Community Conversations

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Heart of West Michigan United Way seeks to engage and inspire the community to create a shared vision for the future and set goals for collective action. To accomplish this work, United Way is engaging in multiple community conversations.

 

Our hope is that these conversations will promote:

• Exploration of current community issues and conditions
• Collaboration through feedback that indicates community opinion
• Inspiration through promoting community involvement in finding a common solution

Conversations take many forms including face-to-face discussions, community input walls, and hard-copy or electronic surveys. Additionally, United Way is partnering with various community organizations who also hold community conversations. By sharing information, we can reach a larger portion of Kent County more efficiently without duplicating efforts.

  

Feedback Regarding Education

Approval of our goal: 85%

Do not approve or undecided: 11%

Feedback: goal is not aggressive enough and they want to know the details of HOW this will be accomplished before approving.

 

Strongest Asset: This Community - its awareness of this issue and its willingness to become invovled.

Biggest Challenge: Positive Parental/Adult Involvment