Key Victories

Transportation Access for Immigrants

Worked with MI Secretary of State in 2023 to translate driver’s test into Swahili to provide new opportunity for over 8,000 Kent County speakers of that language to take the test in their own language and gain access to greater transportation opportunities.

Mental Health

Secured commitments from 5 state representatives to support an additional $10 million in the state budget toward scholarships for new mental health practitioners, especially from minority communities. Funding was successfully included in state budget in 2023.

Public Safety & Immigrant Justice

Secured a public commitment from Grand Rapids Police Department Chief Winstrom in 2023 not to ask community members about their immigration status.

Early Childhood Education

Helped secure landslide passage of the Ready By 5 Early Childhood millage renewal in 2024.

Public Funds for Public Good

Secured a commitment from Fulton Market Three Towers development in downtown Grand Rapids to work from $31 million toward $50 million in contracts for micro-local/women/minority owned contractors in their $800 million project in 2024.