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The Michigan Association of United Ways and Kellogg Company are hosting a “Summer Stock Up” food drive in partnership with 24 United Way chapters across the state.
The organizations said last week that the effort, taking place throughout June, is intended to restock local food pantries with items to get them through the warmer months.
Every year, food pantries are fully stocked in the winter months thanks to holiday donations, but when summer comes, donations drop and pantry shelves become sparse. This can leave low-income families with limited options during the summer, Michigan Association of United Ways said.
GRAND RAPIDS Five years ago, John Wilson formed a private family foundation and set out to help lift people out of poverty in Mason County, on Lake Michigan north of Muskegon.
Wilson s group, The Pennies from Heaven Foundation, helped organize an employer resource network serving 12 companies and about 20 percent of the local workforce. Such networks are cropping up around Michigan as tools for employers to pool resources and tackle barriers that keep their workers from holding down a job, from transportation to housing to child care.
Wilson estimates the foundation invested about $300,000 to open Oaktree Academy, a nonprofit child care center housed inside a former school in Ludington, and another $100,000 annually to operate it.
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ALPENA Next week’s programs from the Association of Lifelong Learners have been announced.
Currently, most programs are via Zoom livestream. These programs are open to the public. Just send an email to ALL@Alpenacc.edu to receive Zoom connection information. Feel free to share this list with your friends, relatives and other organizations.
Monday: ALICE
ALICE and the $1.9 Trillion Stimulus presentation will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, in person and on Zoom, presented by Joe Gentry.
Six years ago the Michigan Association of United Ways released it first ALICE Report that was supported by Consumers Energy Foundation. Through its first ALICE Report, Michigan policymakers, journalists, business leaders and charitable organizations have begun to put a finger on the pulse of the needs of Michiganders. ALICE stands for Asset Limited Income Constrained, Employed. It’s a complex term that identifies the disparity on the balance sheet of Michigan households and is a strong indication of