Federation Full and Affiliate members can click here to read the full version of the FYI.

Federation Full and Affiliate members can click here to veiw the full version of the FYI.

FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
• Congressional conference report includes some good news for vulnerable children
STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
• Budget talks stall; deficit increases
• SBT replacement plan hearings
• Thank You and Keep it Up
• Legislation introduced this week
STATE JUDICIAL/EXECUTIVE/ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
• Monday, May 21: Safe Delivery of Newborns media event in Grand Rapids
• Court of Appeals to close
• Background checks reveal over 350 individuals disqualified for work
• Economist recommends more child care as good investment
FEDERATION MEMBER NEWS
• Members actively using new Job Postings
FEDERATION ACTIVITIES
• Foster Care News Conference/Rally/Resource Fair held at State Capitol May 17

Federation Full and Affiliate members can click here to read the FYI in full.

STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
• Business tax solutions debated; resolution hoped for by
• Current year budget resolution may be near
• Department of Human Service Budget process
• House Judiciary clears second parent adoption bill
• Rep. Polidori announces plan to improve foster care in Michigan
• Legislation introduced this week

STATE EXECUTIVE/ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
• Michigan’s Court of Appeals halts expedited docket agenda
• Delta Dental-DCH offer fluoride program for low-income children
• DHS adjusts Family Independence Program (FIP) statistics
• May 21: Safe Delivery of Newborns media event in Grand Rapids

FEDERATION MEMBER NEWS
• Betty Nagel named 2007 Outstanding Field Instructor
• Affiliate member renewal—Paul Ippel, Executive Director of Network 180, has renewed Network 180’s Affiliate membership in the Federation. Network180 is Kent County’s public mental health system. They contract with more than 25 local human service agencies that specialize in providing care to children and families, teens, adults, and seniors who are experiencing mental health or substance abuse problems, or living with a developmental disability. Network 180 has been a Federation member since 2003—thank you, Paul and all employees of Network 180, for your support!
• New Individual member—Donald Porter, newly-retired Examination Manager-Bank and Trust Division within the State of Michigan and current Board member with Lutheran Child and Family Service of Michigan, is the Federation’s newest Individual member. Welcome, Donald, and thank you for your support!

The National Council of La Raza has published “Buenos Principios: Latino Children In The Earliest Years Of Life.”  The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States and works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. This report is intended to inform policy-makers, researchers and others about the Latino infant and toddler population in the U.S. and to make recommendations for how we can move toward a child care, education, and health care system that works for Latinos and the nation as a whole. Download “Buenos Principios: Latino Children In The Earliest Years Of Life.”

Federation Full and Affiliate members can click here to read the FYI in full.

FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
• House passes Head Start Reauthorization
STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
• ACTION ALERT issued
• House and Senate each approve separate business tax plan
• Governor warns of School Aid and Medicaid cuts
• Michigan credit rating takes another downgrade
• Wayne County Juvenile Justice system requests more state funds
• Senate Health Policy Committee approves
• Legislation introduced this week
STATE EXECUTIVE/ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
• May 21: Safe Delivery of Newborns media event in Grand Rapids
• DHS nearer to recommendations of
FEDERATION MEMBER NEWS
• Affiliate and Individual membership renewals—Gary Anderson, Director, Michigan State University School of Social Work renewed the School’s Affiliate membership in the Federation. MSU School of Work has been a member since 2005. Alma Schmidt, Executive Director of Michigan Association for Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Parents, has renewed MAFAK’s Affiliate membership. This is the second year of membership for MAFAK. Individual membership renewals include: Robert Miles, President/CEO of Lutheran Child and Family Service of Michigan and current Federation Board of Directors President, and Kari Mascar, Director of Lutheran Adoption Service. Thank you Gary, Alma, Bob and Kari, for your support and for all you do for kids and families in Michigan.
FEDERATION ACTIVITIES
• Annual HR Training Day big success
RESOURCES
• Kaiser Foundation report shows
MEDIA COVERAGE