Join our local and regional efforts to reduce poverty
Become a member of PRI Kalamazoo County
Join today! The Poverty Reduction Initiative is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
We educate, network and convene individuals and organizations around poverty awareness and reduction. An active player in Kalamazoo’s community since 2003, we take the idea of collaboration and partnership to heart. We can reduce poverty if we work together! Learn about membership. Join the Michigan Voices for Action network
Voices for Action is a statewide effort to reduce poverty 50% in Michigan by 2020.
The movement began in November 2008, where a Poverty Summit in Detroit engaged over 5,000 community leaders and low-income residents from around the state to address the barriers that prevent Michigan’s low-income residents from achieving self-sufficiency. PRI coordinates communications for Regions 6 and 3, and facilitates three Roundtable meetings per year. 
Join Southwest Michigan's Voices for Action Region 6 network.
Counties: Allegan / Barry / Berrien / Branch / Calhoun / Cass / Kalamazoo / St. Joseph / Van Buren Visit the Region 6 website. 
Join West Michigan's Voices for Action Region 3 network.
Counties: Ionia / Kent / Lake / Mason / Mecosta / Montcalm / Muskegon / Newaygo / Oceana / Osceola / Ottawa Visit the Region 3 website. |     
  sign up for news  PRI 2009 Annual Meeting Award  A 2010 Poverty Simulation in the State Capitol.  Region 6 Southwest Michigan Roundtable participants at the Spring 2011 meeting.  Region 3 West Michigan Roundtable participants discuss Asset Building. |
