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Voices for Action is a statewide effort to reduce poverty 50% in Michigan by 2020.

Led by the Michigan Department of Human Services, the initiative has created a network of organizations including human service organizations, government agencies, local faith-based and community organizations, non-profits, and businesses.

This space is for you to share your Voices for Action stories and current information. There are three ways to share.

- Submit a post via email to: voices4action6@haltpoverty.org and we'll post it for you, be sure to include contact info

- Submit a post through blogger: Google account required; request author invite by sending an email with name & organization information to: voices4action6@haltpoverty.org

- Comment on published posts, no login required

You can use tags to highlight themes, such as 'asset building', 'workforce development', 'food assistance', etc.

Here are current poverty statistics for Region 6:

2009 Poverty and Median Income Estimates - Counties
Name Poverty Estimate All Ages Poverty Percent All Ages Poverty Estimate Under Age 18 Poverty Percent Under Age 18 Median Household Income
Allegan 12,850 11.5 4,601 16.2 50,487
Barry 6,038 10.4 2,111 15.2 53,566
Berrien 27,259 17.4 9,481 25.4 39,856
Branch 7,430 17.9 2,780 26.8 40,798
Calhoun 22,951 17.4 8,193 26.1 39,130
Cass 7,837 15.9 2,334 21.5 45,799
Kalamazoo 46,977 19.6 11,748 21.8 42,336
St. Joseph 10,265 16.9 3,710 23.9 43,402
Van Buren 12,755 16.6 4,409 22.8 41,731






Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area
Estimates Branch
Internet Release date: December 2010




View Michigan Counties - Region 6 Poverty in a larger map

Monday, July 18, 2011

Grand Rapids Rally TOMORROW from Michgan League for Human Services

Dear friends and MILHS members,

picture of a megaphonePlease join a Tuesday July 19 rally in Grand Rapids that will call for protection of seniors, children, people with disabilities and middle-class families in the current national debate on the federal debt ceiling.

The rally, by Michigan Citizen Action, Michigan Consumers for Healthcare Advancement  and other organizations, will be at the Ottawa side of the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building, 110 Michigan St. NW, Grand Rapids from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. with a 4:30 p.m. press conference.

The goal is let U.S. Rep. Justin Amash know that we need a reasonable plan for deficit reduction that reflects our values, protects our families and neighbors and that doesn't shift more burden onto the states and middle-class families.

On a related issue, the League Monday sent a letter to the Michigan congressional delegation urging the rejection of a Balanced Budget Amendment that could hinder an economic recovery.

Graphic of people connected by dots The League has also released a new paper on how to create an ideal P-20 data tracking system. The report, The Key Ingredient: Good Data is Crucial to Building Michigan's Workforce System, examines best practices for including information on adult learners.

Additionally, the League has posted a new chart that estimates how many Family Independence Program cases will be closed by county under House Bills 4409 and 4410, which would enact stricter 48-month time limits on families receiving cash assistance. The bills will hurt vulnerable children and their families in Michigan.
For more information on this public policy discussion, please see an outstanding editorial in the Detroit Free Press .
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