Michigan nonprofits pack an unexpected economic punch
On a regular day inside any Michigan nonprofit, from huge hospitals to tiny foundations, business as usual is exactly that: business. Staff members make purchases and pay bills. Funds for services, goods, sponsorships or donations are received. Employees receive their paychecks. Jeff Williams & Joan Bowman at the Michigan Nonprofit Association -Photo Dave Trumpie Joan […]
PSC’s research tells the story of URC’s impact on Detroit
To increase the area’s prosperity, the University Research Corridor (URC) has been actively engaged in Detroit-focused research projects and initiatives for a number of years. But are its efforts working? Watch this narrative video to learn how PSC harnessed its research and analysis skills to help answer that question. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTRr0Ch7fbs&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicsectorconsultants.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY
Happy birthday, PSC!
A lot can happen in 37 years — just ask anyone who has ever been part of the Public Sector Consultants (PSC) family. Since its inception in Jerry Faverman’s basement in September 1979, the firm has had seven owners, moved four times, employed as many as 50 full-timers at once and always maintained an impressive […]
Building a Better Child Care System
Every day parents across Michigan make difficult decisions about who will care for their children when they go to school and to work. Some choose center-based programs. Others select providers who care for children in the provider’s home. Yet others choose to have family, friends, or neighbors care for their children. Regardless of the provider […]
Impact of Increasing Education and Employment Rates in West Michigan
Today, unemployment in West Michigan is below 4 percent, suggesting a very strong underlying economy, and the region ranks high in several national studies of growth and quality of life. However, West Michigan still faces significant challenges. A skills mismatch has left many employers struggling to fill positions, even while working-age adults cannot find work or fail to […]
Q&A: PSC’s Peter Pratt and Jane Powers talk about building consensus on alternatives to Section 298
In February 2016, Gov. Rick Snyder shocked the health care community when, in Section 298 of his Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ (MDHHS) budget, he proposed that the state unify the Medicaid physical and behavioral health systems. To the average observer it may not seem like much, but to the state’s health organizations, […]
PSC evaluates two innovative food programs’ efforts to help vulnerable children
The Farm to School and Hoophouses for Health programs are working hard to help Michigan farmers grow more vegetables and get them onto the tables of families with children who need them most. Watch this video to learn how PSC’s innovative approach to evaluation is helping these two programs improve and expand their reach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F7r3lAD2dM
Michigan’s Oil and Natural Gas Industry: Economic Contribution
[vc_row cMichigan’s oil and natural gas industry plays an important role in Michigan’s economy creating tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of income for Michigan residents. In 2014, 62 of Michigan’s 83 counties produced oil and/or natural gas, and historically, 65 of Michigan’s counties have had production. Of Michigan’s 83 counties, 82 […]
Evaluation of the Michigan Energy Assistance Program: Successes and Options for Improvement
Michigan’s energy assistance programs support hundreds of thousands of low-income households each year. For many, these programs are the difference between heating their homes on the coldest of winter nights and having their services disconnected. Recognizing the need for a sustainable energy assistance model, in 2013, the state’s legislature created the Michigan Energy Assistance Program […]
Q&A: PSC’s Jon Beard discusses how much Michigan should be spending on its water infrastructure
Unseen infrastructure, such as water pipes, is vital despite going unnoticed. That’s why Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association enlisted PSC to determine how much Michigan was investing in its underground infrastructure and whether that investment was sufficient to meet necessary repairs and replacements.