Happy Fall from Great Start Detroit/Wayne County! We're thrilled to share our November Newsletter with you, which is full of exciting events and support resources. Feel free to share widely!

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The holidays are almost upon us. Take time to talk to the children in your life about your family holidays, traditions, and feelings. Click on the link below to use the tip guide to start a daily conversation!  

Holiday Tips Calendar

Go Carmen! 

We are so excited to tell you about one of our Superstar Team Members! 

Carmen Colón  represented Detroit/Wayne at the National Black Child Development Institute Conference  on October 14 in Charlotte, NC. Her panel was titled "Trusted Messengers: A Community-Based Approach to Early Learning". She highlighted many of Great Start's partnerships around Wayne County! 

If you are interested in becoming a Talking is Teaching Trusted Messenger or learning about the campaign, email carmen@greatstartwayne.org.  You can also click on the link below to schedule your training! 

Keep up the great work Carmen! 

If you or someone you know are in need of assistance with food, Click here Find Food Help Today. For more help for the holidays, click here "Holiday Help for Families in Detroit/Wayne County". These pages are updated frequently with resources for families.  Most are low-cost or free.   

Click on the picture below to be taken to some Holiday Family Fun. ↓ 

Let's Talk About it! 

Use the Great Start Detroit Wayne Data Driven Dialogue website to review Demographic trends in Wayne County with MLPP's "Kids Count in Michigan 2023 - Wayne County" report. 

Great Start Collaborative Detroit Wayne Data Driven Dialogue

Questions about the Data-Driven Dialogue page? Email kimberly@greatstartwayne.org

Michigan Reconnect Expansion, Adults Ages 21 and Over Eligible for Tuition-Free Community College.  

Governor Gretchen Whitmer kicked off “Opening Week” for adults ages 21 to 24 who have not yet earned a college degree to enroll in Michigan Reconnect, a tuition-free community college scholarship program previously limited to those 25 and older.   For full details, Click Here.

Michigan Legislation would give workers 15 weeks of paid family leave. Members of our Great Start Family Coalition contributed to the article.  Click on the link below to read and learn more.  

Michigan legislation would give workers 15 weeks paid family leave. 

It's that time of year again, folks!! 

Let us refresh your team on Ages and Stages!! Help Me Grow offers free, year round ASQ online Refresher Trainings. Register using the link below. Not yet a Help Me Grow Partner? Book a 30 Minute Call to get your questions answered and get access to the Ages and Stages Questionnaire Tools at no cost to you!

Click to get scheduled: Ages and Stages