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Hosted by Michigan's Children · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 48 episodes
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Each month, Speaking for Kids the podcast will bring you a variety of crucial conversations with people making public policy – and the voices of the people impacted by those decisions in Michigan. Our goal will be to help you strengthen your voice to speak up for the changes we need to improve Michigan’s kids' & families' lives.In this and future podcasts, we’ll explore encouraging champions like you to get involved in the issues we’re fighting for. Including child care, early childhood education and development, the child welfare and foster care systems, family supports and kinship care, family supports, the needs of adult learners & family literacy, youths involved in the juvenile justice system, and more.
Michigan's Children hosts Speaking for Kids, the podcast from Michigan’s Children, a news show with 48 episodes published.
In this episode of Speaking for Kids , Michigan’s Children celebrates fatherhood with special guest John Miles , Coordinator of the Wayne County Fatherhood Initiative at The Children's Center , recipient of the Spirit of
In this episode of Speaking for Kids, host Bianca Miles sits down with a representative from the Ruth Ellis Center to honor the legacy of Ruth Ellis and explore the challenges LGBTQ+ youth continue to face today. Recorde
In this episode of 'Speaking for Kids', we explore the power of after-school programming and the difference innovative community-based programs are making for children and families across Michigan. Featuring guests from
In this episode of Speaking for Kids , we explore how investing in prevention can reduce child abuse and strengthen families before crises occur. Joined by experts from Children's Trust Michigan and Prevent Child Abuse A
In this episode of Speaking for Kids , we examine Michigan’s early literacy crisis and what it will take to improve reading outcomes for students. With fewer than 40% of third graders reading proficiently, we explore why
In this urgent episode of Speaking for Kids, we examine how increased immigration enforcement is impacting children and families across Michigan. According to Bridge Michigan, more than 2,349 people were detained in the
In this episode of Speaking for Kids , we take a deep dive into Michigan’s teacher shortage through the lens of equity and opportunity. Joined by Dr. Curtis Lewis, President and Founder of Boldly Moving Education Ahead,
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Michigan State Representative Gina Rigas and Heather Morey-Pols, the mother of Rowan Morey-Pols, to discuss the tragic loss that inspired the Rowan Act (HB 4517 and 4518). Toget
Michigan’s maternal and infant health outcomes reveal deep inequities that continue to harm families, especially families of color. Voices for Birth was created to change that. In this episode, we talk with leaders from
This episode of Speaking for Kids honors Kinship Care Awareness Month with guest BeAnka Masefiade , Executive Director of Osofomaame , a Black-founded and led organization addressing systemic disparities facing Black you
This episode features a conversation with Ov’Var’Shia “Shay” Gray-Woods, who participated in the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute internship program, where she was able to intern for Senator Elissa Slotkin.
In this episode, Michigan’s Children President & CEO Matt Gillard sits down with Suzanne Greenberg of Children Trust Michigan and regional leaders Stephanie and Heather to explore the life-changing work happening across
In this special Pride Month episode, we’re focusing on the urgent challenges facing LGBTQ+ youth in Michigan — and what it will take to protect and uplift them. Matt is joined by Representative Emily Dievendorf (D-77) an
In this episode, we explore what mental health looks like across the early years and into adolescence — and what adults need to understand to truly support kids. Matt is joined by an expert in infant and early childhood
In this episode, we dive into the real-life consequences of proposed U.S. Department of Education budget cuts, specifically their impact on children with disabilities in Michigan. With guests from an Intermediate School
In this episode, we reflect on the 2023 Michele Corey Child Advocacy Summit and the powerful moments that reminded us why youth voices must be at the center of our work. Advocacy is most effective when it’s inclusive, an
Our Host and CEO Matt Gillard is joined by special guests from the Michigan Immigrants Rights Center and Centro Multicultural to discuss the recent changes in Immigration Enforcement and their impacts on Michigan kids an
Special Guest Brian Jordan sits down with our President and CEO, Matt Gillard, to discuss the policy of reading. You might remember Brian from his days of playing for the Falcons and Braves, but since retiring, Brian has
Following our recent Lunch and Learn on key child and family advocacy issues in this election, join Matt Gillard as he sits down with Charles Bruner, the director of InCK Marks and a leading voice in child policy. Togeth
On the latest episode of the Speaking for Kids podcast, host Matt Gillard interviews Dennis Niemiec, the Executive Producer of the documentary "Kiss the Babies," and India Williams, an advocate against gun violence and t
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