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Career Life Expo Shines in Year Two
Employers, nonprofits and jobseekers found the tagline for the Career Life Expo rang true: It’s more than a job fair.
Read MoreFinancial Stability
Financial Stability GoalTransition 8,500 households to economic stability by 2025. Focus Stable and affordable housing Programs that help low-income and working families earn more income IssueEmployment is up since the recession but mostly in the low-salary sector. The result is a large population of ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed)—people who work but don’t earn…
Read MoreJobs, Homes and Financial Stability: See What Our Income Quarter is All About
When more than 530 jobseekers walked into United Way’s Career Life Expo last February, they found 83 employers ready to talk about job opportunities. But day to day, many people can’t pursue such opportunities because of barriers such as lack of identification, incomplete education, lack of housing and no transportation. That’s why the Expo also…
Read MoreImpact Week: Fighting for Financial Stability
More than 1 in 3 households in our region are either in poverty or struggling to make ends meet. United Way works to help these vulnerable families and individuals become financially stable. That includes ALICE—Asset Limited, Income Constrained Employed—people who work but can’t get ahead financially, who are one unexpected bill away from poverty. United…
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Funding Opportunities Battle Creek & Kalamazoo Multi-Year Grants The application window has closed. United Way of South Central Michigan (UWSCMI) seeks to increase the number of households in Greater Battle Creek and Kalamazoo County living above the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, and Employed) threshold, established by the Michigan ALICE Report. In our latest round…
Read MoreLeading With Equity
Leading With Equity Our Equity Vision: A community in which every person is equitably supported and thriving. United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region (UWBCKR) is dedicated to building capacity and accountability into our policies, practices, and partnerships through collective collaboration with communities most affected by inequities. Declaration and Guiding Principles for Equity…
Read MoreMore Than a Job Fair
For many people, a good-paying job is just one step on the journey to financial stability. They may need other kinds of help along the way. A unique event called Career Life Expo aims to tackle the full spectrum of work and life needs. “Southwestern Michigan has companies that are hiring and qualified people eager…
Read MoreSpotlight on Income
Helping more families in our regional community achieve financial stability is a priority for United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region. During the first quarter of 2018, you’ll learn why as we shine a spotlight on our Income focus area and our community goal of transitioning 8,500 households to financial stability by 2025.…
Read MoreImpact Week: Building Financial Stability
[su_label type=”info”]IMPACT WEEK[/su_label] More than 1 in 3 households in our region are either in poverty or struggling to make ends meet. United Way works to help these vulnerable families and individuals become financially stable. Editor’s note: We’re celebrating Impact Week—highlighting how support for United Way is changing lives. Read our Impact Week overview here.…
Read MoreImpact Tours Offer Look At How United Way Partnerships Change Lives
(Editor’s note: This first-person account is provided by Emily Adams, social media intern with UWBCKR.) There’s no better way to learn how United Way partnerships impact lives than to see it for yourself. On March 23, United Way team members and community guests boarded a bus in Battle Creek for an Impact Tour. The tour…
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