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HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) Training with Jennifer Lange Evaluation 

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HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) Training with Jennifer Lange Evaluation 

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HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) Training Evaluation (Facilitator J. Lange)

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Michigan’s Children is proud to announce the 2025 Lifting Our Voices Summit will be held in Lansing on May 22nd. Honoring the advocacy legacy of our own Michele Corey, this will be a free event open to anyone in Michigan who cares about child and family issues. We are busy lining up speakers, moderators and panelists to super-charge your advocacy and creating more opportunities to network with other advocates. We’re also working with partners on nominations for our Emerging and Rising Star awards for youth advocates – recognizing a new generation of Michiganders working to keep Michigan kids and families strong. We hope you will join us for this chance. to gather together, re-energize our advocacy, and celebrate amazing youth. Register now to reserve your spot! here

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Lifting our Voices Summit 2025

Michigan's Children is proud to announce the 2025 Lifting Our Voices Summit will be held in Lansing on May 22nd. Honoring the advocacy legacy of our own Michele Corey, this will be a free event open to anyone in Michigan who cares about child and family issues. We are busy lining up speakers, moderators and panelists to super-charge your advocacy and creating more opportunities to network with other advocates. We're also working with partners on nominations for our Emerging and Rising Star awards for youth advocates - recognizing a new generation of Michiganders working to keep Michigan kids and families strong. We hope you will join us for this chance. to gather together, re-energize our advocacy, and celebrate amazing youth. Register now to reserve your spot! here

2023 Inaugural Michele Corey Child Advocacy Summit

We'd love for you to take a moment to reflect on the wonderful moments and initiatives that came to life during our very first Michele Corey Advocacy Summit. Your enthusiasm and dedication lit up the event, making it a huge success! The stories and insights shared during our time together sparked great conversations and helped us build some amazing connections. Thank you for being such a vital part of this memorable day!

Check out some fun photos from the 2023 event!

The inspiring Michele Corey

Michele Corey was an advocate for the ages. Outspoken, tough, genuine and empathetic to the plight of Michigan's most vulnerable, Michele spent her entire professional career building up Michigan's Children as a top-tier partner in efforts to improve outcomes for the most vulnerable among us. Knowledgeable in program system building and organizational development, she was a sought-after partner in the nonprofit and philanthropy world to help lead efforts to improve the lives of Michigan's children, youth and families.

Michele dedicated herself to helping youth from foster care, early childhood and school-age education, along with kinship families and parents seeking to advance their families' economic stability through adult education and career development.

She believed in a dual approach to helping kids. By recognizing parents as their child's first and best teacher, she addressed helping kids by helping their parents and caregivers with supports and services necessary to help families remain intact and thrive. To that end, Michele was widely respected for lending her heart and expertise to improving the systems, supports and services that promised a better life for all of Michigan's Children regardless of race, social standing, or circumstances of birth.

Please view our 2023 Inaugural Michele Corey Child Advocacy "Lifting our Voices" Summit here .

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Lifting our Voices 2025 Summit - Michigan's Children

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Lifting our Voices Summit 2025 Michigan's Children is proud to announce the 2025 Lifting Our Voices Summit will be held in Lansing on May 22nd. Honoring the advocacy legacy of our own Michele Corey , this will be a free event open to anyone in Michigan who cares about child and family issues.

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Great Start Livingston, Howell, Michigan. 2,207 likes · 72 talking about this · 17 were here. GSL is a partnership of local community agencies, businesses, educators, and families working to improve…

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Register for the Family Fun on a Budget Meeting on May 1

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Register for the Family Fun on a Budget Meeting on May 1

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May 1 Family Coalition Meeting: Family Fun on a Budget: Discover Free & Low-Cost Ways to Make Memories Together!

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TOPIC: Family Fun on a Budget: Discover Free & Low-Cost Ways to Make Memories Together!
Looking for fun things to do without breaking the bank? Join us for our May Family Coalition filled with ideas, games, and helpful tips to enjoy quality time together—without spending a lot!
🗓️ Date: Thursday, May 1 🕓 Time: 5:45-7:45 p.m.
What to Expect:
✅ Tons of free & low-cost activity ideas
✅ Interactive games
✅ Local resources
✅ Fun giveaways and take-home goodies
✅ A chance to share and learn from other families!
Whether you’re looking to explore your community, get creative at home, or just enjoy more time together, this event is for you. 👉 Come ready to move, laugh, and leave with a list of fun, affordable adventures!
Free dinner and childcare are available.
📍 Location:
Livingston Educational Service Agency
1425 W. Grand River Ave, Howell, MI 48843
Who’s Invited:
Everyone in Livingston County raising children ages 0–8 who’s looking to build friendships, share experiences, and find support.
🍽 Free dinner and childcare available!
Please register by April 29 to secure your spot: https://bit.ly/May25FC
📲 Sign up for reminders: https://www.remind.com/join/gslfc

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Feedback - Family Coalition Meeting - Thursday, April 17, 2025

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Feedback - Family Coalition Meeting - Thursday, April 17, 2025

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This form is for participants of the Family Coalition meeting on Thursday, April 17, 2025  (HOPE Training).  Your feedback makes our coalition stronger!

