Weekly Communications
Weekly Communications

Great Start Livingston Weekly Communications – February 28, 2022

Please complete our Annual Parent & Family Survey.  Your input will help Great Start Livingston better serve families in Livingston County with resources, supports, and programs! Please complete this short survey and let us know what your concerns are and/or needs for your children ages Birth to 8. You will be eligible to be entered in a drawing for 1 of 3 raffle prizes valued at $25 each. Go here: https://bit.ly/GSLsurvey22. Please forward to your parents with children ages 0 – 8.

This Week:

Champion for Children

  • Open – Champion for Children Nominations. LACASA Center’s Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Council and Great Start Livingston are asking residents to help identify the 2022 Champion for Children. The nomination period for the award is now open to the public through March 20th. Nominees may be a person whose support for children and families is evident in the work they do or in the way they spend their time. This includes people who act as mentors, foster parents, or advocates for vulnerable kids. Past recipients have also included educators, coaches, public employees, and community volunteers. To nominate a Champion for Children, submit this nomination form to the CAP Council at capcouncil@lacasacenter.org, or call (517) 548-1350 for more information.
  • Reviewers Needed – Please consider being a reviewer for the Champion for Children Award. We will meet Monday, March 21, 9 a.m. at LACASA to review the nominee submissions. If you are interested and/or have questions, please contact either Holly Naylor, hnaylor@lacasacenter.org , 517-548-1350, or Robin Schutz, robinschutz@livingstonesa.org, 517-540-6829.

Online Parenting Workshops: The MSU Extension is offering online parenting workshops for parents and caregivers.  This week’s session on Tuesday, March 1, 8 – 9:30 p.m. is Positive Discipline. Learn about techniques that focus on positive discipline that can help you create an environment that is safe, fun and focuses on learning while helping children develop self-control and minimizing behavior problems. Find this event and more online resources here: MSU Extension Parenting Education. Next MSU Parenting Hour Workshop will be March 8 – Promoting Social-Emotional Health in Young Children.

Upcoming Events and Additional Resources:

Kindergarten Enrollment

Family Fun Scavenger Hunt, March 1 – 12, Sponsored by the Livingston Early Literacy Collaborative. Explore literacy through imaginative play and outdoor activities. A Scavenger Hunt which helps build early literacy skills. Registration will open March 1. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/familyfun22.

Early Literacy resources and classes. Read the Howell Carnegie District Library Feb 24 News & Updates and learn more about tips to create lifelong readers, early literacy classes, and more.
Stay Well Creative Coping: Art-based workshop for kids and parents. Six Wednesday evenings, March 2 – April 4, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.  Register for as many sessions as you like! All are free of charge. Click HERE to register or visit Michigan.gov/StayWell. Flyer with more information.

Powdered Infant Formula Recall. U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Certain Powdered Infant Formula Produced in Abbott Nutrition’s Facility in Sturgis, Michigan. Read More. If you are a WIC family, do NOT throw away cans of recalled formula. Clients may return the recalled formula, used or unused, to any retail store, regardless of where the formula was purchased. Clients who are unable to visit a store may request a refund by visiting Similacrecall.com. WIC is also communicating extensively with vendors statewide to ensure efficient formula returns, exchanges and refunds. Alternate formula options have been temporarily added to the list of WIC-approved products for clients who have unredeemed formula benefits on their WIC EBT Card. The most up-to-date information on WIC’s response to the formula recall can be found at Michigan.gov/WIC. Read more here – WIC Memo to Health Care Providers.

Community Connect Update – This year, 277 guests were connected to benefits, services, information, health screenings, food, clothing, and giveaways including diapers, socks, winter gear, laundry detergent, and personal care kits. Please see the final report for additional information. The Community Connect Committee wants to thank the sponsors, volunteers and partners for all their support! If you missed this event and would like information on local resources, you can find them here:

NEW LETS GO mobile app is live and available for download in the Apple and Google Play stores! The app is a convenient way to schedule, track, and pay for rides (including same-day trips) right on your mobile phone. Please see the attached brochure or visit our website to learn how to register for an account and book rides on the app. The easiest way to download the app is by scanning the QR code with your mobile phone’s camera. If you need assistance, please contact our dispatch office at 517-546-6600. Please note that current LETS customers must contact dispatch to register prior to booking rides on the app.

Livingston County Human Services Collaborative Body Spring Newsletter.

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