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A guide for parents involved in Michigan's child welfare system

By April Van Buren • May 17, 2017

Judson Center Parent Partner Kim Young. — Reel Clever Films

As a parent, you want your kids to grow and develop into successful adults. Providing a stable and safe home is an important part of doing that.

But families aren’t the only ones who are responsible for making sure kids are growing up in a safe environment.

Next month could bring big changes to state's foster care lawsuit

By Sarah Alvarez • Apr 22, 2015

The advocacy group Children's Rights sued the state of Michigan over its foster care system more than eight years ago because of the number of kids who were left with abusive families, or harmed once they got into foster care.

Obamacare under the radar: former foster youth can get free health insurance until age 26

By Sarah Alvarez • Apr 22, 2014

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Earlier this year there was an all-out advertising blitz aimed towards young people between the ages of 18 and 34, trying to get them to sign up for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.

More than 6 hours of Obamacare commercials on YouTube? That smells like desperation.