OFFROAD

OFFROAD UPDATE: 

join our growing conversation and take action...

  • Over 2,000 school students in Kalamazoo county are homeless.
  • 40% of the students in Kalamazoo public schools live in poverty.
  • 80% of black males in Kalamazoo public schools drop out before graduation.
  • Evictions of homeowners in Portage schools are at a dramatic rate. 
  • The number of working poor serviced in Portage is increasing at alarming rates.

OUR OFFROAD ADVENTURE

We are in the midst of listening thru:

  • Interviews of community leaders in the Kalamazoo area.
  • Surveys of area citizens

In these interviews and surveys, we are attempting to learn what are the greatest assets of our community.  We also seek to find what are the greatest areas of brokeness that need the most assistance.

Meanwhile we are in deep prayer and reflection:

  • How has God gifted us to make a difference NOW, in our community?
  • Assessment of the Threads community was completed in June.  Click here to view this report.

If you are interested in learning more, please email our office or call us @ 269.327.0445.

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