Education

Play-based curriculum enhances early learning

Challenges finding caregivers and educators for children

High quality preschool and childcare lacks providers. Community leaders partner with Midland County ESA to form an innovation team to meet local needs.  

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Build Like A Girl features several hands-on activities.
‘Build like a girl’ event invites young females to experience construction hands-on

Free workshop invites 5-12 grade females to participate in a hands-on exploration day of the construction industry. on Tues, Feb. 28  at The Great Hall in Midland. 

The Literacy Council provides the training and tools needed to work with children or adults.
Imagination Library needs your help

After 18 years of sending free books to thousands of children in Bay and Arenac counties, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library needs community help to write a new chapter for the program.

Family Winter Fun Fest fills Bay City Town Center with free activities on Feb. 18

Family Winter Fun Fest at the Bay City Town Center on Sat., Feb. 18 offers kids a chance to play while parents pick up information about community resources.

Crafts are the first item on the agenda when pre-schoolers from the Montessori Children's House of Bay City visit the residents of New Hope Bay  Assisted Living and Memory Care Community.
When toddlers and seniors spend time together, everyone wins

New Hope Bay and the Montessori Children's House of Bay City partner, bringing kids and seniors together. The program is good for both age groups.

Check presentation to an MBF grant recipient at a Great Lakes Loons game.
Michigan Baseball Foundation now accepting grant applications

Part of the Michigan Baseball Foundation’s mission is to give back through grants to local nonprofits. Grant applications are being accepted until Feb. 15.

Learning CPR is a crucial skill.
MyMichigan Health is training students to save lives

High school students in Gladwin received training in CPR. There are plans to go into more schools.  

MLK Jr. Drum Major Award recipient Smallwood Holoman, Jr. of Midland
Profile Q&A with Smallwood Holoman

In this Profile Q&A, we meet Smallwood Holoman Jr., a recipient of this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major Award. His efforts have had an impact on our community and beyond.  

Susan Sheppard, COO of Arbor Circle, which recently facilitated a statewide collaboration to better support medically fragile foster children.
Michigan project highlights needs of medically fragile foster children

A recent collaboration is working to address the many challenges faced by medically fragile foster children, who may live with chronic disorders or developmental disabilities.

If you've enjoyed a crispy hash brown from the Essexville McDonald's, you might appreciate the work of Stephen Bauer.
A joint program between Do-All Inc. and the United Way of Bay County helps expand the workforce

A partnership between the United Way of Bay County and Do-All Inc. is winning awards and getting people into the workforce.

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