(July 29, 2021) For many families, including my own, there is a need to prepare for the future on many levels. The past few years have really challenged us to…
There is no more important work than that of helping young people grow into thriving adults. Nobody puts more work into any one child or youth than that child’s parents…
On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform enslaved Black people that the Union had won the war and they were now free. Those in Galveston…
Making public policy work for children, youth, and families means helping families thrive, no matter what ages their children may be. This summer, many working families would like to rely…
Never has there been a time when more attention was focused nationally on child care access. The pandemic has exacerbated the already grim state of the child care system in…
As a child of the state’s foster care system, I’ve had experiences that most people couldn’t relate to. But I’ve also gained incredible insights into what helps young adults like…
I’ve been thinking a lot about legacies lately and how we can best carry forward the life of people so significant. There are over seven billion people in the world…
(May 28, 2021) In a Zoom-style farewell this week with over 50 of her closest colleagues, Mary Sutton was equally praised for her cool-headed knack for tackling the granular details…
The stories were often gripping, and always poignant. During last week’s KidSpeak in Grand Rapids, Jesus Garcia addressed community and government leaders via Zoom, and crushed it with a poetic…
Question: What is the definition of a child advocate? Answer: Michele Robotham Corey Michele Corey came on the staff of Michigan’s Children in the late 1990s while she was still…