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Feedback - Family Coalition Meeting - Thursday, April 17, 2025

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This form is for participants of the Family Coalition meeting on Thursday, April 17, 2025 (HOPE Training). Your feedback makes our coalition stronger! Please answer all questions you feel comfortable answering. The information you share will be used only to help us improve our programs and ensure we have the resources needed at our Family Coalition meetings. This survey is anonymous. If you’d like to contact us via email: BreanneGreen@LivingstonESA.org and LaurenWeber@LivingstonESA.org

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Great Start Livingston would like to offer our adult Family Coalition members T-shirts as family representatives of our Great Start Family Coalition. We realize your membership creates family leaders and strengthens our Family Coalition.

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Great Start Livingston would like to offer our adult Family Coalition members T-shirts as family representatives of our Great Start Family Coalition. We realize your membership creates family leaders and strengthens our Family Coalition. These T-shirts are provided by Great Start Livingston through the 32p GSC/GSFC Grant awarded by the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Potential, and Advancement. Enter your name and size below to sign up for a T-Shirt.

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The Family Coalition is open to all families/caregivers in Livingston County raising young children. We are a welcoming and supportive group of parents & families learning alongside one another to strengthen our community and individual parenting journey.

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Livingston County 
Home Visiting Exploration and Planning 
Community Sessions

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Livingston County 
Home Visiting Exploration and Planning 
Community Sessions

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We invite you to join a community session to share your experiences and ideas. Your voice helps shape local programs that support families—including home visiting, prenatal care, parenting support, and more!

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Livingston County Home Visiting Exploration and Planning Community Sessions

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Are you currently pregnant or raising a child under age 5 in Livingston County?
We invite you to join a community session to share your experiences and ideas. Your voice helps shape local programs that support families—including home visiting, prenatal care, parenting support, and more!
Choose one of two session options (same content at each): 🗓️ Monday, April 28 from 9:00–10:30 AM at LESA (Howell)
🗓️ Thursday, May 1 from 3:00–4:30 PM at LACASA (Howell)
☕ Light refreshments provided
💬 No prep needed—just come ready to share your thoughts
💙 Your voice helps bring funding to Livingston County programs!

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25-04-17 April Opportunities with Great Start Livingston Family Coalition

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Upcoming Events and Links

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25-04-17 April Opportunities with Great Start Livingston Family Coalition (1)

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Livingston County's first and only pay-it-forward cafe, a place that serves fresh, high-quality food to everyone, regardless of story, circumstance, or financial means.

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FEEDING FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE

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Our new space in Brighton is home to Livingston County's first and only pay-it-forward cafe, a place that serves fresh, high quality food to everyone, regardless of story, circumstance, or financial means. This unique cafe features optional pricing on our menu, so that those who need to be blessed by a free meal can receive one with dignity, and those who have the means to be a blessing others can make a donation that covers their meal in addition to perhaps the meal of someone else It is a hub for hospitality and generosity, providing a special space where the entire community can gather and help make a difference in the lives of others.

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​We are currently in our 'soft opening' stage with a limited menu and limited hours (currently Tues. and Thurs. from 8:30-1:30). In order to control the number of guests that we serve each day, while we train our staff, we are also currently operating by reservation only. Reserve a seat to dine with us HERE.

The cafe will operate using primarily volunteers. If you would like to help us greet guests, serve drinks/food, bus tables, do dishes, clean, garden, etc, join one of our upcoming volunteer orientation meeting to learn more.

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During cafe hours beautiful space features a glass gathering room that can be rented out for small meetings or lunches during the week. On evenings and weekends, when the cafe is not operating, the main dining room will become available for rent as well for private parties. Rental bookings are now being accepted. Rates and details available HERE. ​

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Learn how The Ivy Table evolved from a small mission-based catering business in Brighton, MI to a global 501c3 nonprofit.

The Ivy Table is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Brighton, MI committed to living out the words in Matthew 25:35, "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in". Using a biblical model for hospitality, our focus goes beyond just feeding people. We aim to serve others in a way that shines the love of Christ, provides hope and help to those in need, creates a sense of belonging for everyone, and strengthens our community, The Ivy Table's ministry focuses on those living in Livingston County, but also reaches a population living 8,600 miles across the world in Thailand.

