First Steps is a non-profit organization in Kent County, Michigan, leading a community collaboration to develop a system of support services for young children and their families. First Steps works in partnership with early childhood advocates, including parents, agency and business leaders, healthcare providers, educators, and philanthropic leaders.
Our community vision is that every young child in Kent County will enter kindergarten ready to succeed in school and in life. We believe that by investing in our youngest children we can ensure a stronger and more prosperous future for all.
First Steps works in close partnership with the Great Start Collaborative of Kent County, the Kent County Family & Children’s Coordinating Council, and the Kent Intermediate School District and has signed Memorandums of Understanding with those organizations.
Click here to download the MOU between First Steps, Great Start and the Coordinating Council.
Click here to download the MOU between First Steps, Great Start and the KISD.
Click here to download a First Steps Organizational Chart.