MI Bridges: The Inside Scoop

Thursday, April 25th
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm

Jaspreet Malhotra is the MI Bridges Community Partner Liaison for MDHHS, with the responsibility of facilitating partnerships with community organizations across the state of Michigan. In addition to providing technical assistance, trainings, and updates for community based organization, she works across teams for the continued planning and development of MI Bridges. She is dedicated to improving health outcomes by addressing the social determinants of health and working across sectors. She has experience in expanding an outreach and transformations through innovative strategies. She also has done work with systems building, and making community linkages through change management and process improvements.

As a part of MDHHS’s Integrated Service Delivery effort, MI Bridges and the Assistance Application are undergoing transformative changes. These changes have been made in close collaboration with clients, community partners, and MDHHS caseworkers, who have provided input and feedback throughout the process. The new MI Bridges will enable residents to identify their needs and connect to community resources that meet those needs to improve stability over time. These resources include community programs and organizations through a partnership with Michigan 2-1-1. This presentation will utilize a Nuts and Bolts information format that incorporates group interaction and reflection to help participants consider how a MI Bridges community partnership can benefit the work of their agency, both for their clients and their organizational mission. Participants will have the opportunity to identify next steps for integration and implementation, as well as desired economic stability and health outcomes for clients and the community. The overall goal of this session is to increase participants’ knowledge of MI Bridges and community partnership and the numerous opportunities and resources they offer.