Great
Parents Great Start
Great Parents Great Start is a grant for children age
birth to five and their families funded by the state
school aid fund. The purpose of Great Parents Great
Start is to:
- Improve School
Readiness
- Encourage Early
Literacy
- Reduce the Need for
Special Education Services
- Foster the
Maintenance of Stable Families.
Services funded by Great
Parents Great Start include Ready Kits and New Born
Hospital Visits, the Lake Linden Play Group, Early
Childhood Mental Health Services, and lunch and parent
activities for Super Saturdays.
The Great Parents Great Start Committee is a
collaborative group of early childhood agencies and
service providers. Representatives from the Human
Services Coordinating Body, 4 C's, Keweenaw Family
Resource Center, Copper Country Mental Health Institute,
the local schools, BHK Child Development Board, and the
Western U.P. Health Department meet monthly to oversee
the project and discuss common issues concerning
children ages birth to five in the Copper Country. The
Copper Country ISD serves as the fiscal agent and
coordinator of this project.
For more information about local Early Childhood
activities log on to:
http://www.coppercountryparenting.org/ or
http://www.migreatparents.org/
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