Stasia Milligan, Child Welfare Director at Family Service and Children’s Aid, and a panel of foster parents, youth in foster care and case managers, will discuss the reality of what teens in foster care face, and what the community could do to make things better. JXN Community Forums…are free and open programs to encourage dialogue … Continue reading “Strengths and Challenges of Teens in the Foster Care System”

This January JXN Forum will present a forum on “A Living Wage. What does this mean to you?” The participants will be 2 local ministers, the president of the Jackson Chamber　of Commerce and an economics instructor from JC. Join us on January 21, at 6:30 at the downtown library in the basement auditorium.…are free and … Continue reading Thursday, January 21 ~ A Living Wage. What does this mean to you?

Thursday, December 10 at 6:30 pm – EMBRIDGE LINE 5 –  Beneath the Straits of Mackinac David Holtz, Michigan Sierra Club, will talk about the issues surrounding Enbridge Line 5, which carries oil from the Upper to Lower Peninsula under the water in the Straits of Mackinac. Thursday, December 10th the 2 Thursday of the … Continue reading December 10 at 6:30 pm – EMBRIDGE LINE 5 – Beneath the Straits of Mackinac