Our Service Area and Partners
We LOVE sharing the joy of language & literacy with kids!
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Currently we are in 27 counties in lower Northern Michigan. We collaborate with 121 programs at over 110 locations -- at local schools, preschools, Early Head Start, Head Start, Health Departments (WIC, MIHP, Healthy Families), Women's Resource Centers, and family sites of assistance like food and baby pantries.
Our materials are delivered to places where families and children are already receiving services. Our professional partners at these locations then offer a PoWeR! Literacy Bag and choices of our books to the children being served. In addition, many of our partners also act as a resource, demonstrating how to use the materials, often reading or playing with the materials to help families experience the fun of the interactions. The conversations and support between the professionals and the children & families are what truly help our materials come to life!
Our Partners by County
Alcona
Early Head Start
Alpena
Alpena County Health Department: MIHP
Early Head Start
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Antrim
Antrim Baby Pantry
Antrim County Health Department: MIHP, WIC, Immunization Clinic (Northwest DHD)
Early Head Start
NMCAA Early Learning Center - Mancelona
Mancelona Elementary School
Ellsworth Elementary School
Central Lake Elementary School
Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (Antrim)
Benzie
St Philip’s Baby Pantry
Benzie County Health Department: MIHP, WIC, Immunization Clinic (Benzie-Leelanau DHD)
Early Head Start
Benzie Central Elementary Schools & Preschool
Charlevoix
Charlevoix County Health Department: MHIP, WIC, Immunization Clinic (Northwest DHD)
Early Head Start
Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (Charlevoix County)
Beaver Island School
Beaver Island Summer Camp
East Jordan Elementary School
Cheboygan
Cheboygan County Health Department: MIHP, WIC, Immunization Clinic (DHD 4)
Early Head Start
Head Start
Cheboygan County Home School Group
Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (Cheboygan County)
Crawford
Early Head Start
Crawford County Health Department: MIHP and Healthy Families (DHD 10)
Emmet
Emmet County Health Department: MIHP, WIC, Immunization Clinic (Northwest DHD)
Early Head Start
Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (Emmet County)
Grand Traverse
Salvation Army
Immaculate Conception Food Pantry
Grace Episcopal Church Food Pantry
Redeemer Lutheran Baby Pantry
Grand Traverse Health Clinic
Generations Ahead
Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center
Blair Elementary School
Traverse Heights Elementary School
Kingsley Preschool
Pitter Patter Preschool and Childcare
NMCAA Early Learning Center - Discovery
Grand Traverse Women’s Resource Center
Iosco
Early Head Start
Kalkaska
Kalkaska County Health Department: MIHP, WIC, Healthy Families, Immunization Clinic (DHD 10)
Early Head Start
Forest Area Early Learning Center
Pitter Patter Preschool and Childcare
Fife Lake Elementary
Forest Lake Middle School
Lake
Lake County Health Department: MIHP, WIC, Immunization Clinic
(DHD 10)
Grandmother’s Cupboard Baby Pantry
Bread of Life Food Pantry
Baldwin Elementary School
Leelanau
Leelanau County Health Department: MIHP, WIC, Immunization Clinic (Benzie-Leelanau DHD)
Leelanau Christian Neighbors Food Pantry
Leelanau Christian Neighbors Baby Pantry
Parenting Communities Play Groups
First Steps Childcare (Frankfort)
Suttons Bay Schools
Leelanau Montessori School
Benodgenh Child Center
Northport Elementary School
Manistee
Manistee County Health Department: MIHP, WIC, Healthy Families, Immunization Clinic
(DHD 10)
Great Start Collaborative Play Groups
Mason
Mason County Health Department: MIHP, WIC, Immunization Clinic (DHD 10)
Leta’s Day Care
Scottville Senior Center
Lakeshore Food Club
Salvation Army
COVE
Ludington Elementary School
Ludington Area Catholic School
Covenant Christian School
DHHS Mason County Foster Care
Missaukee
Early Head Start
Missaukee County Health Department: MIHP, Healthy Families (DHD10)
Great Start Collaborative Play Groups
Montmorency
Montmorency County Health Department MIHP, WIC, Immunization Clinic (DHD 4)
Early Head Start
Lewiston Elementary School
Muskegon
Early Head Start
Oceana
Oceana County Health Department MIHIP (DHD 10)
Early Head Start
DHHS Oceana Foster Care
Ogema
Early Head Start
Oscoda
Early Head Start
Otsego
Otsego County Health Department MIHP, WIC, Immunization Clinic (Northwest DHD)
Otsego Food Pantry
Early Head Start
North Ohio Elementary School
South Maple Elementary School
Johannesburg Elementary School
Vanderbilt Elementary School
Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (Otsego County)
Otsego Food Pantry
Presque Isle
Presque Isle County Health Department MIHP, WIC, Immunization Clinic (DHD 4)
Early Head Start
Roscommon
Early Head Start
NMCAA Early Learning Center (Houghton Lake)
Washtenaw
Packard Health Clinics
Wayne
Livonia Starfish Head Start Preschools
Plymouth Starfish Head Start Preschools
Wexford
Wexford County Health Department MIHP (DHD 10)
Great Start Collaborative Play Groups
Tabernacle Food Pantry
NMCAA Early Learning Center - North St.
McAuley Childcare
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