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Day 8: Housing Access

March 15, 2024

Day 8: Housing Access The reality is that housing affordability and those who experience houselessness are largely influenced by our…

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Day 7: Intersectionality

March 15, 2024

Day 7: Intersectionality “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from…

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Responding for ALICE: Mini-Grants Presented

March 14, 2024

United Way of South Central Michigan has awarded 21 mini-grants to organizations in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo that are striving…

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Jackson Nonprofits Join JobSTAR Cohorts

March 13, 2024

JACKSON – Federal funds have made it possible for eight Jackson-area nonprofits to join JobSTAR, the business resource network led…

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Day 5: Understanding and Reflecting on Bias

March 7, 2024

Day 5: Understanding and Reflecting on Bias The topic of bias can sometimes be a difficult one. Most of us…

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Day 4: A Reflection on Identity

March 7, 2024

Day 4: A Reflection on Identity How often do you think about your race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality,…

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Day 3: Caring for Yourself in Your Equity Journey

March 7, 2024

Day 3: Caring for Yourself in Your Equity Journey As you go through these lessons, there are some that you…

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Day 2: Why Equity?

March 7, 2024

Day 2: Why Equity Equality means giving everyone the same resources. Equity means offering different resources to different people/groups with…

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Day 1: Welcome

March 7, 2024

Welcome to United Way of South Central Michigan’s 21-Day Equity Challenge!   We are so grateful you have decided to join…

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ALICE Threshold: A New Standard for Policy

February 26, 2024

NEW ORLEANS – A trip to the “Birthplace of Jazz” brought together more than 575 individuals from across the country…

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