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Reducing Poverty

Statewide Leadership Team

Community Action/Economic Opportunity Commission

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Michigan Promotes Economic Opportunity to Combat Poverty
Michigan, like many states in the nation, faces rising poverty. Led by one of the most aggressive economic plans in the country, Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm envisions a state where people can live, learn and earn enough to become self-sufficient.

• Michigan 211
Michigan 211 connects people with information and resources to build healthy, safe communities. Find out if this service is available in your area.

• Good Neighborhoods Program
The Skillman Foundation's program encourages the creation of safe, healthy and vibrant neighborhoods.

• Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit

• No Worker Left Behind

• Jobs, Education and Training (JET)

• Michigan Promise Scholarship

• Campaign to End Homelessness

Volunteer and Mobilize
One person, one action can make an important difference in your community. Here are resources to find ways you can help end poverty.

• Child Poverty in Connecticut

• New York City Center for Economic Opportunity

• Louisiana Solutions to Poverty (SToP)

• Instituto del Progreso

• Family Resource Centers

• Michigan's Early Childhood Investment Corporation


	Quick Links
•	Send a Save-the-Date Postcard!
•	Michigan Works! Association
•	Save the Dream
•	No Worker Left Behind
•	Michigan Regional Skills Alliance
•	Michigan Rehabilitation Services
•	Michigan Promise Scholarship
•	Campaign to End Homelessness
•	JET