ICYMI: McDonald Rivet Announces New Efforts to Support Child Care and Education in Mid-Michigan

HEMLOCK— Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) hosted a press conference announcing new federal funding initiatives to support mid-Michigan kids and young adults through child care, community violence prevention, and workforce development. Congresswoman McDonald Rivet was joined at Hemlock Elementary/Early Childhood Center by school officials and parents to discuss how the funding will help young families in the community.
“Child care all over this state is getting harder and harder to find. We have lost 40% of our child care capacity in Michigan in the last 10 years. It’s also very difficult for parents to afford…I have requested federal funding for the Hemlock Public School District to go toward expanding their Early Childhood Center. It would expand their capacity, get more kids off their waiting list and onto a path for success,” said Congresswoman McDonald Rivet at the press conference. “It’s a part of a package of … requests that I am putting in that will help mid-Michigan’s kids… All of these things together will create a brighter future for the next generation of Michiganders, hopefully, that will stay right here in our community and build their homes and their families.”
The federal funding requests are part of Congresswoman McDonald Rivet’s Community Project Funding Initiative to be included in the Fiscal Year 2026 government funding bills. They include: