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Greetings!
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.
| New Stories from KidSpeak Neighborhood News! |
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KidSpeak Neighborhood News (KSNN) will officially
launch in April as a multimedia, youth-driven
information network providing news about public
policies affecting Detroit schools, youths, families and
communities.
KSNN reporters are already out and about writing
stories about their neighborhoods and schools in and
around Detroit.
Recent stories, include:
- Employment Summitt Extols Benefits of Hiring
Youths;
- Skillman Education Plan Seeks to Revolutionize
Detroit Schools; and,
- Youth Learn the Legislative Ropes at the
Capitol.
Click here to read these stories.
KSNN is a project of Michigan's Children with support
from the Skillman Foundation and the John S. and
James L. Knight Foundation, and in partnership with
Detroit Public Television, YouthVille Detroit, the Detroit
Free Press, Detroit Regional News Hub, Matrix
Human Services and the Arab Community Center for
Economic and Social Services.
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| Save the Date: Star Power 2010! |
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The Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC),
Great Start Collaboratives and Great Start Parents
Coalitions would like to invite ALL early childhood
advocates to join them for Star Power 2010 taking
place on May 19th on the Capitol lawn.
Last year, approximately 1,400 parents, teachers,
doctors, clergy, law enforcement officials, advocates,
children, and others from all over the state gathered
on the Capitol lawn to discuss the importance of early
childhood in Michigan with legislators.
This is a FREE event the whole family can
enjoy!
Click here to register and for more
information.
Download the flyer to spread the
word to other advocates!
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| MIChild Outreach & Enrollment |
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To decrease the number of uninsured children, the
Michigan Primary Care Association, in partnership
with the Michigan Association of United Ways, has
launched a two-year grassroots initiative to perform
outreach and enrollment of children in MIChild or
Healthy Kids.
Click here to read about the launch of the
MPCA CHIPRA Outreach and Enrollment initiative.
Check out the
events calendar to help connect families with
local events to get enrolled in an insurance plan.
For more information visit the MPCA CHIPRA
Outreach and Enrollment webpage.
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