PRi

Mecosta-Osceola Poverty Reduction Initiative

. . .a community-driven initiative to provide pathways to prosperity by providing resources through collaboration, education and economic opportunity that will engage and empower families to build a secure future.

    LEARNING CENTER...

    External LinkArticle: Why Reducing Poverty Matters--Getting Behind the Numbers:  Real Lives; Real Pain 

    Video DocumentVideo:  Hard Times Generatioin:  Homeless Kids

    PDF DocumentNewsletter:  Voices for Action 11/11

    PDF DocumentTies That Bind:  Poverty and Michigan's Economic Recovery

    Video DocumentPoverty Reduction Initiative: A Year in Review 2011-2012

     A REVIEW OF THE STATISTICS...

     AVG HOUSEHOLD INCOME

    % IN POVERTY (2)

    UNEMPLOYMENT (1)

    CHILDREN POVERTY

    F/R TREND

    SINGLE MOTHERS STATS

     

     

    Meeting and events for 2012-13 are available here.

    2-1-1: Your 24-hour link to health and human services

    DIAL 211

    1-877-211-5253
      (toll-free in Michigan)

      1-231-733-1155
        (callers outside of Michigan)

        On the web: www.call-211.org

        Serving: Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola Counties