Child Poverty Ranking Pretty Dismal For the second year running, Michigan has fallen behind another placement in the annual Kids Count report conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. We are now ranked at number 33 in the nation, well below average, in the overall child well being category, and specifically with regard to child…
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Law & Order Special Victim’s Unit is a highly successful legal and crime drama show that has been running for decades and has an enormous following nationwide. But that is fiction, and the new special victim’s unit created by the University of Michigan Police Department is the real deal.
CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, is a national program with specially trained volunteers who are appointed by family court judges to act as assistants to the court in child abuse cases. There has been a CASA center in Saginaw for over a decade now, and Bay City is about to get their own.
In this age of rampant cyber bullying, escalating abuse, and increased violence among young people, Michigan officials have sought for a way to keep the children and young people of our state safer. OK2SAY is a program designed to stop harmful and hurtful behaviors before they happen, by providing a safe and confidential way for…