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Happy Friday! And welcome back to Capitol Corner with important updates for kids and families from your favorite policy guy, Matt Gillard. Be sure to tune in for news from Lansing and D.C.
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Join childcare providers from across Michigan for CPAOM's Capitol Impact Day, a grassroots advocacy event designed to bring provider voices directly to state lawmakers.
Register here: cpaom.org/event-details/cpao…
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In 2025, 53,198 youth were provided shelter night by Michigan Homelessness and Runaway Youth agencies.
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Send a letter to your legislator by using the link in the caption and tell them to keep these agencies providing shelter, counseling, and outreach services open - so Michigan youth have a safe place to turn when nowhere else feels safe.
actionnetwork.org/letters/mi…
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The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the Flint Cultural Center institutions invite the Flint community for a weekend full of fun and celebration.
Family Fun Days kick off tonight, Friday, June 5!
Learn more here: mott.org/100-years/family-fu…
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Welcome to another edition of Capitol Corner. Our CEO and President Matt Gillard is providing valuable updates on the budget process in both Lansing and D. C... So make sure to tune in to see how these updates will impact kids and families.
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Children are children. Youth are youth. Every one of them deserves acceptance, support, love and safe spaces to learn and grow.
Happy Pride Month!
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Winston Coffee, Director of College, Corporate, & Community Partnerships, for @MidnightGolf, talks about how the kids that need after school programs the most - often are not aware of them.
To hear the full conversation visit the link in the caption.
youtu.be/OZSROgNZAGo?si=bw5N…
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Ryan Waalkes, Executive Director of Bridge Street Ministries, talks about the millions of dollar invested into economic development and explains why we need a similar level of investment in youth development.
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To hear the full conversation visit the link in the caption, youtu.be/OZSROgNZAGo?si=HOs-…
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Calling All Youth! Our art competition ends June 1st at 11:59pm and we need YOUR submissions! Need some inspiration? Our policy associate, Bianca, got some tips for you! Submit for a chance to win!
michiganschildren.org/art-mu…
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Erin Skene-Pratt, Executive Director, @MiAfterSchool, talks about the long-standing benefits of after-school learning.
To hear more about how after-school programs impact kids & youth visit the link in the caption for the full episode.
youtu.be/OZSROgNZAGo?si=i4ao…
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Tomorrow we will be going over last week's Budget and Revenue Estimating Conference and what that means for our kids and caregivers. Use the link below or QR code to register for this important conversation.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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We are back with Capitol Corner and our CEO was actually in the Capitol this week and recorded this while there. So make sure to tune in to this very special update on news for kids and families.
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In Rough Waters, Kids Are First In Line For The Lifeboats
It might not be time for the lifeboats yet, but when budgets tighten kids and families have to be pushed to the front of the line. We see some evidence of this in some proposed state budgets, but concerning cuts in others.
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Early On, Michigan’s early intervention program from infancy to age three, received an additional $5.4M! But Rx Kids, the tobacco and vape taxes, the child care scholarship, and homeless and runaway youth grants are facing budget headwinds.
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Between now and June 30th (the date by which the state budget is supposed to be passed) is a great time for child advocacy! Actions you can take and links to helpful materials are included throughout this document.
Read the full Budget Basics here: acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aai…
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Bart Klika from Prevent Child Abuse America talks about policy is a choice and we need to choose to put kids and families first.
To watch the full episode, use the link below.
youtu.be/6hbcDW-OLHQ?si=MDx_…
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Bart Kilka from @PCAAmerica talks about how policy can reduce violence. To watch the full podcast use the link below.
youtu.be/6hbcDW-OLHQ?si=dLDb…
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Next Wednesday, following the Budget and Revenue Estimating Conference, we will be hositng a lunch and learn featuring Rachel Richards from the Michigan League for Public Policy and Jeff Cobb from the The Education Trust-Midwest to explain what it means for kids and caregivers.
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Register for the event by using the QR code or registration link below.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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