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Urban Alliance in Kalamazoo plans to hold monthly diaper drives
May 13, 2021
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Urban Alliance, a Kalamazoo non-profit, planned to distribute thousands of diapers every month to families with young children. Their first drive was held from 9 a.m. until …
Vaccinating homeless population, moving them into new temporary housing in Kalamazoo
March 8, 2021
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Residents of the Mills Street homeless encampment in Kalamazoo were packing up and heading to their new temporary home Monday, March 8, 2021. Volunteers were helping residents move …
Urban Alliance joins Northside Association, Kalamazoo Promise to expand job training programs
February 25, 2021
KALAMAZOO, MI — The Northside neighborhood’s vocational training center is expanding programs with a new partnership, the Northside Association for Community Development announced. The Neighborhood-Based Technical and Vocational Skills Training …
Group Violence Interventions provides safe space for people affected by gun violence
February 3, 2021
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The COVID-19 pandemic halted the Group Violence Intervention team in Kalamazoo for a bit, but the group has a new approach. The intervention team has been instrumental to …
Organizations band together to help homeless in Kalamazoo County heading into winter
December 16, 2020
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Kalamazoo County Continuum of Care was formed in January 2020. At the end of the year, the Continuum of Care was fighting homelessness as temperatures dropped during …
Urban Alliance creates more opportunities for community outreach with office upgrades, community partnerships and mobile showers
October 9, 2020
Having access to a shower is a simple pleasure that most people take for granted; it’s an important step in a morning or nightly routine, it takes away the grime …
Urban Alliance purchases property in Edison neighborhood
August 7, 2020
KALAMAZOO, MI — Urban Alliance Inc. has purchased the building it has called home since 2015, located at 1009 East Stockbridge Avenue in the city’s Edison neighborhood. Purchasing the property …