Learn About Our Subcommittees

Subcommittees driven by parents, families, and community partners.  Join us to help make a difference with children and families in Livingston County.

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Physical Well-Being

Great Start Livingston advocates for comprehensive physical health and child development services, including screening, assessment and intervention, as well as timely and appropriate referral for specialized developmental, behavioral and social/emotional concerns.

Our committee is working to ensure young children and their families are healthy and to increase the awareness of the critical impact a child’s health has on his or her future success.  Healthy infants and children are more likely to be ready for school and more likely to be successful throughout life.

Things we do:

  • Increase prenatal care by connecting and sharing prenatal services and supports
  • Welcome Baby Bag project
  • Increase dental care by sharing dental information with families and medical community
  • Connect and partner with medical community
  • Share developmental milestone information with families and community
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month 10-11:30 am at Livingston County Health Department, 2300 E. Grand River, Howell. Please confirm with Robin in case it is canceled.

Social Emotional Well-Being

Great Start Livingston recognizes parenting young children can be challenging and stressful at times.

Our committee is working to ensure parents, caregivers, and community members have a shared understanding of how the development of social emotional skills supports school readiness and they are well informed about the variety of resources available.

Things we do:

  • Increase information connecting social emotional development with school readiness
  • Increase information about the variety of resources available to support building social emotional competencies
  • Social Emotional Resource Guide
  • Share developmental milestone information with families and community
  • Provide educational workshops and opportunities for families
Meets the 2nd Thursday of the month, 9:30-11:00 am at LESA, 1425 W. Grand River, Howell. Please confirm with Robin in case it is canceled.
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Early Language and Literacy Development

Great Start Livingston advocates for early language and literacy to be a focused priority that is widely understood and supported in our community. Parents, caregivers, and community members will have an aligned understanding of early language and literacy development on reading proficiency.

Our committee is working to ensure parents, caregivers, and community members have an aligned understanding of early language and literacy development on reading proficiency. Infants and children with emergent literacy skills are more likely to be ready for school and more likely to be successful throughout life.

Things we do:

  • Support and share an aligned understanding of early language and literacy development on reading proficiency
  • Share developmental milestone information with families and community
  • Support transition to Kindergarten efforts
  • Provide literacy based workshops and opportunities for families
  • Support Livingston ESA “Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing” community campaign
Meets the 2nd Thursday of the Month, 1-2:30 pm at LESA, 1425 W. Grand River, Howell. Please confirm with Robin in case it is canceled.

Interested In Joining?

Please contact our team with any questions you may have.

    Contact Us


    ROBIN SCHUTZ

    Coordinator

    RobinSchutz (at) livingstonesa.org
    517-540-6829

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    This collaborative is one of MSU Extension’s strongest partners. Through our work together, we are able to support families and advocate for children by providing parenting and caregiver education and resources. We can reach more people, provide more relevant programming, and continually improve on how we meet the needs of families through our work together.

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    Courtney Aldrich, MSU Extension
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    We started working with Great Start Livingston to support local partners and our community. Our collaboration has provided us with great resources and partnerships that have improved not only the services we provide but the community as a whole. The collaborative does wonderful work and we are thankful for their positive impact.

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    Stephanie Williams, Brighton District Library
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    Our participation with the collaborative is invaluable! As a result, we’re able to stay connected with other providers in the county and keep on top of current trends & needs of families in our community. We come together as a coalition to ensure children and families we serve receive the most comprehensive & high quality services available. We couldn’t do it without the support of the Collaborative!

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    Maureen Wright, Healthy Families Livingston County