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<DIV>From Michigan:</DIV>
<DIV>Oakland County (Metro Detroit, Pontiac)</DIV>
<DIV>3/2003 219 cases&nbsp; 3/2004 279&nbsp; UP</DIV>
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<DIV>Kent County (Grand Rapids)</DIV>
<DIV>3/2003 358 3/2004 273 DOWN</DIV>
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<DIV>Macomb County (Metro Detroit, Mount Clemens)</DIV>
<DIV>3/2003 271&nbsp;&nbsp; 3/2004&nbsp; 237 DOWN</DIV>
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<DIV>Genesee (Flint)</DIV>
<DIV>3/2003&nbsp; 661&nbsp;&nbsp; 3/2004&nbsp; 714 UP</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Wayne (Detroit)</DIV>
<DIV>3/2003&nbsp; 2603&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3/2004&nbsp; 2421 DOWN</DIV>
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<DIV>Family to Family is in Macomb, and part of Wayne.</DIV>
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<DIV>___________________________________________<BR>This Message sent by:</DIV>
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<DIV>Donna Mullins<BR>Michigan Family Independence Agency<BR>235 S. Grand 
Ave<BR>Suite 505<BR>Lansing, MI 48909</DIV>
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<DIV>Phone 517-335-3478</DIV>
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<DIV>FAX&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 517-241-8743</DIV>
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href="http://www.michigan.gov/fia";>http://www.michigan.gov/fia</A><BR><BR>&gt;&gt;&gt; 
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cuyahoga</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceName><FONT 
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(</SPAN></FONT><st1:City><st1:place><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
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experienced a 35 percent drop in foster care entries in 2003 (2,048 in 2002, 
1,338 in 2003).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN 
class=GramE>Anyone from other large urban child welfare systems seeing a drop in 
foster care entry?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks, 
David<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN 
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