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Children's Agenda
The Michigan Coalition For Children and Families:
Who We Are
MCCF is a statewide, non-partisan network of child-focused organizations and individuals with a shared mission of improving the quality of life for Michigan children and families.
- For a listing of current members, click here
- For a listing of current executive committee officers, click here
- To contact us, call Scott Dzurka at 517-371-4360, sdzurka@uwmich.org
or Keri Bennett 517-908-0847 ext. 225, keri.bennett@scha-mi.org
MCCF is supported solely through the in-kind contributions of members and membership dues.
- For informative membership brochure, click here
- For membership application only (easier to complete), click here
- For a copy of our Bylaws, click here
25th Release
The Children's Agenda, 2008
Priority Legislative Issues For Children and Families
2008 Fact Sheets: Priority Legislative Issues:
Investment in Family Support and Economic Development
Investment in the Early Years
Investment in Family Preservation
Investment in Health and Mental Health
Investment in Adolescents Preparing for Adulthood
Investment in School Based Services
Investment in Environmental Health
For additional information on the growing body of evidence supporting the economic benefits of early intervention, Click here
Stay Informed/Get Involved
Use the Children's Agenda in your own work
- For tips on using the Children's Agenda Click here
Stay Abreast of Fiscal/Budgeting Issues As They Affect Children
- For Michigan revenue updates from the Michigan League For Human Services go to (http://www.milhs.org/) Then click "Budget and Tax" on the left column navigation bar.
- For Michigan legislative & budget updates as they effect children from Michigan's Children, Click here
- The Bulletin Board, Bill Status and Action Alert sections of the site's Current Legislation page provide the most comprehensive overview of legislative and fiscal issues
- For Federal legislative and budget updates as they effect infants and toddlers from the Zero To Three Policy Center, Click here
Access Other Resources For Child Advocacy
- Click the "Links" link on this site's navigation bar
- For "A Decisionmakers Primer on Investing in Children, Recommended Reading List" click here
- For a listing of key MI House committee members, click here (http://www.house.mi.gov)
- For a listing of key MI Senate committee members, click here (http:www.senate.mi.gov)
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In The News
New:
September 12, 2011 MCCF Meeting Minutes
Executive Summary: MCCF 2010 Candidate Survey
Complete 2010 Survey Results
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.
MCCF 2010-2011 Meeting Schedule
Tools For Mobilizing Parents To Vote With Children in Mind
Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health
Prepare for the upcoming elections:
The Michigan Participation Project (MPP)
a nonpartisan, nonprofit initiative dedicated to expanding the role of Michigan's 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in voting and elections
From: Michigan League For
Human Services
Ten Facts Michigan Citizens Need to Know About Michigan's Fiscal Crisis
and
Michigan Fiscal Crisis Demands Revenue Solutions
2010-2011
MCCF Executive Committee Officers
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