FYI • April 25, 2008 • No. 10
FYI • April 25, 2008 • No. 10
The next FYI bulletin will be issued May 9, 2008.
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
• Michigan officials very concerned about pending Medicaid regulations
STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
• DHS budget clears House, heads to Senate for consideration
• House committee debates Medicaid coverage for young adults
• Legislation introduced since last FYI
STATE JUDICIAL/EXECUTIVE/ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
• REMINDER: Change in date for next DHS Quarterly Contractors Meeting, now on May 5
• DHS director announces formation of Child Welfare Task Force
• CWI Training Schedule for May will change
FEDERATION ACTIVITIES
• Minutes of April 16 Adoption, Licensing and Foster Care MIN meetings have been issued
• April 30: Residential Treatment MIN to meet
• May 6: REGISTER TODAY for Members Day at the Capitol
• May 7: Register online by April 30 for the Annual HR Training Day
• June 4: Family Services MIN will meet
• June 17-18, 2008 Michigan Teen Conference
• Calendar of meetings for Federation
MEMBER NEWS
• June 6: Hands Across The Water Wine Tasting and Silent Auction
• Lutheran Child & Family Service of Michigan and Boys and Girls Republic merge operations
• Individual memberships total 79
Newest Individual members
• Gary Anderson, Director, MSU School of Social Work
• Loren Brown, Executive Director, Holy Cross Children’s Services
• Lyle Dorr, Executive Director, Child & Family Services of NE MI
• Janet Flanegin, Regional Director–Macomb County, Judson Center
• Anne J. Hacker, PhD, Owner, Broomtree Consultants, Assistant Professor, SPAA, WMU
• Gregory Hicks, Vice President, Catholic Social Services of Wayne County
• Roger Johr, Principal, Williams & Works, Inc., Board Member of Lutheran Child & Family Service of MI
• Jean Stenzel, President, Forever Families, Inc.
Renewing Individual members
• George Goodman, Retired Executive Director Michigan Municipal League, volunteer Starr Commonwealth
• Patrick Heron, President/CEO Catholic Social Services of Wayne County
• Bill Long, Attorney, Retired, Former Executive Director of MI Federation for Children & Families
• Donald Meier, Physician, Board Member of Lutheran Child & Family Service of MI
• Marie Tolen, Director of Knowledge & Learning Strategies, Lutheran Child & Family Service of MI
• Victoria Tyler, Director of Child Welfare, Catholic Social Services of Wayne County
• Nick Van Zanten, Director, Performance Management Systems, Lutheran Social Services of MI
• Karen Ruth Zehnder, General Manager, Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn, Board member of Lutheran Child & Family Service of MI
TRAININGS and CONFERENCES and EVENTS
RESOURCES and REPORTS
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Area foster child, 6, St. Vincent staffers to greet pope, president (St. Vincent Catholic Charities)
Foster child’s trip to D.C. historical, fun (St. Vincent Catholic Charities)
