Livability Lab 5.0
Coming February 2025
COMMUNITY STARTS WITH YOU
Share your perspective and shape your community’s future. Take just a few minutes to complete the anonymous survey and help us build a better Muskegon.
Livability Lab is a community event in Muskegon County where people join forces to make things better.
Business | Health | Nonprofit | Government | Residents | Education | + More
Livability means the sum of things that add up to quality of life
Action Teams focus their efforts on 5 Livability Elements, identified as priorities by the community
Economic Opportunity
LIVABILITY GOAL: Residents are prosperous and financially stable
Health
LIVABILITY GOAL: Residents are experiencing holistic health and wellbeing
Safety & Security
LIVABILITY GOAL: Residents feel safe & secure at all times
Education
LIVABILITY GOAL: Residents have the knowledge and skills to thrive
Social Connection & Trust
LIVABILITY GOAL: Residents have relationships that demonstrate a sense of belonging, loyalty, trust & responsibility
Celebrating Our Success
Livability Lab 4.0
Thank you to the the Action Teams, local partners, and the Muskegon community for helping to make the Livability Lab 100-Day Celebration a success!
On February 6, more than 120 people gathered at Barclay Place to celebrate the work of 16 Community Action teams that formed in September. From hosting events and conducting research for community improvements to implementing new programs, the teams shared the work they accomplished to make a positive impact in Muskegon.
Livability Lab embraces the idea that small wins over 100 days can lead to big changes in the long-term.
Livability Lab 4.0 Community Action Teams
GOAL: To create language access plans at all government facilities, places of business, and agencies, and to remove barriers to access.
GOAL: Bring the non-profit known as The Storehouse to Muskegon County.
GOAL: To identify successful community gardens and farms throughout Muskegon and Muskegon Heights and create a go-to resource for the public to access.
GOAL:
To continue the work of Livability Lab 3.0 action team to address medical debt in Muskegon County.
GOAL: To develop a peer-to-peer network that connects people to a “pen-pal” in another region of Muskegon County.
GOAL: To increase awareness about birth inequalities and doula services by planning and inviting participation in a community screening of the “Birthing Justice” documentary.
GOAL: To establish and open an “On the Spectrum” place for autistic adults to gather daily and hang out safely together.
GOAL: To connect Muskegon Heights to trails of Muskegon County.
GOAL: To create a system of trained and supported tutors for 4th through 12th grade students needing remedial help during school hours and after.
GOAL: To educate past and present students on student loan debt forgiveness and future students on financial literacy and access to resources for scholarships, workforce training options, etc.
GOAL: To adopt a transportation millage to provide access to transportation for all citizens of Muskegon County.
GOAL:
To bring together resources to open a behavioral health urgent care.
GOAL: To bridge housing solutions for inclusion, with a proactive community and youth approach to eliminate the negative effects of gentrification.
GOAL: To educate past and present students on student loan debt forgiveness and future students on financial literacy and access to resources for scholarships, workforce training options, etc.
GOAL: To identify a place for a Filipino exhibit to showcase Filipino culture and traditions.
GOAL: To create a roadmap to having a detox center in Muskegon.