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It’s Foster Care Awareness Month: My Colleagues in the Legislature Should Adopt My Plan to Help Foster Care Children

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 17, 2024

by Rep. Kathy Schmaltz This week I supported a resolution adopted by the Michigan House to declare May as Foster Care Awareness Month in the state while reminding other legislators that reforms must be made to help set foster care…

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Our Foster Care Children Deserve Better — We Need to Set Them up for Success

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 14, 2023

by Rep. Kathy Schmaltz Rep. Kathy Schmaltz, R-Jackson, serves Michigan’s 46th House District, which includes portions of Jackson and Washtenaw counties. In a world filled with hardships, it is our responsibility as a compassionate…