Our Work

Victories

We're working hard to win concrete victories that improve our members’ lives.

Here is a partial list of the things we've helped to win.

Immigration

· A new stronger national policy preventing ICE from conducting raids at hospitals, schools and places of worship

· Stopped a bill mandating E-Verify for Michigan employers

· Stopped a bill stripping undocumented workers of workers’ compensation

· Helped to win municipal IDs in Detroit

· Led coalition in Wayne County that successfully ended Wayne County Sheriff's practice of honoring ICE

“detainer” requests without a judicial warrant

· Created statewide sanctuary coalition to support immigrants fighting deportation

Criminal Justice Reform

· Restored the oversight powers of the Detroit Police Commission

· Won “Fair Chance Hiring” ordinance in Kalamazoo

· Won removal of “no stopping, standing or parking” signs deployed in African-American neighborhoods in Kalamazoo, which had been used as a pretext for stop-and-frisk policing

· Led and developed coalition to win “Fair Chance Housing” ordinance in Detroit

· Won enforcement of protections against housing discrimination against returning citizens in Kalamazoo

· Helped lead a national grassroots effort to free Cyntoia Brown

· Led the First Step Act Campaign in Michigan and delivered ‘yes’ votes from both of Michigan’s US Senators for the First Step Act

· Won new discipline policies in Kalamazoo Public Schools to reduce the disproportionate discipline and criminalization of students of color

Caring Majority

(elder, family and health care)

· Created Kalamazoo mobile dental clinic

· Passed a long-term care study (formerly HB 4674) in the state budget and won $100,000 in match funding from

state legislature to implement the study of the long-term care in Michigan

· Raised $200,000 in match funding for the long-term care study from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund

· Created statewide coalition of leaders from 20+ organizations within the care landscape in Michigan

Housing

· As part of HOMES coalition, created Kalamazoo Local Housing Assistance Fund to prevent homelessness, then won $5 million millage to fund program

· Saved the foreclosure redemption period from repeal by the legislature, preserving the ability of homeowners to fight their foreclosures or find new housing

· Played major role in winning "Fair Chance Housing" ordinance in Detroit