The Chippewa Valley Coalition for Youth & Families includes representatives of all sectors of the community including Chippewa Valley Schools staff. The voice and talents of our youth are provided by our Coalition teen Councils, active student groups at Chippewa Valley and Dakota High Schools. We also network with 22 local churches through the Interfaith/Chippewa Valley Partnership. We create prevention initiatives, video, and print materials that are shared with coalitions in and other groups throughout the state and beyond.
The Chippewa Valley Coalition for Youth & Families includes representatives of all sectors of the community including Chippewa Valley Schools staff. The voice and talents of our youth are provided by our Coalition teen Councils, active student groups at Chippewa Valley and Dakota High Schools. We also network with 22 local churches through the Interfaith/Chippewa Valley Partnership. We create prevention initiatives, video, and print materials that are shared with coalitions in and other groups throughout the state and beyond.
CARE is a non-profit substance misuse prevention and treatment agency in Macomb County.
MSU Extension provides tools to help parents and caregivers get children ready for school and promote social and emotional health in young children.
PTA is the oldest and largest child advocacy association in America, comprised of over 24,000 local PTAs and nearly 4 million members. As part of this nationwide network, parents have a voice in decisions that impact children in their individual schools, and at the district, state and national levels.
PTA’s mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
DWIHN are a healthcare safety net organization that provides access to a full array of integrated services that facilitate individuals to maximize their level of function and create opportunities for quality of life.
Nurture the Future – a program of The Guidance Center – provides free resources and preventative education in the Downriver area to develop strong families and inspire and assist parents as they raise children.
We are a community mental health agency covering Manistee and Benzie Counties. We offer children’s services as well as school based prevention programming
I am a Parent Representative for the VB GSC.
Meraki Performance is an organizational and human performance consulting company. We believe there is greatness within everyone. In many instances it is the environment or the culture which surrounds a person that either cultivates that personal greatness or hinders it. Meraki Performance partners with a variety of organizations such as K-12 institutions, athletic teams from MHSAA to NCAA, as well as corporates teams. On an individual level, Meraki Performance consultants coach 1:1 helping individuals develop the skills and capacities to walk in purpose, experience fulfillment and to maximize their impact through living from a place of personal authenticity.
This Michigan Child Protection Registry is a do-not-contact service that families can easily and quickly sign up for at www.ProtectMIChild.com in order to keep their children safe while on their devices at school and at home. This Registry, which is administered through Michigan’s Secretary of State office, is a free program to stop adult advertisements from reaching our kids through e-mail, text, Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram. This Registry is an excellent resource for making sure our kids aren’t being served ads for alcohol, tobacco/vaping, online gambling, pornography or marijuana.
The Director of Research, Evaluation, and Leadership Development for The Institute for Leadership and Service at the University of Detroit Mercy provides community engaged research, evaluation, and technical assistance. Dr. Zimmerman-Oster specializes in “Leadership Development Across the Lifespan” and assessment and evaluation of community coalitions and prevention and early intervention programs.