Engaging local officials
| By Carrie Leach, Public Policy Associate UWSEM - Jun 16, 2010 11:19:27 AM ET |
United Way for Southeastern Michigan is hosting two town halls in Metro Detroit. The first town hall meeting was June 10th at the Butzel Family Center in Detroit. The second is Thursday June 17th at St. Luke AME Church in Highland Park.
These events focus on food insecurity and hunger in Southeastern Michigan. ST. Luke AME Church lies within the boundaries of Congressional District 14, which has the 11th highest rate of food insecurity in the nation and the Butzel Family Center is located in Congressional District 13, which has the 27th highest rate of food insecurity in the nation, out of 236 Congressional Districts.
The purpose of the town halls is to provide a forum for community members to share their stories with a “listening panel” about how food insecurity has affected their families and ask questions of current elected officials and local service providers. Feel free to join us!
These events focus on food insecurity and hunger in Southeastern Michigan. ST. Luke AME Church lies within the boundaries of Congressional District 14, which has the 11th highest rate of food insecurity in the nation and the Butzel Family Center is located in Congressional District 13, which has the 27th highest rate of food insecurity in the nation, out of 236 Congressional Districts.
The purpose of the town halls is to provide a forum for community members to share their stories with a “listening panel” about how food insecurity has affected their families and ask questions of current elected officials and local service providers. Feel free to join us!
