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Engaging Advocates across Michigan, and Lessons Learned about Outreach

4 years ago

A few months ago I was brought on board to a new position at Michigan’s Children as regional engagement and mobilization associate and tasked with engaging organizations and people in…

It’s a New Legislative Season: Review Michigan’s Children’s Updated Policy Playbook and Join our Work

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

Today we launch our Policy Playbook for the 2021-2022 Legislative Season and welcome you to review our priorities to assess where you can join the advocacy work necessary to improve…

Lessons from the Pandemic, and Making Michigan a Top State to Have and Raise a Baby

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

There’s no doubt a single voice with a compelling message can be influential and stir change, but a chorus of voices? That’s influence amplified. Last week Michigan’s Children and other…

Out-of-School Time is Key to the Public Good of Education

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

COVID changed the look of school, at least for now, and reminded us that a student’s out-of-school and in-school lives are one and the same. Making remote learning work in…

Winning Plays for Moving Policymakers to Advocacy Champions

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

As advocates, we’re all looking for that saving grace, the lawmaker(s) who rises up to champion an issue, bill, appropriation, or rule change that makes life better for the children,…

Governance and Leadership: We have an obligation and a responsibility to make change

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

January 20, 2021 – In her book, Leadership in Tumultuous Times, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin chronicles four America Presidents and their leadership legacies and asks the questions- “Are leaders born…

Meet Stephen, our Newest Staff Member: The New Normal – How lessons from COVID-19 can provide a more equitable future

Speaking for Kids

4 years ago

As COVID-19 began to take over our country and stay-at-home orders and masks mandates became commonplace, there was one common refrain “when will things go back to normal?” Now as…

Dear Voters: Thank You!

Speaking for Kids

5 years ago

Throughout this election cycle, we’ve stressed the importance of making you voice heard at the polls in person or via absentee because it’s truly the starting point for all of…

More Ways to Vote, More Important to Keep Engaged

Speaking for Kids

5 years ago

With all of the conversation this week about ballots being counted, including misinformation about our very efficient election system, I turn to a couple of bright spots. There has been…

Show Up this November 3rd; Be Part of History

Speaking for Kids

5 years ago

Showing up makes a difference in any area of life – sports, social engagements, work, and especially now during election season. It gives us a stake in how decisions, outcomes,…