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Calls are Growing to Increase Support for Michigan’s Kinship Families

4 years ago

Kinship care is all around you; you just might not recognize it. Grandparents, aunts, and uncles caring for their relatives’ children, young adults taking in their younger siblings. Even close…

Sarah Dennis to Research Challenges of License-Exempt Child Care Providers in Summer Internship

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

My name is Sarah Dennis, and I recently joined Michigan’s Children as an intern. In the fall, I will be a junior at Michigan State University in James Madison College.…

Intern Mady Grant Wants to Improve Public Education for Everyone

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

My name is Mady Grant and I recently started an internship at Michigan’s Children. I am a junior at Michigan State University, majoring in Social Relations and Policy, and Secondary…

Summer Internship Brings a Wealth of New Experiences for Senior Kelsey Hetherington

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

My name is Kelsey Hetherington, and I will be interning at Michigan’s Children this summer. I am 21 years old and in my final semester of undergrad at Central Michigan…

Just When Practitioners are Needed Most, the IECMH Clinical Workforce is in Crisis: Michigan Faces Staggering Numbers of Unfilled Positions

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

The multidisciplinary field of infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) is growing across workforce sectors and the demand for IECMH services is increasing thanks to many systems-building, policy, and…

Including Youth and Family Voice in Michigan’s Juvenile Justice Assessment and Recommendations Process

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

At The Council of State Governments Justice Center, we understand that including youth and family voice in policy development is critical to identifying effective solutions that improve outcomes for youth.…

Carrying the Legacy Forward: Michele Corey Personified Active Democratic Participation

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

(March 31, 2022) In the past two pandemic years we’ve all seen the ubiquitous signs around schools, medical facilities and other public spaces proclaiming, “Heroes Work Here.” Heroes can be…

Making Juvenile Justice more Just for All Michigan Youth, Especially the Most Marginalized

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

When you hear the words Juvenile Justice, what comes into your mind? Is it a youth in the courtroom or is it a child in the classroom? Is it removing…

The Early Childhood Workforce Deserves Better

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

We hear about workforce shortages economy-wide in the news every day, and the early childhood workforce, which includes child care, home visiting, and early intervention services, is no exception. Michigan’s…

State Should Invest in Needed Professionals to Support Students and Relieve Overburdened Teachers

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

Over the next few months, Michigan’s lawmakers will decide how to spend a truly incredible amount of discretionary surplus money, over $5 billion, including surplus state funds and unspent federal…

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Calls are Growing to Increase Support for Michigan’s Kinship Families

Sarah Dennis to Research Challenges of License-Exempt Child Care Providers in Summer Internship

Intern Mady Grant Wants to Improve Public Education for Everyone

Summer Internship Brings a Wealth of New Experiences for Senior Kelsey Hetherington

Just When Practitioners are Needed Most, the IECMH Clinical Workforce is in Crisis: Michigan Faces Staggering Numbers of Unfilled Positions

Including Youth and Family Voice in Michigan’s Juvenile Justice Assessment and Recommendations Process

Carrying the Legacy Forward: Michele Corey Personified Active Democratic Participation

Making Juvenile Justice more Just for All Michigan Youth, Especially the Most Marginalized

The Early Childhood Workforce Deserves Better

State Should Invest in Needed Professionals to Support Students and Relieve Overburdened Teachers

The Workforce Investment Act – Supporting Multiple Pathways Since 1998

What a Difference Our Voices Make

Babies Today, Business Leaders Tomorrow

Early Childhood Development = Workforce Development

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Michigan Policymakers in 2013 MUST do Better

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