Promoting Economic Opportunity in Michigan

The Commission on Community Action & Economic Opportunity is composed of leaders who work at the local and regional levels throughout Michigan to promote economic opportunity. Through their Forums across the state, they hear directly from people struggling to avoid or recover from financial and personal obstacles. In their analysis of Forum testimony, this report focuses on how many communities have designed specialized local initiatives to address critical intervention points–crisis times when individuals are in acute danger of falling into poverty, or conversely when people are particularly motivated to make crucial changes to help themselves. Moreover, this report outlines and provides recommendations to programs that promote economic opportunity in Michigan.