After a successfully beginning to regional planning efforts by the Poverty Reduction Initiative and Lewis Walker Institute, they will now be asked to provide organizational and technical assistant to another Michigan region. Today Region 3 will convene in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the first time, bringing together over 30 representatives to discuss poverty reduction methods.
Region 3 includes the counties of >Kent, Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ottawa, Montcalm, Ionia, Mecosta, and Osceol. Over 30 organization representatives have RSVPed to become engaged in poverty reduction efforts originally initiated by the Voices for Action Poverty Summit in November, 2008.
As they accomplished in Region 6 (SW Michigan), the PRI will create an organizational structure so that participants from this region can communicate effectively and create common goals for poverty reduction they can address as a larger whole.
Region 3 is led by Beverly Drake, Community Action Director, and James McCormick, the Director of the Newaygo DHS. Stayed tuned to learn more about developments in the area.
Friday, July 31, 2009
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