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                                  Current Donors

                                  Kalamazoo Community Foundation

                                  Irving S. Gilmore Foundation

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                                  2011 Partners


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                                  Arcus Center for Social Justice and Leadership, Kalamazoo College

                                  Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons (AARP)

                                  Kalamazoo Valley Community College - Internships

                                  Communities in Schools

                                  Education for the Arts

                                  Interplay

                                  Black Arts and Cultural Center

                                  Michigan Service Scholar Program WMU

                                  The 2010 Race Exhibit

                                  St. Johns’ Guild

                                  Poverty Reduction Initiative

                                  Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.)

                                  Mary Jane Stryker Underwood Institute for Service Learning, Kalamazoo College

                                  ERACE

                                  The Kalamazoo Arts Council

                                  Future 4 Teens

                                  KYDNet

                                  Youth Development Center

                                  Hispanic American Council

                                  CARES

                                  Edison Neighborhood Association

                                  How We Connect

                                  Fire's vision includes Increased capacity to nurture and support individuals, especially youth, in authentic expression and sustainability.

                                  We have a 3 tier partnership focus, intended to reinforce our strategic focus. Our partnerships are determined on the mutual service of needs. We are happy to say we are at capacity for our Tier 2 & 3 partnerships for 2011.

                                  3-tier partnership focus
                                  1. Mutual exposure.
                                  2. Mutual attendance at events.
                                  3. Shared Programming.

                                  Our Strategic Focus:
                                  Raise Visibility
                                  Strengthen Partnerships
                                  Raise Funds
                                  Raise Program Participation


                                  If you are interested in seeing how you, your project or your organization intersects, please visit our Volunteer page.


                                  Again, thank you for your interest in Fire,

                                  Michelle S. Johnson PhD
                                  Executive Director

                                  Partners

                                  Current Tier 1 Partners: Agreement to provide space for literature on site or links to web and Facebook etc.
                                  1. Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
                                  2. Future 4 Teens
                                  3. KYDNET
                                  4. Youth Development Center
                                  5. Hispanic American Council
                                  6. Peoples Food Coop
                                  7. Edison Neighborhood Association
                                  8. Kalamazoo Collective Housing

                                  Current Tier 2 Partners: Mutual attendance at key events
                                  1. The 2010 Race Exhibit
                                  2. St. Johns’ Guild
                                  3. Poverty Reduction Initiative
                                  4. ERACE

                                  Current Tier 3 Partners: Specific Shared Event(s) and/or Programming
                                  1. Arcus Center @ Kalamazoo College
                                  2. The Mary Jane Underwood Stryker Institute for Service-LearningYouth Opportunity Unlimited (Y.O.U.)
                                  3. Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons (AARP),
                                  4. Kalamazoo Valley Community College-Internships
                                  5. Interplay
                                  6. Black Arts and Cultural Center
                                  7. Michigan Service Scholar Program WMU
                                  8. Kalamazoo Gay and Lesbian Resource Center
                                  9. Kalamazoo Communities in Schools
                                  10. Education for the Arts









                                  Fire is located at 1249 Portage Rd., Kalamazoo, MI 49001 * 269-344-6659 * fire@thisisfire.com