A group of leaders in economic and community development from around the state agree—too many Michigan households are being left behind. We’re calling on our political leaders to start developing strategies to ensure that a growing economy in Michigan benefits all.  

This call to action is the result of months of discussion among a group of community leaders in economic and community development who are republicans and democrats, business and nonprofit leaders, and from all corners of our state. They recommend that reducing the ALICE rate statewide, in every county of Michigan and for every subgroup, become the universal measure of success in meeting the goal of an economy that, as it grows, benefits all.

While the call to action was released prior to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s perhaps even more clear today how many Michigan families are struggling to get by. The pandemic has made this shift in perspective—that our measure of the economy equals the stability and success of families—more critical than ever.

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