MUSKEGON COUNTY GSC UPDATE

Notes, Slides, Shared Documents from 1-31-2023 Meeting

Great Start Collaborative Meeting Slides

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JANUARY 2023 GSC MEETING NOTES

Thanks to all who attended the meeting Tuesday! Please find notes and links to all we shared by clicking on the images above AND in the links below!

Program

Michigan League for Public Policy - Jayme Vosovic, jvosovic@mlpp.org, 616-745-355

Slides
Think Babies policy priorities document has been updated and is now available on the Think Babies Michigan webpage. On the Website the Capitol Day registration is open!!
FOR LATER: Watch: Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s 2023 State of the State speech addressing her 2nd term

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UGgkdjgjxE

Great Start Parent Coalition -Contact Liz Londo to get involved - 231-299-0182
How YOU Birth Doula Initiative - Hillery Ross, Kim Sims, Kanisha Davis
Data Presentation to begin Community Assessment for GSC Strategic Plan- Stuart and Allison

Discussion

Please see the discussion notes linked here. Please share your feedback or additional thoughts by responding to the linked google survey by February 15. https://forms.gle/7FFMFLTAt7KZLFH96

UPDATES

Livability Lab Celebration is on TUESDAY, Feb 7. Sign up now! https://LivabilityLabCelebration.eventbrite.com.
Local Goodwill of West MI/ Read early. Read often. Partnership featured in National Talking is Teaching Communities Newsletter
Bridge Article: GOVERNOR WANTS FREE PRESCHOOL FOR ALL BUT IS MICHIGAN READY?
New Play and Learn at Marquette Elementary- begins Feb 9, 2023

Snow Much Fun - Family Fest, February 25, 10 am - 2 pm
County-wide Play and Learn Options
GSC Parent Updates -- Newsletter continuously updated
Food Assistance benefits changing -- extra COVID benefits going away.
New Community Center and Childcare Center at Muskegon Rescue Mission opens this month! Contact Kurt Van Noord, kvannoord@muskegonmission.org
Bright Futures Childcare - at MRM- Opening soon! Contact Nicole Hawkins, nhawkins@muskegonmission.org
MSU Extension Birds adn the Bees Talking Wtih Kids about Sex Workshop
Muskegon County Black History Month Black Man Documentary - Kick off event at Frauenthal, Sunday February 5, 3 pm
Arbor Circle Parenting Offerings
Mom Mentoring -- Be a participant or be a Mentor! Contact Shelia Wilson,
Family Matters - (for Fathers), Saturday February 4 12 -2 pm
FREE EVIDENCE BASED INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT SOCIAL/ EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT- specifically for black parents - could receive up to $75 for participating in 6 part program and study.
Employer Mental Health Resource

Next GSC Meeting: Tuesday, March 14, 12- Noon, Great Lakes Room MAISD

Allison Keessen, GSC Coordinator, 231-767-7285, akeessen@muskegonisd.org,

Liz Londo, Parent Liaison, 231-299-0182, elondo@muskegonisd.org

Stuart Jones, Executive Director of Early Childhood Services, 767-8300, sjoines@muskegonisd.org

Flyers and updates to share!

Please check and share our Parent Updates newsletter regularly. It is updated with local resources for families. https://www.smore.com/6u4av

Find, download, and share flyers shared by GSC partners below. If your flyer is missing and you would like it added, please contact Allison. This e-newsletter link is live and can be updated and revisited for new information anytime.

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Great Start Parent Coalition Update

Upcoming events and outreach opportunities -January 2023 Register TODAY to Sort Books With Goodwill Industries of West Michigan & United Way of the Lakeshore on Wednesday, January 25th from 3 PM - 5 PM! Join Goodwill Industries, Read Early. Read Often., & United Way of the Lakeshore to sort books for kids!

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Dissertation - TIK Flyer.pdf

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Gretchen Whitmer wants free preschool for all. But is Michigan ready? | Bridge Michigan

Adding nearly 75,000 kids to the state-funded Great Start Readiness Program, as Whitmer is proposing, may also require expanded schedules to attract parents and reverse pandemic-era enrollment declines. Related: But, if the state can pull it off, there could be "enormous benefits," Superintendent Michael Rice told Bridge.

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Livability Lab 3.0 100-Day Challenge Celebration

Eventbrite - Muskegon CHIR presents Livability Lab 3.0 100-Day Challenge Celebration - Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Barclay Place Event Center, Muskegon, MI. Find event and ticket information.

livabilitylabcelebration.eventbrite.com

Talking is Teaching Community Newsletter

We are excited to be able to provide community partners with 1,000 physical copies of the activity sheet! If you would like to receive copies, please fill out our order form With support from the Heising Simons Foundation Language Access grant, we are excited to announce that select Talking is Teaching posters, tip sheets, and information graphics have been translated into Bengali, Arabic, and Mandarin!

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