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One Youth’s Life-Changing Experience and why Michigan Should Expand CASA to Help More Children in the State’s Care

January 7, 2020

I was born in 1989, and by 1994, I was in the family court system in Kent County. I have six brothers and sisters. From 1994 to 2002, three of…

Resolve to Do the Right Thing in 2020: Michigan Must Restore Plans to Expand CASA Program for Children in State’s Care

January 7, 2020

Michigan's Children

Speaking for Kids

We all agree that the child welfare system in Michigan is overburdened. Case workers often have too many and too complex cases for any one person to handle. The system…

A Young Adult’s View: Budget Cuts Should be Reversed in Afterschool Support

January 7, 2020

Michigan's Children

Speaking for Kids

If I did not have the afterschool program when I was at Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo, I would definitely not be where I am today. I was a…

An Adoptive Mother’s Viewpoint: Why Defunded Family Support Group Should be Reinstate

January 7, 2020

Michigan's Children

Speaking for Kids

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was talking to a stranger that instantly felt like a friend. It was our first contact and somehow it felt like I…

A Son’s Perspective: Program’s Closing Ends ‘Help and Advice’ Adoptees Need

January 7, 2020

Michigan's Children

Speaking for Kids

My name is Diego Garcia. I am 15 years old, and I have a younger brother, who’s 8. When I was an infant I came to live with my adoptive…

Capitalizing on Afterschool Opportunities

October 9, 2019

Robert Dorigo Jones

Speaking for Kids

October 9, 2019 – For years, Michigan’s Children has forged connections between issues and groups of advocates for the purpose of increasing access to afterschool programs for students who cannot…

You Don’t Know What Your Lawmakers Don’t Know

September 25, 2019

Robert Dorigo Jones

Speaking for Kids

September 25, 2019 – At Michigan’s Children, we always remind you, our partners and supporters, that each of you have a unique understanding of the reality and impact of decisions…

Public Policy Spaces are for Kids Too

September 25, 2019

Michigan's Children

Speaking for Kids

September 25, 2019 – Earlier this week, representatives of governments from around the globe were asked to do more than just consider the perspective of an often muted generation. Members…

Meet Zainab Jafar, An Advocate Motivated by Oppression

September 10, 2019

Michigan's Children

Speaking for Kids

September 9, 2019 – My name is Zainab Jafar and I am beyond excited to be spending my last semester of undergrad interning at Michigan’s Children! I attend Michigan State…

Fixing Michigan’s Child Care System – a Big Lift but What a Payoff

September 4, 2019

Teri Banas

Speaking for Kids

September 4, 2019 – In one my favorite coffee shops in downtown Lansing, I arrived far ahead of the crowd one morning and had the chance to chit chat with…