At DCYF, we believe that parents are their children’s first and most important teachers. The Parent Advisory Group (PAG) helps share ideas, give feedback, and ask questions that guide the work of DCYF.
When parents help make decisions, we create better policies and programs that support the needs of families. PAG is made up of 20 to 25 parents and caregivers of children from before birth through age 25. The group meets online and in-person when funding allows.
PAG members come from many different family backgrounds including:
- Families from rural and urban, or military communities.
- Families who use early learning services.
- Families who do not use receive any services.
- Families with different structures, such as single parents, relative care, foster parents, or blended families.
- Families who have been affected by incarceration.
- Families from different cultural, language, and ethnic backgrounds.
- Families with children who a developmental or special needs.
- Families with experience in child welfare and/or juvenile justice.
Meetings
2026
November 18, 2026 - 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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Meeting ID: 840 8153 5075
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September 16, 2026 - 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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Passcode: 852743
July 15, 2026 - 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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May 20, 2026 - 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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March 18, 2026
January 21, 2026
2025
November 19, 2025
September 17, 2025
August 21, 2025
July 16, 2025
May 21, 2025
