COOR Community and Family Connection

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Hello Crawford County Residents,
We are excited to bring Neighborhood Connect back to Crawford County for another year! This free community event is designed to connect residents with a wide range of local resources and supports. The event is open to all residents—there are no income eligibility requirements.
Please complete the pre-registration form to help us plan for the event, which will be held on June 18, 2026, at Grayling High Schools from 3:00–5:00 p.m..
We look forward to seeing you there! ALL of the information below will be kept CONFIDENTIAL.
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CALL TO ACTION - Ninety percent of a child’s brain develops before kindergarten. In those earliest years, more than one million neural connections spark every second, building the blueprint for learning, relationships, and health.
Yet budget cuts to Section 32p have unraveled the local systems that once helped families find support. Families are now left wandering a patchwork quilt with missing squares, searching on their own for developmental screenings, parenting support, literacy programs, home visiting, and referrals.
We cannot afford to let families face this alone.
Help Me Grow Collaboratives offer a path forward. Forty-four of Michigan’s 56 ISDs have already committed to this model because it works. Help Me Grow connects families to the right resources at the right time, strengthens partnerships with doctors and providers, supports early identification of needs, and ensures communities work together instead of in separate silos.
Michigan has the chance to rebuild what was lost and create a stronger, more connected system for every child and family.
Now is the time to act.
📣 Contact your state legislators and urge them to restore Section 32p funding and support Help Me Grow Collaboratives.
📣 Share why early childhood matters to your family, your work, or your community.
📣 Stand up for a future where every child has the chance to thrive from the very beginning.
The first five years are not a waiting room. They are the launchpad 🚀

Hear directly from our families about why the work of 32p is so important in connecting them to community resources, social connections, literacy opportunities, and preschool. Their stories are the constellation behind the numbers, showing how these supports help children and families grow, connect, and thrive.

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