To support the Multicultural Initiative, an effort that will help non-traditional families make use of the rich resources that museums offer and the Parent Empowerment Program which will help parents whose families are at-risk improve their self-awareness and parenting skills. The Please Touch Museum received support for re-envisioning its museum audiences. In 2002-2003, the museum staff focused on strengthening relationships with the Latino community. The museum also implemented and revised its Parent Empowerment Program (PEP). Parents and families have been actively involved in identifying the content, structure and skills sets that are imparted in workshops. Museum staff have been retrained when they acknowledged that they lacked the necessary skills to provide meaningful experiences to new constituencies and new staff members were hired to augment the skills of existing staff. In 2003-2004, the Please Touch Museum will develop a strategy for working with Philadelphia's Asian/Pacific American communities; continue its work with low income and at-risk parents and sustain and enhance its work with the Latino community.

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