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Nonprofit Organization | The Ivy Table | Brighton

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A nonprofit organization in Brighton, MI using food to build community, provide hope, and share the love of Christ with those in need. Feeding faith, hope, and love. www.theivytable.org

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Stemville offers kids an opportunity to IMAGINE through creative play. Reserve Open Play. Howell

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Capacity is limited and reservations are required for all guests.

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Indoor play in Brighton

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Tucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think

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Tucker the Turtle provides a scripted story to teach young children how to calm down when they have strong feelings by tucking into their shell and taking deep breaths. The story also includes visuals to help children learn how to use the strategy.

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National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations

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Tucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think - National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations

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Tucker the Turtle provides a scripted story to teach young children how to calm down when they have strong feelings by tucking into their shell and taking deep breaths. The story also includes visuals to help children learn how to use the strategy.?

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To offer uncommon hospitality to the city. Our prayer is that the Pointe Café and Play Park will further our mission of knowing Jesus and making Him known.

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Use this scripted story to help children find a solution to her problem.

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National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations

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Suri Spider Selects a Solution - National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations

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Use this scripted story to help children find a solution to her problem.

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2025-04 April Family Coalition Meeting Presentation (16:9) HOPE

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Check out this Presentation designed by Account, GSL.

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Shubert’s Home in Bug Valley offers practical, room-by-room examples of Conscious Discipline implementation in the home. Explore the Living Room, Kitchen, Bedrooms and more to discover tips, tools, tricks and videos designed to help parents and families bring the principles and practices of Conscious Discipline to life. Click through the 12 areas of Shubert’s Home to find valuable resources that will help you build a foundation of safety, connection and problem-solving in your family’s home.

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Welcome to Shubert’s Home Shubert’s Home in Bug Valley offers practical, room-by-room examples of Conscious Discipline implementation in the home. Explore

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Four Elements of Connection All learning begins with connection! Connections on the outside (with other people) actually create and strengthen neural connections within the brain. Eye contact, presence, touch and a playful setting are the four core components required to truly connect with others. Learn how to provide all four essential elements (and why) with this helpful guide.

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HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences – is based out of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Ma. They represent a paradigm shift in how we see and talk about the positive experiences that support children’s growth and development into healthy, resilient adults.

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HOPE, Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences

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As HOPE grows, the collection of resources on our positiveexperience.org website grows as well. Some of our offerings include handouts and worksheets, videos, presentations, and earned media articles. In this blog post, we will walk you through the materials HOPE has to offer, so you can find the resources you’re looking for and more. HOPE…

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Why positive childhood experiences are important for all children and families

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Why positive childhood experiences are important for all children and families

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Why positive childhood experiences are important for all children and families

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Positive childhood experiences are protective experiences that help heal the brain from trauma and promote healthy adult mental health.

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How HOPE and Strengthening Families work to help you and your family thrive

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How HOPE and Strengthening Families work to help you and your family thrive

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This resource shares how families can benefit from the HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) framework which covers the Four Building Blocks of HOPE and the Strengthening Families framework which focuses on five protective factors. Using tips detailed in this resource, families can increase their children’s access to the Four Building Blocks of HOPE and build their own Protective Factors.

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The Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework is a national research-based initiative that aims to develop and enhance five specific characteristics (called protective factors) that help keep families strong and promotes optimal development of children.

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Strengthening Families - Great Start Livingston

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Learn more about our online courses!

The HOPE Online Course Hub transforms lives and communities by offering knowledge and tools to implement HOPE-informed practice. By shifting how we see, talk about, and promote equitable access to positive childhood experiences, we are actively supporting all children's development into healthy, resilient adults.

Here you will find online courses about HOPE and how to implement HOPE-informed practices.

In these courses you will:

Learn through engaging interactive modules featuring videos, quizzes, and supplemental materials;

Develop an understanding of how to incorporate HOPE-informed practice into work with children and families

Get professional credit! We offer certificates of completion, CEUs, and CMEs.

Take courses on your own or as an organization to train teams or groups of staff members.

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The Online Course Hub includes both introductory and sector-specific online courses about the HOPE framework and how to implement it.

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CAP Month 2025 Training Series flyer (1)

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Fifth Annual HOPE Summit – Shaping the Future: A Framework for Every Sector

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The Fifth Annual HOPE Summit – Shaping the Future: A Framework for Every Sector – is designed to equip professionals with the tools, knowledge, and inspiration they need to drive positive change in their organizations and communities. Taking place on June 3rd and 4th, 2025, this year’s summit now offers sector-specific tracks with workshops and sessions tailored to healthcare, education, child welfare, substance use prevention, and the HOPE Impact.

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HOPE - Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences

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HOPE - Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences

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HOPE - Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences - is a new way of seeing and talking about experiences that support children's growth and development into healthy, resilient adults. We now know that that even in the face of adversity, key positive experiences help us heal.