Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services recently issued the following announcement.
The Family Center for Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs (Family Center) will be hosting a free Virtual Parent Mentor Training for Michigan parents/caregivers of children with special health care needs. Training will take place from Tuesday, February 22, 2022 to Thursday, February 24, 2022 on Microsoft Teams. The trainings on Tuesday and Wednesday will be from 9:00am-11:30am, and Thursday will be from 9:00am-12:00pm.
If you are a parent, caregiver, or guardian of a child/youth with special health care needs and would like to make a difference in the lives of others, please take this opportunity to become a trained Parent Mentor.
This training is open to all families who have a child with a medical, physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition. As a trained Parent Mentor, you will become a part of a statewide network of volunteer parents supporting one another, sharing resources, and helping to navigate various systems.
If you have any questions prior to the day of training, please call the Family Phone Line at 1-800-359-3722 or email adkinsd@michigan.gov
If interested, please register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/virtual-parent-mentor…
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