ISK’s next Board Meeting will be held Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 at 610 South Burdick Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan (2nd Floor Board Conference Room) from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Please visit our Board of Directors page for more info, including our schedule of meetings. Two Ways to Attend • IN-PERSON: 2nd Floor Conference Room at…
ISK’s next Board Meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 28 at 610 South Burdick Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan (2nd Floor Board Conference Room) from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. For the board packet, click here. Please visit our Board of Directors page for more info, including our schedule of meetings. Two Ways to Attend • IN-PERSON:…
ISK’s next Board Meeting will be held Monday, Oct. 24 at 610 South Burdick Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan (2nd Floor Board Conference Room) from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Please visit our Board of Directors page to access more info. There you’ll also find detailed board information and our schedule of 2022 meetings. Two Ways to…
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,…
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,…
All ISK buildings EXCEPT shelters remain closed Thurs., Feb. 3, 2022. Please stay warm & safe!
All ISK buildings EXCEPT shelters will be closed Jan. 6. Stay safe!
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…
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…
“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” —Arthur Ashe