LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has awarded $64 million in Community Center Grant funds for 100 Michigan municipalities and organizations to expand programming or work on capital projects on community centers, as part of the Governor’s “Make it in Michigan” strategy.
Among the grants are $300,000 for Plainwell Community Schools, $500,000 to Western Michigan University, $300,000 for R.I.S.E. CORP in Battle Creek, $150,000 for the First Congregational Church of Battle Creek, and $1,000,000 for the Cass County Council on Aging.
“Community centers anchor thriving communities across Michigan, offering Michiganders places to gather, connect, learn, and access resources,” said Gov. Whitmer. “This funding for community centers will help us deliver on our ‘Make it in Michigan’ vision to revitalize cities and towns across Michigan by making them more attractive places to live, work, and invest.”
The grantees provide a diverse set of services including after-school programming, workforce development, recreational activities, supporting older adults and more. Grants will be awarded to 69 nonprofit agencies, 22 local government agencies and nine schools/universities all across the state.
The grants support the governor’s goal of lifting 100,000 families out of working poverty during the next five years and follows the recommendations of the Michigan Poverty Task Force to address the disparities that affect Michiganders’ abilities to afford necessities such as housing, childcare, food, health care and transportation.
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