January 2025 Meeting Recap

Presentation

We had a presentation from Tracie Guild, Community Outreach & Program Manager for the Greater Lansing Food Bank

  • Did you know that the Greater Lansing Food Bank distributed approximately 10.5 million meals in 2024. Over 12.5 million pounds of food.
  • Watch her presentation to learn more. 
  • Contact Tracie at: [email protected].

Discussions

A conversation about the future potential Power of We activities including:

  • Reminder about Referral Contact List for Ingham County
    • See Action Items below for how to access and update the list. 
  • 211 Reviewer/Updater Training & Networking
    • The event was held on Zoom on January 22 due to the weather with a registration of 90 people!
  • February Networking Event Update – Feb 25, 8:30-10:30am: https://bit.ly/4hmIxgV
  • MHEF Grant Application – Short and Long Term Outcome Priorities

Action Items

Power of We Website

We have a website! Did you know? We are also making changes.

  • Visit the Member Resources page (password: pwc) to find the Meeting Notes and other information that was shared.  

Referral Contact List

Help us create a Referral Contact List to help facilitate easier and better referrals between organizations. The contact list will be accessible from www.pwclansing.org/member-resources (password: pwc) and is intended for use by professional staff, not for public consumption. 

  • Please add or update referral contacts for your organization using the Contact Referral Form or share the form with the appropriate member on your team.

Register for our Networking Event

Join us on Feb 25 for our Networking Event to learn more about other organizations, network with other human services frontline workers, and problem solve access challenges. Check out our flyer for complete details. 

Shared Resources

Unity in the Community

Become a sponsor or exhibitor at Unity in the Community – August 2025

Donate Furniture

Support St. Vincent Catholic Charities and Refugee Families arriving in the Lansing Area with furniture donations, especially in need of chairs of any kind. IRRC Updates

Catch up on the IRRC News & Updates and explore their incredible collection of information and resources. 

Next Meeting

There will be no meeting in December. Join us for our next meeting on Friday, February 21 at 2 p.m. via Zoom. 

Guest speaker will be Jayme Vosovic from Michigan League for Public Policy to help us review the difference between advocacy and lobbying and what we can and can’t do as non-profits. 

Nov 2024 Meeting Recap

Hello!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Power of We Meeting last week. Always a joy to see and hear from all of you. Highlights from this last meeting include:

Presentation

We had a presentation from President of Veterans Archives Bill Krieger.

  • VeteransArchives.org was founded to ensure that the stories of U.S. military veterans live on, preserved in a digital archive that is accessible to all and honors their courage, sacrifice, and achievements.
  • Contact Bill at: [email protected]

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Oct 2024 Meeting Recap

Thank you to everyone who attended the Power of We Meeting last week. Always a joy to see and hear from all of you. Highlights from this last meeting include:

Presentation

We had a presentation from VITA Director Michelle Wasylecki .

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