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Commission approves extension of Learning Parents Partnership grant after model shifts from stipends to capacity building

Wayne County Health & Human Services Committee · March 11, 2026
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Wayne County commissioners approved a modification and extension of a WK Kellogg Foundation grant for the Learning Parents Partnership, with staff saying the program will focus on capacity-building at community colleges rather than direct stipends to student‑parents; staff will return with a finalized contract.

The Health and Human Services committee approved a modification and time extension to a WK Kellogg Foundation grant intended to support the Learning Parents Partnership program.

Canal Johnson, director of the Department of Health, Human and Veteran Services, told the committee that the county received the Kellogg grant in 2024 and that, during contracting with Generation Hope, the department and the funder agreed to…

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