07-21-08

Child Care » MI Are you a parent or child care provider in Wayne County looking for help with a difficult child or in need of resources to best handle tantrums, aggression, or possible developmental delays?  The Care Connections program at Development Centers, Inc. offers free services designed to help young children ages birth to five succeed in any child care setting.  To find out more please call Ms. Lynnell Morrison @ (313) 531-2500 ext. 2125.   

07-19-08

Autism » Newly Updated 7/08: Growing Up Together: A Booklet About Friends with Autism (PDF) - In this booklet, you will learn about kids you may meet who have autism and how you can be their friend.

07-13-08

Bridges4Kids NewsDigest » New edition published July 13, 2008 - click here.

07-12-08

Breaking News » Summer Safety Tips from Toys R Us

Breaking News and Legal Research » New Manual on Advocacy for Students with Epilepsy - The Epilepsy Foundation has just published a new, free legal resource, Legal Rights of Children with Epilepsy in School & Child Care: An Advocate’s Manual. This manual provides detailed practical guidance – for both parents and attorneys – on effective advocacy. strategies. Although parts of the manual focus on the needs of children with epilepsy, it would also be useful for people who advocate for kids with other chronic illnesses like diabetes. Most of it will be useful to people who advocate for children with disabilities. Describes rights under IDEA, 504, ADA and more.

Lead Poisoning » Updated Recall List: Lead in Children's Toys and Products (7-11-08)

07-09-08

Breaking News » MI Kids Eat Free! Summer Food Service Program - The Summer Food Service Program offers summer fun and FREE healthy meals to local children ages 18 and under in Michigan!

Breaking News » Wondering if Your Family Could Qualify For Food Assistance? - The Food Assistance Helpline can help. You may be able to get food assistance EVEN IF: • You own a house and/or a car • You work or get other benefits such as WIC • You do not live with any children • You live with other people • You or someone else is not a U.S. citizen. Call 1-800-481-4989 or visit http://www.foodstamphelp.org.

Breaking News » Listening to Yourself - Who do you listen to? We generally listen to people we respect. Which makes it kind of ironic that we don't always listen to ourselves.

Breaking News » Scientist at Work: The Worms Crawl In - In 2004, David Pritchard, an immunologist-biologist, purposefully infected himself with pin-size hookworm larvae after noticing that people in Papua New Guinea infected with the hookworm did not suffer much from an assortment of autoimmune-related illnesses, including hay fever and asthma. “We think the worms have found a way of switching off the immune system in order to survive,” he said. “That’s why infected people have fewer allergic symptoms.” To test his theory Dr. Pritchard is recruiting clinical trial participants willing to be infected with 10 hookworms each in hopes of banishing their allergies and asthma.

Breaking News » MI Adair/Durant IV Case Gets Affirmative Ruling From Michigan Court of Appeals - The Adair/Durant IV case that has been ping-ponging within the courts since the beginning of the decade got an affirmative ruling from the Michigan Court of Appeals last Thursday.
 

Breaking News » MI Student Improvement to be Factored into Michigan's AYP as Part of Pilot Project - Michigan schools will be better equipped to track student progress, after being accepted to participate in a federal pilot program by the U.S. Department of Education, according to the Department of Education (MDE).

07-05-08

Breaking News » Youth Service America and Disney Announces Minnie Grants - Youth Service America and Disney have announced the launch of a second round of Disney Minnie Grants to engage children and youth, ages 5 to 14, as community volunteers. Selected applicants will receive $500 each to support their youth-led service projects. Projects must take place between Oct. 15 - Nov. 15, 2008. Grantees from the first round of Disney awards of 2008 are eligible to apply. Visit the YSA Web site for complete program guidelines and to review past award recipients from all over the world. Deadline for submissions is August 15, 2008.

Upcoming Events » MI Autcom Annual Conference 2008: Embracing the Hope and Joy of Autism: Friday and Saturday, October 17-18, 2008 at Four Points Sheraton, 3200 Boardwalk, Ann Arbor, MI 48108. For more information, visit http://www.autcom.org/conf2008/main.html. To register online, visit http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=170&EID=2848.