The Ready by Five Early Childhood Provider Network
The Ready by Five Early Childhood Millage provides dedicated and sustainable funding for programs that improve children's health, school readiness, and well-being. The organizations below are 2023 Ready by Five millage recipients. To search the services by category and age, use the Services Finder below.
Outreach and Navigation Providers
OUTREACH AND NAVIGATION services educate parents about resources available to support healthy child development and early learning and connect them to programs in the community. They engage expectant parents and parents of young children, with a strategic focus on those with the highest needs.
These Ready by Five providers work as a greater network to ensure families get the early childhood resources or services they need:
- Family Futures
- Health Net of West Michigan
- Help Me Grow Kent
Healthy Development
HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS programs and services ensure expectant parents and those with young children have access to comprehensive, coordinated care that maximizes the child’s physical and emotional health and regular screenings to identify developmental delays, disabilities, and emotional concerns. Examples of services include developmental screening tools, healthcare-focused programming, behavioral health services, and programs addressing environmental hazards. Ready by Five Healthy Development providers include:
- Arbor Circle
- Bethany Christian Services
- Cherry Street Services
- Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative
- Easterseals
- Family Futures
- Family Promise
- Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan
- Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
- Kent County Health Department
- West Michigan Partnership for Children’s Parent Engagement Program
Early Learning Programs
High-quality early learning experiences nurture a child’s cognitive, social, and emotional development. Examples of Early Learning services include play and learn groups, supports for caregivers, and linkages to early intervention services. Early Learning providers include:
- Comprehensive Therapy Center
- Grand Rapids Community College
- Kent ISD
- Reach out and Read Michigan
- Vibrant Futures
Parenting Education and Support
Child Safety Initiatives support child safety – specifically safe sleep and automobile safety for children from birth through five years of age who are currently living in Kent County and meet income requirements. Millage-funded Child Safety providers include:
- Bethany Christian Services
- Cherry Health
- Family Futures
Home Visiting Services are when trained providers, such as nurses or parent educators, regularly visit families in your home or comfortable meeting place to offer a variety of one-on-one education and support. Millage-funded Home Visiting providers include:
- Cherry Health
- Corewell Health System
- D.A. Blodgett - St. John’s
- Easterseals Michigan
- Family Futures
- Kent ISD
- MomsBloom
- Vibrant Futures
Translation and Interpretation Services. These agencies provide interpretation and translation services (in-person, telephone, and written) to programs that are funded by Ready by Five. Services are conducted by:
- Bethany Christian Services
- Hispanic Center of West Michigan
- Liaison Linguistics
Learn more about our Ready by Five Early Childhood Millage Network
Millage Recipients
Millage Recipient Profile - Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
Located in the heart of Roosevelt Park, the largest Latino neighborhood in Grand Rapids, the Hispanic Center serves more than 12,000 individuals …
Millage Recipients
Millage Recipient Profile - West Michigan Partnership for Children
West Michigan Partnership for Children (WMPC) is a recipient of Ready by Five Millage funding as of January 2021. WMPC works in collaboration to …
Liaison Linguistics
Millage Recipient Profile - Liaison Linguistics
Liaison Linguistics is new to the Ready by Five Provider Network. The agency will provide translation and interpretation support to families enrolled …
Millage Recipients
Millage Recipient Profile - Comprehensive Therapy Center
Comprehensive Therapy Center (CTC) meets the therapeutic and educational needs of people with disabilities through skill building, academic …
Millage Recipients
Millage Recipient Profile - Cherry Health
Cherry Health is an independent, non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a primary focus of providing high-quality health services to …
Millage Recipients
Millage Recipient Profile - MomsBloom
When a new baby comes, parents often find themselves overwhelmed and in need of help – and don’t have enough supportive people in their lives. …
Millage Recipients
Millage Recipient Profile - Easterseals Michigan
Easterseals Michigan provides a wide variety of interventions that help individuals of all abilities, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder …
Millage Recipients
Millage Recipient Profile - D.A. Blodgett - St. John's
“The attachment and bond of a child to a caregiver is crucial as it sets the tone for so many aspects of that child’s life – social, emotional, …
Millage Awardees
Millage Recipient Profile - Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative
The Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative is part of the Ready by Five Provider Network!
Millage Awardees
Millage Recipient Profile - Family Futures
Family Futures of Grand Rapids is part of the Ready by Five Early Childhood Millage outreach and navigation network.
Millage Recipients
Millage Recipient Profile - Arbor Circle
Arbor Circle's mission is to transform the lives of children, adults, and families facing mental health, substance use, and family concerns in a …
Millage Awardees
Millage Recipient Profile - Health Net of West Michigan
Health Net of West Michigan is part of the Ready by Five Early Childhood Millage Outreach and Navigation Network.
Millage Awardees
Millage Recipient Profile - Family Promise
Family Promise of Grand Rapids is part of the Ready by Five Early Childhood Millage outreach and navigation network.
Millage Recipients
Millage Recipient Profile - Bethany Christian Services
First Steps Kent welcomes Bethany Christian Services to the Ready by Five Provider Network. Bethany receives millage funding for two of its services.