Grow Leaders Apprenticeship
Training leaders with lived experience! We equip parents, relatives, and youth who have been through our programs to lead, support others, and transform systems.
From Lived Experience to Leadership
Our Paid Apprenticeship Training Program is a 9-month opportunity for youth (age 17+), kinship caregivers, and parents who have completed one of our support programs and are ready to lead. This isn’t just job training—it’s a pathway to purpose, power, and community impact.
Apprentices are paid to grow, learn, and lead alongside Together with Families staff. Through weekly training and hands-on experience, first-year apprentices build real-world, transferable skills in areas like:
Peer support and mentorship
Mental health and wellness
Workforce readiness
Advocacy and storytelling
Navigating systems
Parenting and leadership development
Financial and Technical skills
After successfully completing the first year, apprentices may be invited to continue as second- and third-year apprentices, becoming part of our Design Team—helping to co-create, test, and lead the very programs they once participated in. Apprentices play a key role in shaping and leading support groups, Family Cafés, outreach efforts, and program innovation.
This is community-powered change—raising up leaders from the families and neighborhoods most impacted.
