News and Notes

"Zero To Three" Federal and State Legislative Updates
"Michigan's Children" State Legislative Updates

2011-2012 MCCF Executive Committee Officers

Chair - Scott Dzurka - sdzurka@uwmich.org
Vice-Chair - Amy Zaagman - azaagman@mcmch.org
Secretary - Keri Bennett - keri.bennett@scha-mi.org
Treasurer – Penny Gardener - marydrpenny@yahoo.com
Chair - Jane Zehnder-Merrell - janezm@milhs.org

Presentations from the MCCF Annual Meeting, March 10, 2010:

1. "Budget Cuts: The Impact On Children"
Alicia S. Guevara Quintero, Michigan's Children, presented the programs eliminated, cut or protected in the 2010 budget, and those proposed by the Governor for FY2011

2."State Revenue - Why It Is An Issue For Children"
Karen Holcolm-Merrill, MI League For Human Services, outlined the pressures on the state budget: the drastic contraction in the state economy and the consequent impact on state revenues.

From: The Michigan League For Human Services
1) Ten Facts Michigan Citizens Need to Know About Michigan's Fiscal Crisis
2) Michigan Fiscal Crisis Demands Revenue Solutions

"Zero to Three" Federal and State Legislative Updates

Zero to Three: The National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, posts legislative updates approximately every two weeks. All updates are posted on the same policy page. Go to http://www.zerotothree.org and click on the public policy icon Well worth referencing for up-to-date information on Federal and State legislation effecting infants and toddlers

"Michigan's Children" State Legislative Updates

For comprehensive state legislative updates, check out Michigan's Children web site Bulletin Board