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Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
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If you cannot afford child care, payment assistance is available.
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Our migrant program works with a number of organizations to provide services for Michigan’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
A federal program which helps persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival.
Universal caseload, or task-based processing, is a different way of handling public assistance cases.
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Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
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MDHHS and partners support a continuum of prevention services. The continuum is inclusive of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention activities. Visit this page to learn more.
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' (MDHHS) Environmental Health Bureau (EHB) uses the best available science to reduce, eliminate, or prevent harm from environmental, chemical, and physical hazards.
Information, sources of data and resources to support Firearm Injury Prevention efforts across the state of Michigan.
Medical Resources for Child Protection
Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
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Home to an array of public health programs, initiatives and interventions aimed at improving the health and well-being of women, infants, families and communities.
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Be a mentor who changes a life. MYTC often receives requests from passionate professionals, community leaders, advocates, experts and mentors who want to make a lasting difference. By sharing your skills and real-world experiences, you can help young people discover their potential and build a brighter future. Here’s how to become a dedicated volunteer mentor and make a meaningful impact to inspire and help prepare youth for lifelong success.
Step |
Action |
What the volunteer should know |
| 1 | Complete forms. |
Please complete and submit the following required forms and documentation before volunteering at MYTC:
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| 2 | Provide TB test documentation. | Provide documentation of a negative TB test completed within the last 12 months. |
| 3 | Submit documents on-site by mail or by email. |
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| 4 | Permit required MDHHS checks. | MDHHS will complete a criminal background check and sex offender registry check before volunteer approval. |
Quality mentoring helps reduce risk factors associated with reoffending while improving academic achievement, relationships and overall youth development.
Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Synthesis of OJJDP-Sponsored Mentoring Research (2018). View report.
Research shows that mentoring helps reduce delinquent behaviors while strengthening the social-emotional skills youth need to make positive decisions, manage emotions and build healthy relationships.
Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), *Synthesis of OJJDP-Sponsored Mentoring Research* (2018)
Arts programming provides youth with healthy outlets for creativity, connection and self-expression while building the emotional and social skills that contribute to stronger choices, improved behavior and a more positive learning environment.
Sources: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), The Arts and Achievement in At-Risk Youth: Findings from Four Longitudinal Studies (2012); Arts Education Partnership (AEP), Preparing Students for the Next America: The Benefits of an Arts Education (2013).