About 50 students, faculty and staff members traveled to Cobo Hall in
Detroit November 13 for a statewide conference on poverty.
Organized through the School of Social Work and Women's Center, the
Grand Valley contingent boarded buses for the "Voices in
Action" summit, sponsored by the Michigan Department of Human
Services. The summit drew more than 4,000 people; speakers included Gov.
Jennifer Granholm, Martin Luther King III and DHS Director Ismael Ahmed.
David Gabrielse, Grand Valley's BSW program director and affiliate
professor, said one of the summit's breakout sessions was led by an
alumna. Rachel Kunnath, program director of the Source in Grand Rapids,
gave a breakout session on asset building and helping people move out of
poverty to earn sustainable wages.
Kunnath earned a bachelor's of social work from Grand Valley in 2004 and
a master's degree in social work in April. The Source is a
not-for-profit organization that supports employees through training and resources.
Campus contingent attends poverty summit
Dec 1, 2008
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