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General links Visit Bridges4Kids How to volunteer to help a child - click here.
Statewide Resources -
click
here.
National Centers
for Independent Living - Map of U.S. leads to a listing of Centers for
Independent Living by state.
Job Opportunities -
click here.
Find K-12 Info -
click here.
Introduction to The Children with Special Needs Fund -
click here.

Click on the logo to learn about
Michigan's R.E.A.D.Y. (Read, Educate, and Develop Youth) Program.
The Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention program EHDI has assessment sites all over the state of
Michigan.
Click here (PDF) to find your local site.
Crisis Prevention Institute
- click here.
Reading & Literacy Help for Children - click here.
Find the Family Literacy Program in
your County -
click here.
Find more Michigan information -
click
here.
Contact your State Legislator or Members of Congress -
click here.
Visit
Project
PERFORM - Provides information, resources and support to empower
individuals, families, professionals, and communities to enhance outcomes
for children and young adults with special needs in Michigan.
Homework Help & Resources -
click here.
Reading & Literacy Help for Adults - click here.
Find your local WIC office for information on nutrition and health support for women, infants, and children - click here.
Lead poisoning can cause a failure to learn, ADD, aggressive behavior, brain damage. Click here for more info and county contacts - click here
Local Public Health
Department Locator
Project Find
Office of Special Education & Early Intervention Services (OSE-EIS)
Directory
of Resources for the Disabled -
Michigan
Edition
Advocacy Organizations for Children with Disabilities - click here.
For the substance abuse
treatment facility nearest you,
click here.
For the mental health treatment center nearest you, click here. For additional mental health resources, click here.
Visit
School Websites -
links to over 70,000 school websites from around the country.
Covering Kids
& Families works to reduce the number of uninsured children and adults
who are eligible for public health care coverage programs but not
enrolled. To find low-cost and free health care for children call
1-877-KIDS-NOW.
Michigan Department of Education
Parent Help Line for Student Issues
888-323-4231
Michigan DHS Hotlines Adult Abuse
1-800-996-6228 Child Abuse
1-800-942-4357 Lost Child Tip Line
1-866-729-0026 Child Protective Svcs. Wayne
1-313-396-0300 Client Complaints
1-517-373-0707 Emergency Shelter
1-800-ASHELTER Home Heating Assistance
1-800-292-5650 Homeless
1-800-274-3583 Medicaid Help Line
1-800-642-3195 Parent Help Line
1-800-942-4357 Runaway Assistance
1-800-243-2847 Welfare Fraud
1-800-222-8558
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
- A comprehensive community-based Suicide Prevention Program. Call
1-800-615-1245 24 hours a day/7 days a week for Community Mental Health
or 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433).
Are You Eligible?
State Benefit Programs
and
Federal Benefit Programs
Parents as Teachers
(PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family
support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child
enters kindergarten.
Find your weather forecast by zip code -
click here.
Find a mentor for
a child:
www.mentormichigan.org
Mental Health
Locator
2005/06 Edition of the Michigan Directory of Service Providers for Infants, Toddlers, and Students With Disabilities
- Michigan has combined its early childhood and special education resource
directories into one volume. Here you will find name, address, phone
number, e-mail, and web listings for the agencies and people responsible
for providing services to children with special needs from birth to age
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Project
Great Start
For more information about Project
Great Start, contact your Intermediate School District (ISD). See the
listings below for your local ISD or 888 Be A Hero contact or visit http://www.migreatparents.org for more resources.
Local Early On Coordinator
Visit
http://1800earlyon.org/About/EOcoordinators.php
Early On is a program for children birth to age 3 who have a disability or developmental delay, or a health condition that might lead to a developmental delay.
Local ISD, RESD, or RESA
Intermediate School District (ISD),
Regional Educational Service District (RESD) or Regional Educational
Service Agency (RESA) - What is an ISD?
Local Project Find Coordinator
Visit
http://www.projectfindmichigan.org
Project Find is the "child find"
program of Michigan's special education system and helps children with
disabilities from birth to age 26 get the services and help they need.
Click here
to learn more.
Find
your local Head Start
Head Start
- Head Start is a national program which provides comprehensive
developmental services for America's low-income, pre-school children (ages
three to five) and social services for their families. Specific services
for children focus on education, socio-emotional development, physical and
mental health, and nutrition.
