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Causes: Economic Development, Microfinance, Rural Economic Development, Urban & Community Economic Development
Mission: The community economic development association of michigan (cedam) enhances the effectiveness and capacity of our members by providing a statewide voice and forum for community building and community-based economic development. We synthesize and share information, enabling our members to resolve local challenges.
Programs: The training program is used to train approximately 400 individuals from non-profit organizations to build organizational capacity; training topics often include intensive affordable housing development and financing, new asset-building strategies, and other community development-related topics.
the michigan foreclosure task force is a statewide clearinghouse and unified voice to keep families, including homeowners and renters, in their homes despite the foreclosure crisis currently plaguing michigan communities. The task force also is focused on addressing the impacts of concentrated foreclosures on neighborhoods across the state.
the michigan rural network (mrn) links individuals and organizations in rural communities to develop a unified voice around common concerns, share resources and expertise, and promote a rural policy agenda that benefits all of michigan.
the remaining programs include michigan earned income coalition (meic), michigan communities for financial empowerment (mcfe), microenterprise network of michigan (mnm), michigan vacant properties campaign (mvpc), energy foundation, and americorp.