Michigan's Children

10/22/2026

Celebrate Babies Week highlights the power of early relationships and the importance of supporting infants, young children, and their caregivers.

Learn more about Celebrate Babies Week and how you can get involved!

https://mi-aimh.org/

10/20/2026

It’s Celebrate Babies Week! We hope you celebrate them all the way to the ballot box. cannot vote, but they are on the ballot.

Election Day is November 3. Before casting your ballot, take time to learn where candidates stand on child care and other issues affecting Michigan’s children and families. Babies can’t vote, so everyone who cares about them needs to make a plan to vote! Cast your ballot and make your voice heard for babies!

Use our toolkit to let people know you or your organization will be voting with babies in mind this election: https://bit.ly/MIECPoll

10/15/2026

We have 5 candidates in attendance for our Youth-Led candidate Roundtable today. Registration is in the original post.

Calling all Kent County Youth! You're invited to join the conversation this election season.
On Thursday, Oct. 15, youth ages 15-24 can join a virtual Youth-Led Candidate Roundtable featuring candidates from across Kent County (hosted in partnership with Michigan League for Public Policy and KConnect).
This is an opportunity to hear directly from candidates, ask questions, and have an open dialogue about issues that matter to young people. Topics and questions will be informed by responses to our youth survey.
📌 Register for the roundtable (Thursday, Oct. 15 | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.): https://hubs.la/Q04zC_VT0
📌 Take the youth survey: https://hubs.la/Q04zC_VV0

10/14/2026

Do you follow Michigan’s Children because you’re passionate about early childhood? Does your algorithm feature stories about Rx Kids and child care? Maybe we should meet! Michigan’s Children is extending the deadline for applications for our Early Childhood Policy & Program Associate until Wednesday 10/21! Help us spread the word! MI kids don’t have lobbyists, but Michigan’s Children has been working for good public policy in the interest of kids for decades - and our kids and families need us now more than ever!

For more info: https://www.michiganschildren.org/jobs/

10/14/2026

Michigan voters are making the connection between child care, affordability, and our workforce.

According to new polling from the First Five Years Fund, 77% say child care costs are part of the affordability crisis, nearly 40% say coworkers’ child care challenges affect their ability to work, and 52% of working parents say child care challenges affect their ability to work.

The numbers tell an important story about the role child care plays in the lives of Michigan families.

For more information, look at our toolkit: https://bit.ly/MIECPoll

10/14/2026

It’s 10 a.m. in Michigan. Do you know where your absentee ballot is?

If it isn't here yet, make a plan and vote for Michigan's Children!

To request an absentee ballot, learn more info here: https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/absentee-voting

To find your early polling location and when they are open, visit here: https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Voter/Index -voting-search-section

10/13/2026

Calling all Kent County Youth! You're invited to join the conversation this election season.
On Thursday, Oct. 15, youth ages 15-24 can join a virtual Youth-Led Candidate Roundtable featuring candidates from across Kent County (hosted in partnership with Michigan League for Public Policy and KConnect).
This is an opportunity to hear directly from candidates, ask questions, and have an open dialogue about issues that matter to young people. Topics and questions will be informed by responses to our youth survey.
📌 Register for the roundtable (Thursday, Oct. 15 | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.): https://hubs.la/Q04zC_VT0
📌 Take the youth survey: https://hubs.la/Q04zC_VV0

10/13/2026

Every student deserves access to a quality education and the protections necessary to succeed. Michigan’s Children agrees that existing safeguards for students with disabilities should be enforced, not eliminated. As the Michigan Department of Education considers removing a rule that protects students' educational services during certain special education complaint investigations, we encourage state leaders to strengthen these protections rather than weaken them.

Read more in this Bridge Michigan article coauthored by Heather Eckner, Director of Education, Autism Alliance of Michigan:

The department’s decision not to use a safeguard should not become the rationale for erasing it.

10/13/2026

Medicaid work requirements are changing, and understanding what they could mean for Michigan children and families is critical. Join us on October 28 for our next Lunch & Learn as we discuss the upcoming changes and what child advocates need to know about their potential impact on kids and caregivers.

Register for the conversation here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aueC99OoSbONYkVH83XdNQ