Community & Family Empowerment

To engage the Burmese community, as well as the greater Battle Creek and beyond communities, to increase access to needed services and programs that support relationship building, leadership, and advocacy.

Objective 1:

Objective 3:

Provide support for Burmese parents and children to navigate the cultural differences between Burmese culture and American culture.

  • Increase case management and resource navigation for families.

  • Increase programming and services that support understanding and navigating the difference between Burmese and American culture.

Objective 2:

Nurture and preserve Burmese culture, language, and traditions to support positive cultural identify.

  • Increase access to Burmese language classes and awareness.

  • Increase cultural events organized by different ethnic/tribal Burmese groups in Battle Creek.

  • Increase opportunities to promote Burmese artifacts, stories, and experiences of Burmese people.

Strengthen community involvement by fostering meaningful relationships, developing leadership, and promoting advocacy within the Burmese community and the broader Battle Creek area.

  • Increased civic engagement and greater representation of the Burmese community in local governance.

  • Enhance advocacy efforts that lead to a more effective response to community needs.