Latest "Kids Count" Report In Michigan Shows Disturbing Trends
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 6:57 a.m. EST
Children
LANSING, Mich (WLMI) The Michigan League for Human Services has put out its latest "Kids Count" report—and, it shows some disturbing trends over the past decade. Kids Count director Jane Zehnder-Merrell says nearly half of all school children - 46-point-five-percent - are receiving free or reduced price school lunches, up from just over 36-percent in 2006. She said the numbers aren't all bad, however, as the number of high school dropouts has fallen along with the percentage of teens getting pregnant.
Advocacy Services for Kids (ASK)
ASK provides the following services: 414 E. Michigan Ave. • Kalamazoo, MI 49007 •
(269) 343-5896
- Free parent support groups (Events Schedule)
- Free individual support to Kalamazoo County residents
- Referrals to community services and agencies
- Clearinghouse for information about disorders, education law, mental health rights, services, etc.
- Newsletter (published quarterly)
- Lending library
- Parent/community trainings
- Parent and youth advisory committees
CASA
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
For further information, please call the Circuit Court Family Division at (269) 385-6078 for the Director of Volunteer Services
