The Student Advocacy Program provides free non-legal services to low-income parents and caregivers of children seeking to obtain appropriate educational services for their children. Parents and caregivers are often not adequately informed of their rights, and may not be able to read or understand the numerous documents they are asked to review and provide informed consent to. When disputes arise concerning an educational issue, parents and caregivers often feel helpless. Trained educational advocates are available to give advice and “next step” directives to questions parents and care givers have regarding student rights in Michigan public schools.

Student Advocacy Program Brochure

The Student Advocacy Program for Court Involved Youth provides a comprehensive, coordinated approach to supporting the educational goals of students in the foster care and juvenile justice systems. Children who have been abused or neglected are referred to our Center by the local Department of Human Services to help with school enrollment, placement and special education issues. Youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system are referred by their case worker or attorney to facilitate the reintegration back into their community school.

Advocacy Program for Court Involved Youth Brochure

The Family Advocacy Program streams funding sources that may be used for developing, operating, expanding, and enhancing networks of community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and support programs that:
1. Prevent child abuse and neglect;
2. Decrease the risk of homelessness;
3. Provide educational advocacy services;
4. Improve families’ access to formal and informal community resources that prevent child abuse and neglect, and prevent homelessness;
5. Provide or arranges for the provision of family resource and support services;
6. Provide family resource and support outreach services;

The Family Advocacy Program Brochure