The Allen Neighborhood Center (ANC) is wrapping up an ambitious multi-million dollar creation: Allen Place, a new mixed-use community space featuring mixed-income apartments, a federally qualified health clinic, and a food co-op partnering with local farmers. Public Policy Associates (PPA) is pleased to partner with ANC in making their food- and health-related programming more integrated, … Continued
Seemingly overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed the child care industry. Stay-at-home orders meant that all but essential workers were staying home and their children were out of school and child care. There was massive job loss, which was reflected in Michigan’s data, and showed a steep drop in the number of child care providers … Continued
A new Public Policy Associates issue brief outlines the challenges for creating a child care system that increases the standard of living for child care workers and provides affordable services to families that need them. The brief explains some of the reasons that child care workers are typically paid low wages. For instance, state regulations … Continued
Quality child care can make a big difference in a child’s early development. The State of Michigan has been working to increase access to quality child care for all of Michigan’s families through programs like Great Start to Quality, which identifies and helps to improve the quality of child care providers, and by providing subsidies … Continued
Every person in Michigan deserves to have safe, affordable, and quality housing. With this goal in mind, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) is leading the development of Michigan’s first statewide housing plan, in collaboration with a wide range of partner organizations. To inform the plan, Public Policy Associates, Inc. (PPA) gathered input from … Continued
President Biden’s new infrastructure package, including an investment in high-speed internet, could help reverse the economic slide of smaller, industrial cities in Michigan and across America, according to John Austin, director of the Michigan Economic Center. In a recent op ed in the Lansing State Journal, Mr. Austin cites a groundbreaking study by Public Policy … Continued
