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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: voices4action3@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: voices4action3@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 3:

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
Ionia 8,952 15.8 3,068 20.7 46,926
Kent 86,639 14.5 31,431 20.3 47,684
Lake 2,455 23.4 830 42.5 29,373
Mason 5,024 17.8 1,569 26.4 38,073
Mecosta 8,053 20.9 2,107 26.2 37,840
Montcalm 11,868 19.9 4,264 29.1 38,143
Muskegon 31,179 18.6 10,542 25.2 38,916
Newaygo 8,900 18.6 3,210 26.7 39,059
Oceana 5,569 20.6 2,271 33.7 37,655
Osceola 4,268 19.1 1,529 28.7 34,823
Ottawa 26,051 10.3 7,295 10.9 52,107






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



Region 3 Poverty Data by County Map


View Michigan Counties - Region 3 Poverty in a larger map

Friday, April 15, 2011

Benefits Access

Next Friday from 1-3 pm at the Kent County Human Services Complex there will be a presentation and discussion of Benefit Access Initiatives. While the presentation will speak to the State DHS and United Way partnership for this work, it is important for participants to share thier local stories of Benefit Access, Bridge Card uses, Farmer Markets and Buy Local programs. What do local efforts to connect people with the benefits they are eligible for look like in West Michigan? What will happen if the SNAP program is changed as some in the House of Representatives have proposed? What impact would that have on those famlies and children in need in our communities in Region III. How do we make sure there is broad based understanding of the implications of these choices that might be made? This is YOUR chance to contribute...lets have a conversation...here and next Friday (in person).
Posted by JHB at 1:13 PM

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