Quarterly Newsletter

We have released our quarterly newsletter. Inside you will find our most recent successes, newest staff members, trainings and resources! Find our Newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/43557dcf7efd/wmpc-newsletter To be on our mailing list, simply subscribe at the link above and you will immediately be “in the know” with what we are doing here at WMPC.

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Quarterly Newsletter

We have released our quarterly newsletter. Inside you will find our most recent successes, newest staff members, and an Action Alert to restore funding to WMPC. To be on our mailing list, simply subscribe at the link above and you will immediately be “in the know” with what we are doing here at WMPC. Fourth quarter newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/654087659642/wmpc-quarterly-newsletter

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Reunification Blog

We at West Michigan Partnership for Children (WMPC) believe that all children need care, love, security and stability, and for most children in foster care, reunification with family is the best option for a permanent and loving home.  We were honored to host Kent County’s first annual Family Reunification Day in collaboration with the Kent County District Court- Family Division and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) on Monday, June 10th, 2019. This was one of many celebrations occurring throughout the State of Michigan in honor of National Family Reunification Month in June.   Michigan Supreme Court Justice…

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Quarterly Newsletter

We have released our quarterly newsletter. Inside you will find our latest financials, staff introductions and how you can get involved. To be on our mailing list, simply subscribe at the link above and you will immediately be “in the know” with what we are doing here at WMPC. Read June’s edition here: https://mailchi.mp/32e5b38ef1c7/wmpc-quarterly-newsletter

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Staff Spotlight: Meet Kristina

As West Michigan Partnership for Children’s newest team member, Kristina Prince is thankful to make an impact on Kent County’s foster care system as the organization’s data coordinator. In her new role, Kristina will help relieve the workload of WMPC’s partner agency’s case managers so they can focus on direct service to children and families. Kristina will process financial information related to case services in WMPC’s financial database and provide technical assistance to our partners around entering case information into the state’s child welfare data management system. Kristina has four years of industry experience at Catholic Charities West Michigan, one…

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Enhanced Foster Care helps children and families in Kent County

West Michigan Partnership for Children CEO, Kristyn Peck, and The Beimers Family sat down with West Michigan’s NBC-affiliate station to discuss the organization’s new Enhanced Foster Care service. Watch the interview below to see how Enhanced Foster Care programming is designed to help Kent County foster parents such as The Beimers Family and the nearly 900 children in Kent County’s foster care system. http://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/program-equips-foster-parents-with-skills-to-help-kids/1177305959

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