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• Nonprofits merge at newly renovated LACASA facility

• Mackinac County News - June/July/August 2011 

• New Advice on Child Car Seats 
A new recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics is giving parents another choice when it comes to buckling up their children.

• Washtenaw Area Council for Children (Winter, 2011) 
The Washenaw Area Council for Children has released it's Winter, 2011 Newsletter.

• Eaton County Receives Verizon Grant

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• Children's Trust Fund Approves Direct Services Grants 
The Children's Trust Fund (CTF) Board of Directors has passed a resolution to fund eight Direct Services grants to community-based organizations throughout Michigan in support of child abuse prevention initiatives.   All grantees will be funded over a four year period, with total grant amounts ranging from $120,000 to $187,500. The winning grant proposals were selected through a competitive bid process from among 20 proposals submitted.

• MSU-Children's Trust Fund Effort Aimed at Finding Volunteers for Area Non-Profits
Michigan State University and Children's Trust Fund of Michigan launch Every Child is Yours, an outreach campaign intended to increase the number of Mid-Michigan Millenials volunteering and to help local organizations whose work reduces family and childhood stress.

• Snyder Signs Bill Authorizing Creation and Sale of Heirloom Birth Certificates.
Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation that allows the state to create and sell heirloom birth certificates with a portion of the revenue going to the Michigan Children's Trust Fund.

• Lori Wortz to Chair Michigan Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board
Governor Rick Snyder has announced the appointments of Lori Wortz, John Brown, Shelley Anne Kester, Mark McDaniel and Thomas Zook to the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.

• Letter: Helping Kids With Early Intervention
Children's Trust Fund Executive Director, Michael Foley, has written a Letter to the Detroit News on "Helping Kids with Early Intervention".