The Friends of the Waltham Family School (FWFS), established in 2014, raises financial support and increases awareness of the Waltham Family School (WFS) by engaging with community partners and advocating for educational equity. Since 2003, WFS has changed the lives of over 500 under-served English Learner families with limited educational opportunities. WFS provides children a preschool setting that prepares them for kindergarten while their parents learn to read, write and speak English. The WFS program gives the parents the skills to successfully partner with the schools in their children’s education.