News & Updates from CapCAN

Resources Available: The Capital Area College Access Network has partnered with its network of Historically Black Colleges and Universities alumni and advocates to provide you with a revised resource guide. HBCUs are dedicated to the mission of increasing postsecondary opportunities for Black and brown students, fostering a culture of belonging and educational equity. Get Your…

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Celebrating Black History Month at UWSCMI

Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. February commemorates the impactful Black leaders of our past and shines a spotlight on our everyday…

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Day 2: Understanding and Reflecting on Bias

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“Worse than being less than you, is if you are perceived as a threat” John A. Powell, Othering & Belonging Institute, UC-Berkeley We all have biases. Bias is a preference in favor of or against a person, group of people,idea or thing that affects our understanding, actions and decisions. But often we’re notaware of our…

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Day 1: How do you think about your racial and social identity?

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“Not seeing race does little to deconstruct racist structures or materially improve the conditions which people of color are subject to daily. In order to dismantle unjust, racist structures, we must see race. We must see who benefits from their race, who is disproportionately impacted by negative stereotypes about their race, and to who power…

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Stabenow Support Lifts ALICE Initiative

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) successfully championed a $257,000 federal budget appropriation to support UWSCMI’s workplace initiative sustaining ALICE employees. United for ALICE@Work in Michigan is a business education and certification effort to help small- and medium-sized businesses better understand the needs of low-wage workers below the ALICE threshold. ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained…

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‘Grateful and Humble’: COO Ken Toll Moving On

After more than two decades of United Way service, Chief Operations Officer Ken Toll is moving on. “Bringing together our three United Ways into the United Way of South Central Michigan has gone better than I could have hoped,” said Toll. “ We have a really strong team in place.” So strong, in fact, that…

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Embracing Our Values: The Heart of It All

Graphic noting Our Values, which are Equity, Community, Integrity, Compassion, Collaboration, and Results.

This is the last in a three-part series exploring UWSCMI’s recently adopted vision, mission and values. You can find them all in one place at unitedforscmi.org/vision-mission-values. Part 1: Where We’re Going | Part 2: What We Do Tibor “Ted” Rubin had every reason to be bitter. As a Jewish Hungarian-American, he faced anti-Semitism and constant…

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Embracing Our Mission: What We Do

Graphic of people huddling next to the words of our mission: We bring together the people, ideas and resources to lead with our communities and creating a flourishing, equitable life for everyone. A box has the words of Our Path: Our work lifts our local communities by reducing racial and economic disparities; addressing the needs of ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households in financial stability, education, health, and basic needs; and creating opportunities for every person to reach their full potential.

This is the second in a three-part series exploring UWSCMI’s recently adopted vision, mission and values. You can find them all in one place at unitedforscmi.org/vision-mission-values. Part 1: Where We’re Going | Part 3: The Heart of it All What does it take to fit a square peg in a round hole? When the answer…

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Embracing our Vision: Where We’re Going

Graphic of people surrounding Our Vision, which is strong, caring communities where every person is valued, thriving and connected for the common good.

This is the first in a three-part series exploring UWSCMI’s recently adopted vision, mission and values. You can find them all in one place at unitedforscmi.org/vision-mission-values. Part 2: What We Do | Part 3: The Heart of it All Standing at the Lincoln Memorial on a steamy August day in 1963, one man talked about…

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Partners & Programs

Jackson County JobSTARProgram Assistance CenterPartners & ProgramsVolunteerIn Need of Volunteers Programs Funded Clinical Counseling Voucher Program – Family Service & Children’s Aid/Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties Vouchers for mental health and substance abuse counseling for economically disadvantaged individuals. Fee reductions help create a financially manageable way for patients to get crucial mental health…

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