Muskegon County Youth Out-of-home Placements and Juvenile Detention Stays
The MYalliance Evaluation Team monitors out-of-home placements and juvenile detention stays data as ashort-term indicator of community functioning. The Muskegon County Family Court (family court) and theMichigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) both have the authority to remove youth fromtheir homes and place them in another setting. The majority of MDHHS placements are […]
Caring for Our Future: A Regional Action Plan to Expand Child Care Access in Livingston and Washtenaw Counties
The Livingston and Washtenaw Counties Child Care Coalition, composed of prospective and current child care providers, economic development professionals, policymakers, family representatives, and others, has been working to engage the community to better understand child care challenges facing the region and identify solutions.
SPARK ECIC Report
From day one, the coalition discussed market failure and underinvestment as a leading cause of the community challenges of unaffordable child care and providers’ difficulties recruiting and retaining staff, resulting in a dearth of child care slots. When analyzing strategies to address these challenges, the coalition determined that promoting equitable and adequate funding for child […]
Summary – Prioritizing Barriers – CFSEM MOUD ED
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan engaged Public Sector Consultants (PSC) to identify and prioritize barriers to implementing successful medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) programs in hospital emergency departments (EDs) to better address opioid use disorder (OUD). PSC first identified barriers through interviews with a diverse group of stakeholders engaged at all levels of […]
Community Health Worker Coalition Strategic Plan
The Community Health Work Coalition of Washtenaw and Livingston County (CHWC) is a collaborativestakeholder group in Washtenaw and Livingston Counties. This group comprises community healthworkers (CHWs), CHW supervisors, and representatives from a variety of local entities including hospitalsystems, federally qualified health centers, county government, nonprofit organizations, and researchinstitutions. CHWC is organized by the Michigan Community […]
Reversing the state’s population woes: Growing Michigan Together report
Our latest Bright Ideas breaks down the three critical recommendations put forth by the Growing Michigan Together Council.
2022-2023 HealthWest School-based Evaluation Report
The Michigan Health Endowment Fund engaged Public Sector Consultants (PSC), a public policy research and consulting firm in Lansing, Michigan, to evaluate implementation of tiered positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) and mental health services in two Muskegon school districts: Oakridge Public Schools and Holton Public Schools. The districts are implementing PBIS and mental health […]
SmartZone Phase 1 report revised
Available data show significant disparities in the amount of tax increment financing (TIF) revenuecaptured by different SmartZones across Michigan. For SmartZones located in robust and historicallyresilient real estate markets, TIF has been a multimillion-dollar boon to their budgets. Between 2003 and2018, for example, the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti SmartZone captured more than $20 million in TIF revenue,with […]
Pueblo Budget Analysis (Full Report)
The Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition and the Latino Coalition for Community Leadershippartnered with Public Sector Consultants (PSC) in 2023 to conduct a public safety budget analysis inpartnership with community leaders in Pueblo County, Colorado. The project was intended to providedata about city and county budget processes, spending levels, and advocacy opportunities to inform localstrategic […]
SEMCOG GHGI Executive Summary
The 2019 Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory (GHGI) for Southeast Michigan, commissioned by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), provides a summary of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated within the region during 2019. The inventory was designed to comply with the Global Protocol for Community-scale Greenhouse Gas […]