June 26, 2024
The six-week program creates pathways for individuals to connect to sustainable employment opportunities through pre-employment training. The Urban Alliance is helping train and empower individuals with significant barriers to employment …
June 19, 2024
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 …
June 10, 2024
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 …
February 16, 2024
Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller and Urban Alliance’s James Harris discuss how law enforcement and the community are approaching Kalamazoo’s gun violence crisis. According to the FBI, the national murder …
January 24, 2024
Urban Alliance is making serious changes in the lives of men across West Michigan in its Change of Status Program. The 12-week program is designed for individuals with a history …
October 19, 2023
Beyond Bullets Exploring the root causes, consequences, and solutions for gun violence. Two childhood friends notice a grim pattern in their text thread. Their messages to each other have become …
June 16, 2023
Kalamazoo nonprofit Urban Alliance is throwing a summer camp for kids to get bullets to stop flying. Kalamazoo Public Safety says youth crime is getting alarming and even more alarming …
June 5, 2023
Kalamazoo nonprofit Urban Alliance is bringing back a series of youth day camps this summer aimed at changing the narrative surrounding gun violence. James Harris, who is the outreach manager …
June 5, 2023
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Urban Alliance is scheduled to have its second annual Life Camp offerings on June 13. The day camps were designed to help area youth change the narrative …
May 11, 2023
We invite you review the latest update from Urban Alliance, including a welcome to new Executive Director Terra Bautista, updates from our Outreach, Supports and Recovery, and Connections teams, an …