Free Legal Training for Social Service Workers, Community Advocates, and Medical Service Providers with Legal Aid of Western Michigan
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2011
8:00 AM - NOON
M-TEC AT KVCC
Please join LEGAL AID OF WESTERN MICHIGAN for its annual free legal training for social service workers, community advocates, and medical service providers who want to learn more about the legal issues affecting their clients, customers, and patients. Download the registration form.
We will also be hosting a food drive for Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes. Please consider bringing a donation with you to the training.
Workshop topics include:
•Welfare Reform 2011
•Elder Law
•Employment Law
•Housing
•Consumer
•Family
•Advanced Track: Subsidized Housing
Please submit your registration to our office via email (LAWM.TRAINING@gmail.com) by NOVEMBER 2, 2011. For additional information, please contact Mark Zolnoski at 1-800-819-0773, Ext. 228.
If you have registered and do not receive a confirmation email or materials by November 4, 2011, please contact Mark Zolnoski.
Welcome
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
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