Children Trust Michigan’s Board of Directors approval of $1.28 million for four Michigan community-based organizations to support child abuse prevention programs and services.
A news release says the grants will be funded over a four‐year period. Winning grant proposals were selected through a competitive bid process. Strong emphasis was placed on assuring funded initiatives are appropriately integrated into broader community plans for serving children and families. Included in the organizations that are getting funding are
Van Buren Intermediate School District in Van Buren County gets $320,000 for Parents as Teachers Home Visiting Program and the YMCA of Kalamazoo gets $320,000 for Crisis Nursery, Respite Care for Parenting Persons.
Children Trust Michigan (CTM) is a nonprofit housed within MDHHS. Elizabeth Hertel, MDHHS director says, “Children Trust Michigan provides critical funding to community-based organizations across Michigan that prevent child abuse and neglect. Their prevention efforts are a key part of MDHHS’s Keep Kids Safe Action Agenda.”
