Eliminating Barriers for Youth

In May 2007, Michigan's Children launched an initiative to build public support for creating state and local policy and practices that improve educational opportunities for young people.

The effort, funded by the Flint-based C.S. Mott Foundation, is engaging and mobilizing key stakeholders, including policymakers, educational organizations and associations, youth-serving agencies and advocates, and others to formulate and fight for best practices to better serve students and the state.

This project utilizes a variety of tools and platforms, including youth forums, issue papers and fact sheets, work with media, and direct contact with legislators and other policymakers at the local, state and federal levels.

For more information about our work to end disparities in education, please contact Michele Corey at michele@michiganschildren.org or 517-485-3500 x 105.