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This podcast is brought to you by the Michigan Municipal League. Each week, we showcase insightful interviews on city innovations and politics, delve into the challenges of local government finance, share our members' amazing accomplishments, and take a fresh look at stories in the League's magazine.
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Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Host: Matt Bach, Asst. Director, Strategic Communications, Michigan Municipal League
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Host: Matt Bach, Asst. Director, Strategic Communications, Michigan Municipal League
Thank you to our special guest - long-time journalist Rick Haglund - for joining us on Live with the League 5/3/2021 to talk about the recent issue of our MML Review magazine. The May-June issue of our magazine gets sent out this week and focuses on all the work of our communities in emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. We also discussed with our Lansing team the state budget, a new bill promoting community solar, and a bill we're opposing about short-term rentals. In addition, we answered your questions about the latest on the American Rescue Plan.
Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
Presenters:
Ashley Blake, Regional Director, Mid-West, Center for Employment Opportunities
Pamela Lachman, Director, Strategic State Initiatives, Center for Employment Opportunities
Michelle Rafferty, Chief Strategy & Operating Officer, Detroit at Work
Equity in our community relies on access to opportunity. Too often, our justice-involved neighbors experience immediate barriers to employment, housing, and the resources to assist them as they transition to a stable, safe, and consistent lifestyle. Leading the way for over four decades in employment-centered reentry is the Center for Employment Opportunities.
CEO partners with localities to help the government meet its labor needs while increasing employment opportunities for individuals returning from incarceration to the community. This brings a two-fold economic and public safety impact - increasing employment prospects and reducing recidivism.
Join the Michigan Municipal League for a conversation with the Center for Employment Opportunities on how their partnership assists those with the most significant barriers to employment and the highest risk of returning to the criminal justice system. You'll learn how CEO's program helps participants reduce their likelihood of returning to jail and prison, successfully reconnecting them to the workforce and community. Also, you'll hear from the City of Detroit on how the partnership has supported the city's needs and created meaningful employment and value for residents across Wayne County.
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Host:
Shanna Draheim, Director, Policy Research Labs
Over the last month, our colleagues at The Wellbeing Lab headed out into the state of Michigan to measure the wellbeing of 1,500 people representative of Michiganders.
They asked the question, “How are we doing?” and delved into how people were boosting their levels of thriving and reducing their levels of struggle at this time. The survey data shows valuable forms of wellbeing support that their families and community had been providing and what actions their workplaces and bosses were taking that were having a positive impact.
The Wellbeing Lab will give highlights of the report. Discover the roles that struggle, psychological safety, families, allyship and vaccinations have played in helping people care for their wellbeing, and the practices you can implement in your own community. And we will discuss ways of intelligently applying these findings as a network.
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Presenters:
Danielle Beard, Associate Program Officer, Michigan Municipal League Foundation
Helen D. Johnson, President, Michigan Municipal League Foundation
This webinar will provide details on how to apply for the Michigan Municipal League Foundation’s Bridge Builders Main Street Microgrants. Details on eligibility, timeline, and process will be provided. Time for questions and answers will take place at the end of the session.
In 2020 the MML Foundation launched the Bridge Builder microgrants to support innovative work that intentionally & creatively brings people together, while socially distant, and repairs broken relationships in the community.
In 2021, the program will offer two categories for funding:
1) The Neighborhood Microgrants will offer ten $500 grants across the state.
2) The Main Streets Microgrants will offer grants of $5,000 in four pilot communities in eligible regions (1 per region). These grants have been generously funded by the DTE Energy Foundation.
The Bridge Builders Project began with a pilot in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The microgrant program launched was intended to encourage the acts of creativity, selflessness, and connection that we were seeing in Michigan in response to the isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, we have an opportunity to re-emerge from the pandemic as co-creators of the future we want to see. We invite Michigan residents to imagine a future for their communities where trust and belonging thrive, individuals’ well-being is valued, and diversity and culture are celebrated community assets.
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Presenters:
Danielle Beard, Associate Program Officer, Michigan Municipal League Foundation
Helen D. Johnson, President, Michigan Municipal League Foundation
This webinar will provide details on how to apply for the Michigan Municipal League Foundation’s Bridge Builders Neighborhood Microgrants. Details on eligibility, timeline, and process will be provided. Time for questions and answers will take place at the end of the session.
In 2020 the MML Foundation launched the Bridge Builder microgrants to support innovative work that intentionally & creatively brings people together, while socially distant, and repairs broken relationships in the community.
In 2021, the program will offer two categories for funding:
1) The Neighborhood Microgrants will offer ten $500 grants across the state.
2) The Main Streets Microgrants will offer grants of $5,000 in four pilot communities in eligible regions (1 per region). These grants have been generously funded by the DTE Energy Foundation.
The Bridge Builders Project began with a pilot in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The microgrant program launched was intended to encourage the acts of creativity, selflessness, and connection that we were seeing in Michigan in response to the isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, we have an opportunity to re-emerge from the pandemic as co-creators of the future we want to see. We invite Michigan residents to imagine a future for their communities where trust and belonging thrive, individuals’ well-being is valued, and diversity and culture are celebrated community assets.
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Host: Matt Bach, Asst. Director, Strategic Communications, Michigan Municipal League
Very enlightening conversation today with the League's Lansing team on Live with the League. We covered the American Rescue Plan Act, the American Jobs Plan, proposed changes to election laws, and housing attainment work being done in our state. Plus, we answered multiple excellent questions from our members.
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Host: Matt Bach, Asst. Director, Strategic Communications, Michigan Municipal League
This Monday on Live with the League, we're joined by Emily Kieliszewski, highlighting the League's Community Excellence Awards, the latest updates out of Lansing, and the most recent information and guidelines for communities on the American Rescue Plan.
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
EMA has recently launched the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program to assist local communities as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks they face from disasters and natural hazards. The BRIC program aims to categorically shift the federal focus away from reactive disaster spending and towards research-supported, proactive investment in community resilience.
Join the League as we host FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Branch and Region V’s BRIC Coordinator, Morgan Fabry, for a program overview and to discuss the benefits and key elements of the newly developed BRIC Program.
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Host: Michigan Department of Treasury
In partnership with the Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Townships Association, Michigan Association of Counties, and the County Road Association of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Treasury is pleased to announce the 11th joint webinar, “Tools and Resources for Local Governments”, formerly known as “COVID-19 Updates and Resources for Local Governments.”
Topics will include updates on the CARES Act grants, Financially Distressed Cities, Villages and Townships (FDCVT) grant, recreational marijuana payments, the American Rescue Act, and cybersecurity for local governments.