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  Great Start Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Comprehensive Therapy Center

  August 3, 2021

  This month we are highlighting our partner, Comprehensive Therapy Center. CTC has been a member for over seven years with

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  Great Start Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Baby Scholars

  June 30, 2021

  This month we are highlighting are partner, Baby Scholars. Baby Scholars has been members of the Collaborative for three years.

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  Great Start Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Kent District Library

  June 7, 2021

  Kent District Library has been actively involved in the community and the GSC for many years. Families are able to

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  Great Start Collaborative Partner Spotlight: WGVU Public Media

  May 3, 2021

  Our partners at WGVU joined the Collaborative in 2018 with Kristyn Bomberg as their representative. Kristyn is a member of

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  Great Start Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Grand Rapids Public Library

  April 1, 2021

  The Grand Rapids Public Library has been a Great Start Collaborative Partner for many years bringing their experience and services

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  Great Start Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Arbor Circle

  February 5, 2021

  Arbor Circle has been at the Collaborative table since 2006 and an early childhood partner in the community prior to

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  It’s All About Relationships! Parents Supporting Each Other in 2020 and Beyond

  January 4, 2021

  Wow! What a powerful coalition meeting! We started off by having our parents share a Christmas Family Tradition. There were

• The Great Start Parent Coalition Learns How to Talk to their Children about Race and Racism

  December 2, 2020

  Faye Richardson–Green and Kathy Glynn presented at our November coalition meeting on How to talk to your children about race

• Northern Kent Parent Coalition Learns about Internet Safety Amid a Virtual World

  December 2, 2020

  When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. During COVID you learn to be flexible and to roll with whatever

• Co-Parenting, Family Law & Conflict Resolution

  October 19, 2020

  Christine Gilman from Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan spoke on Co-Parenting, Family Law & Conflict Resolution. We started with