Poverty in Southwest Michigan Headed in the Wrong Direction… What Will Be Our Response? Timothy Ready Western Michigan University

One Southwest Michigan, One Community Partnership to reduce poverty including: Governmental and non-profit service providers Community based leaders Public Officials Consumers Facilitation services provided by: Poverty Reduction Initiative (PRI), with support from The Walker Institute, Western Michigan University

One Southwest Michigan, One Community Components: Analysis of Trends in Poverty and Quality of Life Indicators Research to evaluate the causes of poverty and the effectiveness of the community’s efforts to address it Public Policy Analysis and Advocacy

One Southwest Michigan, One Community Components (continued) Community Organizing Setting Goals and Measuring Progress Public Information Campaign: “One Community”

Anti-Poverty Information and Networking For Southwest Michigan (Region VI)