations on leadership, empowerment, and personal improvement opportunities for students and their families.
Our Ethics
SUPPORT
We know that as an immigrant community of color, we lean on each other to understand the educational system and find resources and opportunities that benefit our students and families.
EDUCATION
We are aware that rigorous education is the essential process that liberates us as people of color from oppression and provides us with a future of empowerment and leadership possibilities.
HOPE
We see a brighter future as a possible goal. We want to change the generational cycle of socio-economic disparities. We hope to provide healing to our inherited inequity in society and keep in mind the resilience of our journey from our countries of origin to our new country.
Field Trips with FTA
Academy of Sciences Teen Night
Computer History Museum Middle School Event
De Young Museum: Teotihuacan Exhibit
Parent involvement &
Advocacy:
Having a Spanish speaking
support group has empowered
many parents to get involved
in greater community issues
such as:
*Internet For All discussion
*City Council Meetings
*Shape SSF 20yr Plan
*School Board Meetings
Events Over the Years…
Field Trip to Dia De La Familia at SFSU
Workshop for parents & students on how
to create an email account.
End of School Year Get Together 2017
Virtual Meetings - 2020 to 2022
Edith Arias
Founder and Executive Director
[email protected]
Phone: (650) 246-4655
Email: [email protected]
Website:
https://familiastomandoaccion.org/
Tax ID:
#85-0947732