Hi Neighbor,

Please join me for my upcoming events on Monday, Oct. 14! However, if you cannot make it in person, you can also watch it live on my Facebook page or at any time later at facebook.com/RepStephanieYoung.

Community Conversation

Come out for a Community Conversation on Monday, Oct.14, at 10 a.m. at the Redford Community Center, 12121 Hemingway St. in Redford. My special guest will be Chris White from the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United to talk about the recent Michigan Supreme Court decision on tipped wages. I hope to see you there. 

A graphic for Michigan State Representative Stephanie A. Young’s Community Conversation on Tipped Wages. Join her Monday, Oct. 14 from 10-11 a.m. at Redford Community Center, 12121 Hemingway St., Redford Charter Township. To watch online go to Facebook.com/RepStephanieYoung. For more information visit her website at RepStephanieYoung.Com

Childcare Roundtable

Please join me for a Childcare Roundtable that addresses the National Childcare Crisis at Home on Monday, Oct. 14, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Wayne County Community College Northwest Campus, 8200 W. Outer Drive, Detroit in the Denise Wellons Glover Welcome Center Atrium.

Special Guests, so far, include: 

  • Mothering Justice
  • Brilliant Detroit
  • Detroit Parent Network
  • Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children
  • And several others

I’ve been working as a policy fellow with a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that connects policymakers to community-led policy interventions. The topic of childcare in America is one we need to tackle. We’re currently facing a childcare crisis. In fact, in Michigan, 14% of parents left a job in 2023 due to childcare issues, and more than half of working parents in Michigan made major adjustments to their working schedules to accommodate the shortfalls for childcare.

As chair of the House Committee on Families, Children and Seniors, I am working toward solutions for Michigan’s working families. That’s why I need to hear from you — I’m calling all parents, childcare providers, advocates and business owners — about what you need and how we can solve the childcare crisis together. I want to make sure working parents can afford to raise a family and have affordable childcare that will enable them to go to work or advance in their careers.

We know we have to do something to increase access to affordable childcare in our communities. Your voice matters and is important in helping us figure this out.

To register and save your spot, please RSVP: http://bit.ly/RSVPYoungCCRT.

A graphic featuring images of kids in the classroom, at home and having fun for Michigan State Representative Stephanie A. Young's Childcare Roundtable, addressing the national childcare crisis at home. Join her and special guests Mothering Justice, Michigan AEYC/T.E.A.C.H., MiRegistry/MiLEAP, Great Start to Quality (Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Resource Center), Detroit Parent Network and State Senator Mary Cavanagh on Monday, Oct. 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Wayne County Community College Northwest Campus, 8200 W. Outer Drive, Detroit in the Denise Wellons Glover Welcome Center Atrium. To register and save your spot, click the following link: bit.ly/RSVPYoungCCRT.

In Service,

Rep. Steph

State Rep. Stephanie A. Young

House District 16

“Love is the Work”