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Our Mission

Michigan's Children is a statewide, independent voice for children and their families. We work with lawmakers, business leaders, and communities to make Michigan a place where all children have the opportunity to thrive.

What's New on MichigansChildren.org

ISSUES REPORT - Strategies to Create Equal Opportunities for Educational Success

ACTION ALERT - Act Now to Restore the 21st Century Schools Fund

BUDGET REPORT - Overview of the 2009 State Budget and How It Will Affect Your Children

COMMUNITY EVENTS - Milliken to Speak on Dropouts; Hearings Kick-off to Improve Graduation Rates

BUDGET REPORT - House Appropriations DHS Subcommittee Makes Its Recommendations for FY09

ACTION ALERT - Take Action to Support Adequate Funding for Early Learning Programs!

ACTION ALERT - Congressional Briefing Will Promote School-Based Mental Health Programs

ACTION ALERT - Act Now to Protect the Healthy Michigan Fund!

ACTION ALERT - Help Save Medicaid for 19- & 20-year-olds!

Coming Events

Voter Registration Seminar/Conference Call - May 9th

Election 2008

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See where the candidates stand on children's issues!

Every Child Matters has sent each of the presidential candidates a detailed questionnaire asking them to describe their plans to address six critical children's issues, from the health care to child abuse. Read the responses.

Your Eyes and Ears for Children's Issues at the State Capitol

Would you like to see better outcomes for children in Michigan? Are you interested in being part of the change? Join Michigan's Children as we work to make Michigan a place where all children thrive.

Michigan's Children works with legislators and other policymakers through meetings, testimony at public hearings, and other communications to forward an agenda for children and families. Michigan's Children also is committed to helping the public advocate for better policies and programs for children. We do this by:

Providing timely information on budget and policy issues affecting children.

Informing communities of opportunities to influence decision making.

Training community leaders, parents and youths to be effective advocates.

Providing forums for children and youths to share with policymakers their perspectives on problems they face growing up.

Providing communities with necessary data about how local children are faring.

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Our Priorities

Michigan's Children, through our Board of Directors, annually establishes priorities that guide our administrative and legislative advocacy. We use those priorities in our work directly with policy makers and to assist community leaders, parents, youth and others to advocate on their own behalf. View or download Michigan's Children's 2008 Legislative and Administrative Priorities

The Michigan Coalition for Children and Families, a partner of Michigan’s Children, has published the 2008 Children's Agenda. View or download the Children's Agenda.