JOIN US FOR NEW SESSIONS!
YWCA Kalamazoo invites you to join us in unity as we continue our Community Solidarity Sessions. These meetings bring together people and organizations from across the Kalamazoo community for discussion, strategizing, and support as we face challenging and uncertain times. We will also be offering topic-based group meetings to unite those with a shared identity or passion.
Our first press conference explored how the first 100 days of the current administration affected Kalamazoo communities. Nonprofit leaders shared stories across housing, healthcare, education, and equity—highlighting real change, ongoing challenges, and community resilience.
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When $6 billion in cuts appeared in the Michigan House budget draft, local nonprofits came together to show how these reductions threaten essential services. Representatives from YWCA Kalamazoo, Cradle Kalamazoo, Disability Network SW Michigan, Prevention Works, and Milestone Senior Services detailed the potential impacts on the community and shared strategies to respond.
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These sessions demonstrate the power of collaboration, advocacy, and data-driven insight. Even older recordings provide meaningful guidance for nonprofits and community members today.
Solidarity Data brings together research and community insight to understand how policy and funding decisions affect people’s daily lives. By documenting risks to essential services and marginalized communities, the project helps inform collective action. The Community Solidarity Sessions bring these insights into practice—creating space for dialogue, reflection, and shared responsibility for strengthening our community.
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More information to come.
