Created by Great Lakes Bay Parents - Informing parents since 2012! |
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KEEP INFORMED WITH REMIND |
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You are your child's lifelong teacher.
"Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing" is a public awareness and action campaign that helps parents recognize their power to boost their children’s early brain and vocabulary development through simple, everyday actions ... "
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SIGN-UP FOR FALL 2021 PRESCHOOL |
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The KIDS CALENDAR includes local BUSINESSES offering for both in-person and virtual programming:
- Virtual & in-house events
- Story Times
- Fun places that are open
- STEM events
- Spring Event
- Easter Egg Hunts
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GREAT LAKES BAY PARENTS' DIRECTORY |
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Special Needs Directory
This directory is created to help families find events, programs, services and support for their special need child and their family.
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GREAT LAKES BAY PARENTS' BLOG |
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Game Changer Therapy Services – Custom Therapy Programs for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Kellie Staszak started Game Changer Therapy Services in 2016 with the idea that parents should be able to work with and choose services that are medically necessary for their child and offer the ease of coordination by facilitating these services under one clinic setting.
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IOSCO-ARENAC DISTRICT LIBRARY |
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March 1 - April 15, 2021
Read 20 minutes a day, log your time and you will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a Folkmanis Puppet.
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BAY COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM |
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2021 EARLY LITERACY CALENDAR
Print out these bright and colorful activity-packed calendars for your family. Based on the Every Child Ready to Read® practices of reading, writing, singing, talking, playing, and counting, each month contains learning activities, book lists, nursery rhymes, and more!
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RAISING READERS BACKPACKS
Raising Readers Backpacks are full of early literacy tools that parents and caregivers can enjoy with their children ages three to five. Each themed backpack has books, a CD or DVD, activity sheets, a puppet or other fun toy, and a manipulative puzzle or counting pack. These backpacks can be checked out for use at home and encourage early literacy development through talking, reading, writing, singing, and playing.
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**The Bay County Library System is a participant in the STEM Passport. Attend events (in-person or virtual) and receive a $25 gift card courtesy of MiSTEM.
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MID-MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM - SAGINAW |
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**The Mid-Michigan Children' Museum is a participant in the STEM Passport. Attend events (in-person or virtual) and receive a $25 gift card courtesy of MiSTEM.
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SAGINAW CHILDREN'S ZOO - SAGINAW |
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**The Saginaw Children's Museum is a participant in the STEM Passport. Attend events (in-person or virtual) and receive a $25 gift card courtesy of MiSTEM.
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FREE BOOKS FOR KIDS 0-5 YEARS OLD
Simply, reading aloud is one of the most important things parents and care-givers can do. Through affiliation with Imagination Library, all of our children in Arenac and Bay counties would receive an age-appropriate, hardcover book, mailed to their homes each month of their lives from birth to their fifth birthday.
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2020-21 STEM Passport
The Great Lakes Bay Region is home to a variety of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) destinations and programs. Experience five (5) or more programs and your family will receive a $25 gift card on behalf of the STEM Impact Initiative & MiSTEM Network.
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PARENTING CLASSES & SUPPORT GROUPS |
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Powerful Tools for Parents and Caregivers of Special Needs Children Online Series
Online Zoom Webinar Series on Tuesdays in April from 12-1:30 PM.
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GREAT START IN THE GREAT LAKES BAY |
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Stay Well - Family Support Group
April 5, 12 & 19 at 4pm
Many MI parents are feeling overwhelmed by extra responsibilities and stress from COVID-19. Register for a virtual support group specifically for parents of children 18 and younger, hosted by our Stay Well counseling team. Find comfort talking to others who share similar feelings.
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PEER 360 RECOVERY ALLIANCE |
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MSU EXTENSION VIRTUAL CLASSES |
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Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are significant childhood traumas that can impact health and social well-being. These experiences can have an impact on youth throughout their lives. There is growing interest in the understanding and prevention of ACEs through a trauma-informed approach. Attendees of this workshop will learn about ACEs and what steps can be taken to increase protective factors and decrease risk factors for youth. Using materials developed by Michigan ACE Initiative, we will explore how to use this information to support individuals and communities.
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BAY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT |
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The Bay County Health Department (BCHD) is pleased to announce that healthcare and other critical infrastructure workers who live or work in Bay County may register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Register:
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"Most young children in Michigan are in licensed programs, for children ages 0-12, so it is important for these experiences to be the very best. Quality licensed programs, for children ages 0-12, help children learn, grow and develop."
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Bay-Arenac Diaper Alliance
No ID or proof of income needed, only that you ask for help when there is a genuine need, not to stock up or sell the diapers you've received.
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United Way
909 Washington Ave
Bay City, MI 48708
989-893-7508
*by appointment only
State Street Academy
1110 State St.
Bay City, MI 48706
989-684-6484
McLaren Bay Region Emergency Room - Security Desk
**Due to health concerns, please use as a last resort**
1900 Columbus Ave.
Bay City, MI 48708
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Area Baby Closet
Pinconning United Methodist Church
314 Whyte St.
Pinconning, MI 48650
(989) 879-3271
Beacon of Light United Methodist Church
201 S. Forest St.
Standish, MI 48658
(586) 846-6277
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DO YOU NEED HELP PAYING YOUR BILLS? |
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Consumers Energy
Visit the Consumer Energy website to learn about how they can assist you with paying your energy bill.
Learn about:
- Consumers Affordable Resource for Energy (CARE)
- Public Assistance Programs
- Payment Plans
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QUARANTINED STUDENT ASSISTANCE |
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The United Way of Bay County has a program available to families whose employment or income is affected by a mandated school quarantine. If parents fall within the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) income guidelines and have a child PreK- 6th grade quarantined due to COVID-19 from a Bay County school they would be eligible for $250 in assistance through a fund designated through the COVID Community Leadership Coalition lead by the Bay Area Community Foundation. Assistance is offered for up to two weeks, either consecutively or separate, throughout the 2020-21 school year.
The goal is to bridge the gap caused by a lapse in income, ensuring parents do not fall behind in bills or have to choose between caring for their children and putting food on the table or keeping their utilities on.
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