Lansing Capitol Caregivers FamilySpeak

Caregivers from foster care, adoption and kinship care filled the Speaker’s Library at the state Capitol for a special FamilySpeak before state legislators and policymakers. The event was co-sponsored by Michigan’s Children, the Michigan Statewide, Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Family Coalition, the Michigan Federation for Children and Families, the Michigan Kinship Coalition and the Kinship Care Resource Center.

• Read more about what the families said and who was listening.
• Read Michele’s blog.
• Read our reflection after the forum.
• Listen to a post-forum interview with Michigan’s Children Vice President for Programs Michele Corey and state Rep. Jim Runestad on WKAR’s “Current State” broadcast.