Build Family Wealth
Build Family Wealth and Income
In a thriving community, residents feel confident that their lives will improve. Connecting them with tools to help build assets and increase income is central to developing sustainable communities. Creating opportunities for new homeowners through production programs and connecting residents to jobs through employment and financial counseling programs are two ways in which LISC and our community partners are addressing this challenge.
Here is a sample of projects done under this initiative during the previous two years.
Project Name: Professional Development Training Center
Project Year: 2008
Project Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Non-Profit Partner: Professional Development Training Center
-Provides office skills workforce training, mentoring and job placement services to participants.
Project Name: On the Job Training
Project Year: 2008
Project Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Non-Profit Partner: Constructive Community Builders, Inc.
-Provides on-the-job training in the construction field to complete community development projects.
Project Name: Neighborhood Empowerment Center
Project Year: 2009
Project Location:Lansing, MI
Non-Profit Partner: Greater Lansing Housing Coalition
-The library on the former Michigan School for the Blind campus will host a Head Start program and other non-profits, to provide easy accessibility to needed services in the West Willow neighborhood.
Project Name: Project Homeless Connect
Project Year: 2009
Project Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Non-Profit Partner: Affordable Housing Partnership
-A one day event of free services for the homeless, for more information contact the AHP.