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FYI • June 29, 2007 • No. 26

STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
• Michigan Business Tax receives legislative approval
• House approves budgets for DCH and DOC
• Legislature shortens summer break
• Legislation enrolled this week
STATE EXECUTIVE/ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
• New state web site launched for youth aging out
• Feds remove threat of $37 million penalty
MEMBER NEWS
• Individual memberships—Jeff Roley, Director of Professional Services at Eagle Village. Chris Smith, Sr. Vice President and CFO at Starr Commonwealth. Alicia Winget, Board member with Lutheran Child and Family Service of Michigan. Joseph Pasman, owner of Pasman Financial and Board member of Lutheran Children and Family Service of Michigan. Thank you Jeff, Chris, Alicia and Joe, for your support!
• DID YOU KNOW…Bethany Christian Services…
FEDERATION ACTIVITIES
• July 25: Joint meeting of HR and Staff Training MINs
• Exhibitors and sponsors sought for Senior Management Conference
TRAININGS and EVENTS
• MSU CE Summer 2007 Catalog
• July 10—FREE: Summer series on foster youth in transition
REPORTS and RESOURCES
• School supplies resource for school kids
• After-School/Summer Programs—Activity Pilot Program Opportunity

The annual fall getaway for leaders of private, nonprofit child and family organizations in Michigan has followed a tradition of quality networking, learning and revitalization. We are excited to hold this year’s event at Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville, Michigan, September 5-7, 2007. This beautiful, relaxing Northern Michigan setting presents an outstanding opportunity to market services and products to agencies or otherwise support agencies which continually strive to improve the quality and effectiveness of their service provision through innovative products and services. Download this file for all the details!

2007ConferenceExhibitorInvitation

The Michigan After-School Partnership (MASP) and the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness are looking for school-age programs operating this summer and fall willing to pilot an activity program in a game format designed to help 8-12 year olds be physically active. Download the documents (below) needed to apply for this FREE Michigan pilot program. Hurry, deadline to apply is July 10, 2007. Questions can be directed to Lorraine Thoreson at (517) 241-4974.
MASP announcement

Pilot Phys Ed Program

LANSING – Foster youths aging out of care are just a click away from services and support as they transition to self-sufficiency, Department of Human Services officials announced today.

A new Web site, www.michigan.gov/fyit, offers information on a variety of issues and resources important to current and former foster youths, including housing, education, legal assistance, transportation, financial management, health and more. The site is the result of recommendations made by the Statewide Task Force on Youth Transitioning from Foster Care in 2006 and included input from foster youths.

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FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITES
• Foster Care reform heats up
STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
• Senate passes final legislative piece to
• Legislature to take two-week break in July
• House approves foster care measures
• Senate Committee approves changes to childcare law
• MSHDA to issue $245 million in bonds for mortgages
• House Labor Committee looks at employee discrimination measures
• Booster seat bills
• Bills banning lead in child products
STATE EXECUTIVE/ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
• Welfare caseloads fall; food and day care assistance rise
FEDERATION ACTIVITIES
• “Footsteps to the Future” teen conference at CMU is big success
REPORTS and RESOURCES
• FCRB publishes 2006 Annual Report