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Teacher helping child at NEST Child Care and Parent Institute in Detroit

خارطة طريق “التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع” تتخذ منهجًا شاملًا لإطلاق برنامج “التعليم ما قبل الاب

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April 2, 2024

في يناير 2023، أعلنت الحاكمة غريتشن ويتمر عن خطتها "التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع"، والتي ستوفر الوصول إلى التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي المجاني لجميع الأطفال البالغين من العمر أربع سنوات في ميشيغان بحلول عام 2027. في فبراير 2024، أصدرت دائرة التعليم مدى الحياة، التقدم، والإمكانيات في ميشيغان (MiLEAP) خطة الطريق مع توصيات حول كيف يمكن للولاية تحقيق هذا الهدف. شاركت مجموعة السياسات العادلة، وهي منظمة استشارية تعليمية في واشنطن العاصمة تركز على سياسات الرعاية والتعليم المبكرة، في تأليف خارطة الطريق.

La Hoja de Ruta de PreK Para Todos adopta un enfoque holístico para el despliegue de PreK Para Todos

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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Arts & Culture

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March 27, 2024

En enero de 2023, la gobernadora Gretchen Whitmer anunció su plan PreK para Todos, que proporcionaría acceso a la educación preescolar gratuita a todos los niños de cuatro años de Michigan para 2027. En febrero de 2024, el Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) publicó el plan de la Hoja de Ruta con recomendaciones

John Fuse, Community Health Worker with the Berrien County Health Department, stands outside the department’s building in Benton Harbor.

Community Health Workers: Michigan’s public health messengers

By Sarah Spohn

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Community Development

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March 26, 2024

Community health workers perform essential roles in delivering physical and mental health care and increasing health care access for Michigan residents.

Disability Rights Michigan held a two-day COVID vaccination clinic in Grand Rapids.

‘Keep everybody healthy’: How COVID vaccinations are protecting the unhoused

By Shandra Martinez

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General

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February 29, 2024

More than 100 people came to a two-day clinic in Grand Rapids to get COVID vaccinations. It’s one of the many ways Disability Rights Michigan is using a grant to protect the health of the state’s most vulnerable populations.

The conference will include four break-out sessions offering a choice among 15 different topics.

Partner Partner Content AAoM’s “Navigating Autism Today” provides wide range of educational and networking opportunities

By Joseph Goral

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Community Development

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February 27, 2024

The Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) will host its first “Navigating Autism Today Conference” of the year on Friday, March 8 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.

The Grand Rapids location will expand AAoM’s Upbound Staffing employment program.

Partner Partner Content Upbound Staffing creates inclusive connections for employers and job seekers

By Joseph Goral

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Community Development

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January 30, 2024

Upbound Staffing helps prepare job candidates living with autism for all parts of a career search and assists businesses in making their work environments more inclusive.

Representatives from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, IFF, KConnect, First Steps Kent, and Grand Rapids Public Schools were among those sharing at the event.

Un informe destaca la necesidad de una atención y educación más completas y equitativas en la primer

By Ashley King

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Arts & Culture

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January 9, 2024

En el condado de Kent, estas barreras están perfectamente ilustradas por un informe publicado recientemente, Split by More Than the Grand River: Cómo la Desigualdad en el Acceso al Cuidado Infantil Asequible Divide el Condado de Kent.

Report highlights need for more and more equitable early childhood care and education

By Ashley King

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Community Development

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December 19, 2023

WKKF, IFF, KConnect, and First Steps Kent met with other stakeholders to discuss a report that found 20,500 additional slots are needed to meet the Kent County’s demand for childcare.

(L – R) Deidre Fields, community partner, James Gunter, community advocate, and Ashley Hines, executive director of Benton Harbor Community Development Corporation, in front of the African American History Gallery on Broadway Avenue in Benton Harbor.

Bold revitalization plan for Benton Harbor’s Empire Corridor

By Kelsey Sanders

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Community Development

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December 12, 2023

Community-driven revitalization plan for Benton Harbor Empire Corridor envisions a neighborhood transformed into a vibrant haven for all.

Dr. Colleen Allen, AAoM president and CEO cuts the ribbon.

Partner Partner Content Autism Alliance of Michigan celebrates grand opening of new Grand Rapids location

By Estelle Slootmaker

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Community Development

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November 28, 2023

On Thursday Nov. 16, the Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) celebrated its new Grand Rapids-area office with a grand opening ribbon cutting and open house at its location within the Special Olympics Michigan Unified Sports & Inclusion Center, about 10 miles south of Grand Rapids proper.

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