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February 17, 2021
Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing works to find those struggling from homelessness permanent housing.
They are happy to see Governor Whitmer also looking to lower that number. “I appreciate that she addresses it because although we address homelessness and poverty in two different ways, it’s really important that we as communities are recognizing where they do intersect together,” said Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing executive director, Becca Binder.
Binder says the Michigan Poverty Task Force shows the state cares about the work they’re doing. “We have people here working day in and day out, tirelessly on the ground the support people in our communities but in turn we also now have on a governmental level of our state saying we prioritize this and this means something to us,” says Binder.
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State task force urges new state policies to tackle root causes of poverty, bring opportunity to more Michiganders
State task force urges new state policies to tackle root causes of poverty, bring opportunity to more Michiganders
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of poverty, bring opportunity to more Michiganders
LANSING – Lifting millions of Michiganders out of poverty will require bold new initiatives, expanded state policies and a significant financial investment, according to a new report released today by the Michigan Poverty Task Force.
The group presented its findings – a list of 35 policy recommendations – to
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who created the task force in December 2019 to identify new ways state government can help low-income Michiganders transcend poverty and build a better life.
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