with, Kyle Prue - Author and Founder, Sparking Literacy
Posted Mar 30, 2017
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One in four kids in American grows up without learning to read and the link between low literacy and violence is well documented. Reading for pleasure improves literacy rates, prevents dropouts, and changes the future for that young person.
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Recorded on March 23rd, 2017.
Hosted by: Laurel HessProduced by: Heartland Newsmakers Team
The WMCAT Adult Career Training program offers under and unemployed men and women the opportunity to learn a new career, while growing personally and professionally. Their small class sizes, deep impact and extra services move adults toward new careers in the medical coding, medical billing and pharmacy technician fields. These are careers that pay living wages, may offer benefits, and provide opportunity for career advancement.
Uplift Our Youth Foundation empowers youth to achieve success and live healthy productive lives. We provide funding to smaller and under funded non-profit organizations and programs that directly impact youth in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties.
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Technology and the automobile are coming together in Michigan. Kirk Steudle, Director of The Michigan Department of Transportation joins Laurel Hess for a discussion on the future of automated vehicles in Michigan.
MET is a 529 Prepaid Tuition Plan which allowsfor the pre-purchase of tuition based on today's rates and then paid out at the future cost when the beneficiary is in college. Performance is often based upon tuition inflation.
Small Talk is where children who are victims of physical and sexual abuseare interviewed and offered therapy atno cost. The missionof Small Talkis to provide a comfortable, child-friendly atmosphere where children receive coordinated services during the child abuse investigative process. After law enforcement receives a report of abuse, the goal is to conduct oneinterview by a trained professional to avoid re-victimizing a childwith repeated, unnecessary interviews. Achild'sstatement is obtained in a developmentally-sensitive, unbiased, and truth-seeking manner that will support accurate and fair decision-making in the criminal justice and child welfare systems. After the interview process is complete, trauma-focused counseling is offered at no cost. Small Talk, accredited with the National Children's Alliance, is leading the community in addressing child abuse and empowering children to have the courage to heal. Small Talk is where small voices can be heard.
Anyone, including a child, who suspects child abuse or neglect, can make a report by calling 855-444-3911. In addition, the Child Protection Lawrequires certain professionals to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Review theMandated Reporterssection of our website for more details.
Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect will either be:
Assigned for investigation;
Rejected; or
Transferred to another agency for investigation, such as law enforcement or the Bureau of Child and Adult Licensing.
Reports must meet the following three criteria to be assigned for investigation:
The alleged victim is under 18 years of age.
The alleged perpetrator is a parent, legal guardian or other person responsible for the child's health and welfare.
The allegations minimally meet the child abuse and neglect definitions in the Child Protection Law.
If you suspect abuse or neglect, call 855-444-3911 any time day or night. This toll-free phone number allows you to report abuse or neglect of any child or adult.
One number. One call. One person can make a difference.
New Detroit was formed in response to civil unrest in 1967 that uncovered a host of entrenched social and community ills. At the request of then Michigan Governor George Romney and Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh, business executive Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. convened a unique coalition—the nation's first—to identify what went wrong in July 1967, what needed to change, and how to make that change happen.
Since then, New Detroit, Inc. has been a uniqueand valuable arenawhere leadersof Detroit's business, civic, grassroots, and religious communities have come together to plan cooperative strategies and to demonstrate their commitment to the city. New Detroit provides a forum for community leaders to come together to listen and learn from each other and to serve as a regional forum for sensitive issues among individuals who might otherwise have no contact. The coalition has worked to impact the actions of individuals and institutions by serving in a number of roles; advocate, catalyst, convener, and facilitator.
Uplift Our Youth Foundation empowers youth to achieve success and live healthy productive lives. We provide funding to smaller and under funded non-profit organizations and programs that directly impact youth in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties.
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Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities formed as an extension of the successful Coalition of Healthy Communities network. Coalition of Healthy Communities was founded in 1993 by four local coalition groups seeking to strengthen their existing collaboration though the creation of an umbrella organization. In 2003, Coalition of Healthy Communities members launched the Alliance of Coalition for Healthy Communities to begin the next phase in Oakland Prevention.
Julie Brenner, Executive Director of Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities discusses the growth of the Coalition and more.
Interview recorded August 24th, 2017. Hosted by Laurel Hess.
SiTE:LAB creates temporary art projects aimed at facilitating dynamic collaborations between the art, education, business and cultural communities of Grand Rapids.
Tom Clinton of SiTE:LAB joins Laurel Hess for a discussion on how art is transformed in the community of Grand Rapids.
Interview recorded September 21st, 2017.
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