Educational Webinar: Child Care - Sharing Solutions for a Better Economic Impact
Please join us on Thursday, June 1st from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a Zoom Webinar.
Session
The cost of child care has been an ever-increasing detriment to families who struggle to balance the reality of those expenses with the ability to make choices regarding their income and employment that leads to a strong quality of life. At the same time, companies are struggling to find and keep workers.
Michigan is taking action! Learn about multiple initiatives designed to help families and how business and economic development participation can be a strong part of implementing the solutions that make needed connections for the betterment of companies, their employees, and communities as a whole.
Hear a strong example of how the MI Tri-Share program created value for Vantage Plastics and its employees!
Key Points:
- MI Tri-Share
- Great Start to Quality
- Rural Child Care Innovation Program
- Making the Case for Involvement
- and more!
Paul Aultman, Chief Executive Officer, Vantage Plastics
Julie Bash, Program Director, Great Start to Quality Eastern Resource Center
Cheryl Bergman, Executive Director, Michigan Women’s Commission, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
James Henderson, Michigan Director, First Children’s Finance
Rich Van Tol, Start Collaborative Coordinator, Bay-Arenac ISD Educational Service Center
Thanking Our Sponsors
Resource Development Group
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Cost
MEDA Members: $30
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Non-Members/Non-Subscribers: $45
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Recertification Credits
This event has been approved for (.5) continuing education credit for Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) certification from the National Development Council (NDC). Use the form on this page to claim your credit.
Registration
- Payment is required at registration. If you use a subscriber discount code to pay, be sure to complete the registration process (which ends with a thank you page).
- You will receive a confirmation email after registering with the Zoom link. We will also send the link again about 2 days before the webinar.
- Please register by Wednesday, June 1st at noon.
- We will open the Zoom meeting about 15 minutes before the start of the webinar.
Cancellation Policy: You must notify This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. of your cancellation 24 hours in advance of the webinar on Wednesday, May 31st at 2:00 p.m. in order to receive a refund.
