Great Start Berrien

Great Start Collaborative

Great Start Collaborative of Berrien County
711 St. Joseph Avenue
Berrien Springs, MI 49103
PH: 269-471-7725

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Purpose of Great Start Parent Coalition

The purpose of the local Great Start Parent Coalitions (GSPC) is as follows:

  1. Provide a “customer” perspective for the Great Start Collaborative.
  2. Educate community members about the importance of early childhood.
  3. Support the Great Start Collaborative’s work toward achieving Michigan’s early childhood outcomes.
  4. Provide information, education and resources to parents raising young children.

Great Start Goals

  1. Children born healthy.
  2. Children healthy, thriving, and developmentally on track from birth to third grade.
  3. Children developmentally ready to succeed in school at the time of school entry.
  4. Children prepared to succeed in fourth grade and beyond by reading proficiently by the end of third grade.
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