Links to Other Resources
Below you will find helpful links to other resources available to families. If you have any questions about the services available through Southwest Child Care Resource and Referral, please contact us.
Michigan 2-1-1
Michigan 2-1-1 is a free, confidential service that connects you with local community-based organizations across the state offering thousands of different programs and services for people seeking answers.
Whether you are looking for medical help, foreclosure prevention programs, shelter or utility assistance, help with food or clothing, or any other challenge facing your family, a call to Michigan 2-1-1 may provide the answers you are looking for. Simply call 2-1-1 (it’s free) and you will automatically reach a contact specialist day or night, 24/7. These professional specialists are well trained, certified and focused on serving you in a confidential and compassionate manner. The first thing the contact specialist will do is assess your situation, help you locate services when and where available, and provide answers to your questions. Their knowledge comes from a wealth of information at their fingertips.
TEACH Early Childhood® MICHIGAN
TEACH Early Childhood® MICHIGAN links education, compensation, and commitment to improving the quality of early education. TEACH Early Childhood® MICHIGAN is a statewide scholarship program designed to help child care center teaching staff, preschool teachers, family child care providers, group home owners, center directors, early childhood professionals and administrators meet their professional development goals, while continuing their current employment in regulated early childhood and school-age care settings. TEACH Early Childhood® MICHIGAN addresses two major challenges in the early education and care field – low wages and high turnover. The scholarship helps increase compensation and the retention of skilled teachers. The education level of child care providers is one of the most critical indicators of the quality of a child’s experiences in child care.
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
Created in 2005 to be a statewide leader in early childhood, ECIC collaborates to increase public and private investment in the earliest years, to elevate issues affecting young children and their families, and continuously improve Michigan’s comprehensive early childhood system, ensuring every child has the opportunity to succeed in school and in life.
For twenty years, the Early Childhood Investment Corporation has worked collaboratively with partners across Michigan. As a public organization, funded by federal, state and private supporters, we have invested more than $225 million to improve the social-emotional health, economic stability, safety, physical health, and school readiness of all children – focusing especially on prenatal to age 5.
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