The Ingham County Change Initiative's Peace & Prosperity Movement: Power of 9 Summer EduTainment Series has partnered with Michigan's Children, the Michigan Department of Community Health, and the New Citizen's Press to present this year's final event, the 2009 State of Our Health Symposium on Saturday, September 12, from 8:30- 4:30 p.m. The symposium is integrated with the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) 2009 World Missions Walk-a-Thon and more than 1000 COCIG members from throughout the state are expected to attend.

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The School-Community Health Alliance is hosting PROJECT VOICE on October 26, 2009 at Zehnders Splash Village Hotel and Waterpark. This conference is designed to assist agencies who have or are interested in developing youth advisory councils to create cutting edge leadership platforms. Share your youth vision and voice! For more information and to register for the conference click here.

YouthBuild programs operate as charter schools, alternative schools or GED programs that engage unemployed young men and women, most of whom have dropped out of high school and all of whom come from low-income backgrounds. YouthBuild enables them to serve their communities by building by building affordable housing and assists them in transforming their own lives and roles in society. Many YouthBuild students face serious barriers including substance abuse, foster care, juvenile justice, welfare dependency, homelessness, child care responsibilities with little to no family support. Despite these hurdles, 76 percent of graduates are placed into jobs after completing the program.

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