Help to prevent child abuse and keep children ages 0-3 with their families

LANSING – The State of Michigan is expanding highly successful local programs to keep families with young children together and work to ensure that children under age 4 in the child welfare system grow up in permanent, nurturing homes that support their development.

The programs provide services to biological parents so that – whenever possible – they can be the permanent caregivers for children who had been in foster care.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) received a five-year grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to provide funding for...