211 Northeast Michigan received the Innovator of the Year Award in Cooperative Relationships at the national conference for InformUSA during the 50thanniversary event on August 1, 2023, in Orlando, Florida. They won the award against second finalist 211 LA County for creating the LIFT Program with United Way of Midland County. Pictured left to right are: Shirley Southworth, Chiara Cameron-Wood, and Sarah Kile.