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We Are An Alliance
January 10, 2021
Urban Alliance brings a system that works to a community who is failed by systems. Its goal is to grow relationships within the community and change the views of how …
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 …
Life With Momentum
December 10, 2020
Urban Alliance Momentum graduates and their employers talk about life after graduating. Even with little experience joining the workforce, Momentum was able to help give graduates the resources they needed …
The Pursuit of Happiness: Cory’s Version
November 11, 2020
Cory sat in the Urban Alliance office, looking like he didn’t have a care in the world. For the next hour I listened as he dispelled my thinking. Cory, I …
The First Thing I Ever Graduated
October 10, 2020
Before joining Urban Alliance, 2019 Momentum graduate, Shawna Wilson, had a given up on herself but decided she wanted to set a good example for her daughter. She did not …
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 …
More Secure Than Ever Before
September 11, 2020
Urban Alliance assisted Momentum graduate, Patricia Wagoner, to achieve her goals, gain resources she needs to succeed, and helped her find a job accepting people with past felonies. Wagoner expresses …
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 …
Transforming Urban Communities
July 10, 2020
Urban Alliance graduates share their challenges and life experiences before joining Momentum and express how the program positively changed their lives. Everyone comes from different walks of life, but the …
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