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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

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 .
Posted by Anonymous at 1:29 PM

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