Nonprofits
Coverage of local nonprofit organizations and the impact they are having in the community
Providing a Second Chance
An expungement removes criminal convictions from a person’s public record, and for many people like Melody Woods, it gives them a second chance. Kalamazoo Defender provides holistic public legal defense, which looks at the whole client and their unique situation.…
“This is Unprecedented.”
YWCA CEO, Susan Rosas, discusses a new website that tracks the effects of funding cuts to area non-profits and the populations they serve. SolidarityData.org, now live, provides detailed information on jobs lost and jobs threatened, funds lost and threatened, the…
100 Days of Solidarity
A cohort of area non-profits hold a press conference to discuss how the administrations first 100 days in power affected those with the least in Kalamazoo County. A new website, www.SolidarityData.org, tracks the impact of the withdrawal of federal support…
Raise Money. Raise Hell.
The Stamped Robin hosted the YWCA of Kalamazoo's Raise Money, Raise Hell fundraising event featuring guest bartenders including Mayor Anderson, Vice Mayor Jeanne Hess, former mayor, Bobby Hopewell, the Daily Show's Jordan Klepper, and others. The fundraiser comes as the…
Food Pantry Hit by USDA Cuts
Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes will be losing 17 truckloads of food that were expected over the next six months due to DOGE slashing the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Trump-approved dismantling of USDA means $300,000 worth of meat,…
Kids Lose Access to Michigan Immigration Rights Center
The Michigan Immigration Rights Center(MIRC) officially received word late last month that they’re losing federal funding to help provide legal services for 900 unaccompanied immigrant minors. Children as young as toddlers will be facing judges in court alone as a…
“We need to listen to what they put on the table.”
Kalamazoo Moms Demand Action member Rick Omilian stresses the importance of youth voices in discussions of anti-gun violence. He reflects on how the Emerging Leaders Summit to End Gun Violence came to be, an opportunity for youth to collaborate in…
