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Urban Alliance’s Terra Bautista Honored with Community Impact Award
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Urban Alliance Executive Director Terra Bautista received the Transformation Through Opportunities Community Impact Award from Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine during its 2026 Martin Luther […]
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Urban Alliance Honored as Criminal Justice Advocate of the Year
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Urban Alliance has been named the 2025 Criminal Justice Advocate of the Year by the Campaign for Criminal Justice and Transparency (CCJT), recognizing the organization’s Change of Status and […]
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Checking in With: Kalamazoo Premier Chess Club
In 2021, a chess club for all ages had just relaunched in the city of Kalamazoo’s Edison neighborhood. At the time, the idea behind the Kalamazoo Premier Chess Club was simple: Use […]
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Michigan State Police to distribute Naloxone during business hours
PAW PAW, MI – In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day that was August 31 and National Recovery Month in September, the Michigan State Police Paw Paw Post at 43255 […]
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Urban Alliance’s ‘Life Camp’, Community Gathering Aim to Deter Local Gun Violence
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Urban Alliance will host two powerful events designed to educate and empower youth voices while addressing the devastating impacts of gun violence. Known as Champions Night and Life Camp, […]
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Outreach efforts are working to keep violent crimes down in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI – Partnering with community organizations has had a positive impact on the number of shootings and killings so far this year in the City of Kalamazoo, police say. “We’re […]
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Advocacy groups in Kalamazoo aim to educate youth amid recent gun crimes
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The recent string of youth gun crimes in West Michigan have raised questions, including where teenagers are obtaining guns, and how it can be prevented. That is what […]
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‘I just gotta move forward’: Kalamazoo County inmates graduate from IGNITE program
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — Some inmates didn’t expect to graduate behind bars, but a new program launched at the Kalamazoo County Jail made it possible. The IGNITE program was launched […]
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Returning program will help Kalamazoo’s marginalized residents keep jobs
KALAMAZOO, MI — For Kalamazoo residents in poverty or with a criminal record, finding a career can be a struggle. From 2013 to 2019, Urban Alliance had a program to […]
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Urban Alliance to host Life Camp to steer youth sway from gun violence in Kalamazoo
With the goal to help provide area youth with tools and resources to step outside the cycles of gun violence within Kalamazoo, Urban Alliance will kick off its third annual […]