The Missouri Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is a group of family leaders, located around the state, who bring issues facing families to a higher level with the goal of improving access to programs for young children and families.
The Purpose
To Engage and Empower Missouri Families
The Members
Members of PAC are family leaders who have experience working with state and local agencies who provide services to Missouri families with young children.
Parent Advisory Council Meetings
The Missouri State PAC was established in 2016 to help child serving state systems hear parent voices. Regional PACs were established to expand parent representation across the state and further increase the number of voices heard. Along with the State PAC, the Regional PACs help create meaningful two-way communication between the state and local levels.
The Regional PACs meet twice each year, in April and October. State PAC meetings follow in May and November. Each Regional PAC nominates two parent leaders to represent them at the State PAC, where they meet with representatives of child-serving state systems.
Visit the Parent Advisory Council meetings page for summarized responses from Regional and State PAC meetings. This page will be updated as meetings occur and notes become available.
Get Involved
Would you like to connect with other parents to find ways to improve services for children in Missouri? Are you interested in getting involved in community activities?