Urban Alliance
Communicating through their actions that they VALUE EVERY INDIVIDUAL, Urban Alliance envisions the transformation of urban communities one relationship at a time. They want Kalamazoo and beyond to be a place where every individual has the opportunity to live a safe, healthy, productive, and fulfilling life. Through programs, support groups, outreach, and practical training Urban Alliance leaves no one to figure it out on their own, but walk with those who need help in relationship.
ADDRESS:
1009 E. Stockbridge Ave. Kalamazoo, MI 49001
WEBSITE:
urbanalliancekalamazoo.org
CONTACT:
info@uainc.org
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
TEAMS
OUTREACH
Outreach is the core of Urban Alliance. It is the concentrated movement to align communities, create inclusivity, and give a voice to the voiceless as we believe that everyone has a role to play and that we are better together as a society. Through the cultivation of relationships, they work to transform society and the systems that have oppressed or disregarded marginalized community members. They strive to help our community better understand barriers, grow as individuals, and adjust systems in order to value, embrace, and welcome all.
Street Outreach
Group Violence
Unhoused Friends
PROGRAMING
Urban Alliance focuses on serving the community through varied workforce development Programming resources including Momentum, STRIDES, and Technical Training designed to connect unemployed and underemployed individuals with sustainable employment opportunities through employment readiness and career training. Relying on many local partnerships, their workforce development programs have connected hundreds of individuals with life-changing employment and empowered these workers to create a positive life path.
Momentum
STRIDES
Technical Training
SUPPORTS
The Urban Alliance Supports effort provides many services to both individuals and groups within our community in addition to providing a powerful bridge between their Outreach and Programming work. Responding to a dire need in our community, the Supports team provides Recovery Supports, Clinical Supports, and Resource Navigation. Through this effort, Urban Alliance is able to help friends within the community to navigate life-changing events and share resources they may not otherwise have access to.
Recovery Supports
Clinical Supports
Resource Navigation