Find
Childcare in Your Community
Community Respite
Center, Inc. is a not-for-profit respite/day care and child care program,
located in Jackson, Michigan. Community Respite works with the local Early
On and serves children with special needs through Summer Camp, Respite,
and 24-hour day care. We partner with Children's Special Health Care,
LifeWays, the ISD, and multiple partners that support infants check out
our website at
www.communityrespite.com.
Association For Child Development:
www.acdcacfp.org
Michigan Association for Child Care Providers:
www.childcareservices.com
Michigan Community Coordinated Child Care Network (4C):
www.mi4c.org
Local United Way Programs -
click here.
United Way funds programs and agencies that support
families, children and communities. Find help available in your community
through United Way.
Michigan Zero
to Five Advocacy Network (ZFAN) Contact List - click here.
Things to do and places to see with a child
Michigan Creative After-School
Experiences (MiCASE) -
a listing by community of arts agencies, museums, zoos, science
centers, orchestras, libraries, nature centers and theaters that offer
after-school programming for kids.
Things to do and places to see in
Michigan: Choose your location to search for attractions, events and more
- click here.
Check out the Kids in Common Jackson
Community Calendar at
http://www.kidsincommon.com/Community_Calendar.htm
Places to visit with kids in Michigan -
click here.
Michigan Zoos and Planetariums by city with links -
click here.
Find cultural events
put on by Michigan humanities and arts organizations,
click here.
Resources specific to this county
Children Often Can't Verbalize Their Grief, So Symptoms May be Hard to
Spot - In the world of adults, talking represents the most common
way to deal with grief. But for children, words are sometimes the last
resort. Jennifer Willson, 12, mourned the loss of her grandmother, Barbara
Dixon, by decorating a candle in a tin coffee can and setting it out on
the waters of a serene Michigan lake.
Even Start - Even Start programs help parents improve their reading
skills and learn to help their children read and succeed in school.
Michigan Disability Resources Database (MDRD) - Find local information on disabilities, education, support groups, organizations, transportation, emergency services, etc., by zip code, address, disability, service, or county.
LifeWays
Lifeways is the managed care organization
providing community mental health services for Jackson and Hillsdale
Counties.
For further information, call
517-780-3332.
1200 N. West Avenue, Jackson MI 49202
Locator Map & Directions
Michigan Assistance and Referral Service (MARS) - This system allows you to find programs offered by the State of Michigan that help families in need with their medical, nutritional, food, day care or other expenses.
MSU Breast
Feeding Initiative
Provides
support to mothers who are breast feeding.
1699 Lansing
Ave.
Jackson, MI
49202
Phone: 788-4292
Ext. 1309
Building Strong
Families
Support for
parents of children age birth to 3 focusing on growth and development,
playing to learn, behavior and discipline, and goal setting.
Phone:
517-788-4292 Ext. 1309
Fax:
517-788-4640
Email:
seitzj@msue.msu.edu
Web:
http://www.msue.msu.edu/jackson
Parent Education
& Resource Center (PERC)
Advocacy and
support service center for individuals and families of children of all
ages with special needs. Toy and equipment loan closet, resource
files, parent to parent support, advocacy, internet access, info and
referral.
Phone:
517-782-6054
Fax:
517-782-3118
Email:
hollyp@disabilityconnect.org

Kids in Common
Our mission is "To provide fun and
useful information for parents of children ages 0 to 18 years of age."
Kids in Common serves a "bridge" - connecting families to the resources
available to them in the Jackson, Michigan area. See our online Resource
Guide sections:
Playgroups and Support Groups and
Educational Services and Special Events.
Community Action Agency
Services: head start,
early head start, preschool
1214 Greenwood Ave.
P.O. Box 1107
Jackson, MI 49203
Phone: 517-784-4800
Community Respite Center & Joey's
Junction
P.O. Box 507
Jackson, MI 49204-0507
County: Jackson
Phone: (517) 788-7533
Contact Person: Doug Cunningham
Website:
http://communityrespite.com
Joey's Junction, a 24-hour center
based respite program, incorporates childcare, latchkey services and
intensive training programs for staff.
Family Service & Children's Aid has touched the lives of thousands of
Michigan families in Jackson and Lenawee Counties through counseling,
community and school based programs, substance abuse treatment, and other
services for children and families.
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