The Kresge Foundation recently published a story on the Foundation website about Live6 Alliance and the organization’s impact over the past 10 years.
Caitlin Murphy ’15, executive director of the organization and a graduate of UDM’s Master of Community Development program, notes that if not for the University at the beginning, “we would not be the healthy organization we are today.”
Some of the most impactful efforts of Live6 over the past decade include the organization’s ability to drive partnerships/collaborations and to proactively work to the entire neighborhood’s benefit. This year alone, the neighborhood was designated a select-level Michigan Main Street community, a five-year partnership with the MEDC (Michigan Economic Development Corporation). This important designation will spur Live6 Alliance’s stewardship of the neighborhood’s commercial corridors.
Look for additional stories in the near future about new efforts and initiatives to keep the positive momentum in our community going.