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MEJI Receives Grant for Guardianship System Improvements
On November 5, MEJI was delighted to receive a $500,000 grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to establish a statewide center to address systemic flaws in Michigan's adult guardianship system. The grant will launch the Michigan Advancing Guardianship Innovation Center (MAGIC). MAGIC will serve as a hub for education, collaboration, and innovation, ensuring that reforms are embedded in practice.
MEJI was equally delighted that the Health Fund announced its $500,000 support for a project proposed by the Bay County Department on Aging to help petitioners, older adults, and adults with disabilities explore legal alternatives to guardianship. Bay County's grant will build on the work of MEJI's successful Michigan Guardianship Diversion Project, also funded by the Health Fund, which, in its first year, reduced guardianships in Bay county by more than 40%.
MEJI is grateful for the Health Fund's continuing support. We are excited to begin work on our new project and congratulate the Bay County Department on Aging on its successful proposal.