ISK’s Housing Team Earns Food Security & Justice Award from Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes

The ISK Housing Team received the 2022 Anne Wend Lipsey Food Security and Justice Award at Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes‘ 40th anniversary and recognition event on Sept. 22, 2022. The honor was awarded in appreciation of the Housing Team’s “outstanding efforts to engage our community in the fight to end hunger.” “We have great, committed,…

ISK’s supported employment program recognized

Congratulations to ISK’s supported employment program, Action Employment Services (AES)! AES uses the Individual Placement and Supports (IPS) model for individuals 16 and up who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness. Through IPS, staff help participants secure competitive, integrated employment with an employer who is a good match for their individual skills, strengths,…

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Act Now for COVID-19 Mortgage Payment Relief

If you or someone you know are one of the many FHA-borrowers in communities across the country having difficulty paying your mortgage due to the pandemic, HELP IS AVAILABLE. FHA’s special COVID-19 mortgage payment forbearance is currently available to FHA-insured borrowers. If you’re behind or about to be behind on your mortgage payments because of…

Happy Pride Month!

Visibility matters By Dustin Jepkema, LMSW (They/Them), Transition Facilitator at ISK Note: Dustin is a member of TIROC (Trauma-Informed, Recovery-Oriented Community), which is ISK’s committee charged with leading the agency in developing an organizational culture that is trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, diverse, inclusive, and equitable for all. The committee is made up of diverse staff members who…