Kalamazoo County Poverty Reduction Initiative - Voices for Action

Poverty Reduction Initiative

Michigan Voices for Action

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.

Regional Work

Along with Tim Ready, PhD, of the Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations at Western Michigan University, Executive Director Jeff Brown of the Poverty Reduction Initiative acts as consultant and communications coordinator for Region 3 - West Michigan, and Region 6 - Southwest Michigan.

Visit the Region 3 West Michigan Voices for Action site for the following counties: Ionia; Kent; Lake; Mason; Mecosta; Montcalm; Muskegon; Newaygo; Oceana; Oceola; Ottawa. Join the mailing list.

Visit the Region 6 Southwest Michigan Voices for Action site for the following counties: Allegan; Barry; Berrien; Branch; Calhoun; Cass; Kalamazoo; St. Joseph; Van Buren. Join the mailing list.