Regional Child Care Planning Grant Awarded to Networks Northwest
NORTHWEST LOWER, MI - The Early Childhood Investment Corporation’s (ECIC) Child Care Innovation Fund has awarded Networks Northwest with a $150,000 grant aimed at expanding access to quality, affordable child care for working families in northwest Lower Michigan. Networks Northwest is one of 16 grant recipients throughout the state awarded funds to support a Regional Child Care Planning Coalition in order to understand the capacity and quality of the current child care system, the child care preferences of
New Survey Technician Training Program at NMC
TRAVERSE CITY, MI - A new program at Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) will help people learn the skills they need for a career in a high-demand, high-wage field as a survey technician. The Survey Technician Training Program is being offered by NMC in partnership with Northwest Michigan Works!. The five-week program runs from April 6 through May 6, 2023, with classes held Thursday and Friday evenings and all day on Saturdays. Michigan is at an unprecedented time in its history, needing a technical