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Brooklyn Parent Summit

Register here for the next workshop in UFT Brooklyn's Know Your Rights series for parents and caregivers. This session will focus on school safety, parent and student rights, shared responsibilities and ongoing efforts to ensure our schools remain safe, supportive and inclusive environments for all students and families. Refreshments will be served.

Reconnecting With Self to Reconnect With Others

Queens parents and caregivers are invited to register for a workshop from Hey There Beautiful and the UFT. This April, let's focus on reconnection — with ourselves first, and then with others. Through guided reflection and meaningful conversation, participants will examine communication patterns, emotional needs and the relationships that matter most, strengthening both inner and outer connections.  

Parent conferences

More than 500 parents, caregivers and community members poured into UFT borough offices this fall for the UFT's annual parent conferences in each borough.

UFT college and career fairs

Some 5,500 high school students across the city explored college and career options at the UFT's two college and career fairs this fall at Brooklyn College and the Borough of Manhattan Community College.

Queens Parent Conference 2025

Parents, caregivers, educators and community members convened at the UFT Queens borough office on Nov. 22 for the borough’s annual parent conference. The roughly 70 attendees learned about mental health, emergency preparedness, personal finances and more, while connecting with each other and taking time for themselves.

Staten Island Parent Conference 2025

Parents, caretakers, educators and community members gathered at the UFT’s Staten Island borough office on Nov. 8 for the UFT Staten Island parent committee’s annual conference. Attendees took the day to bond with other caregivers and gained valuable information and resources during workshops on topics like keeping students safe online and parent-teacher association governance.

Brooklyn Parent Conference 2025

More than 100 parents, caretakers, educators and community members gathered at the UFT’s Brooklyn borough office on Oct. 25 for the UFT Brooklyn parent committee’s annual conference. This year’s conference theme was “Organize and Activate,” and attendees took in workshops on school safety, political action, special education and PTA organizing.

Manhattan Parent Conference 2025

More than 100 parents and community members gathered at UFT headquarters on Oct. 25 for the UFT’s annual Manhattan parent conference. Attendees learned about first aid and emergency preparedness, trained to become IEP (Individualized Education Program) parent members and spread the word about the rights of immigrant students and their families.

Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ

More than 1,000 families received backpacks and other school supplies at the union's fourth annual back-to-school supplies giveaway and barbecue on Aug. 7 at PS 21 on Staten Island.

Harlem Week

UFT member and parent volunteers handed out about 250 backpacks filled with school supplies to famiiies during Harlem Week festivities on Aug. 18.