Avalon Housing

Here's some amazing work by ProPublica on what gets swept away when encampments are cleared out: https://lnkd.in/gqtRqHkH

If you're attending the Summit on Ending Homelessness in Lansing this week, be sure to check out these sessions featuring Avalon Housing staff: https://lnkd.in/grrhNWRj

The Arbordale Apartments are now officially the Bunyan Bryant Apartments (with the Jean Carlberg Community Center)! Thanks to everyone who was able to join us Thursday for the renaming ceremony. By honoring Bunyan and Jean, we pledge to continue their work to make housing a human right for all! https://lnkd.in/gjbHNJrq

Tomorrow we will officially rename our Arbordale Apartments in honor of Bunyan Bryant, the late Ann Arbor activist and UM professor of environmental justice. Here's an excellent piece by Ryan Stanton at Mlive on the reasons behind the renaming: https://lnkd.in/g7-2JN3W

A Yes vote on the Washtenaw County Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage will help Avalon continue to support hundreds of people leaving homelessness with the help they need to stay housed. Executive Director Aaron Cooper explains why: https://lnkd.in/gGzzevpB

The Ann Arbor City Council on Monday approved a resolution dedicating 40% of revenue from the county Public Safety and Mental Health millage for supportive services at Ann Arbor Housing Commission properties. This decision will allow Avalon Housing and other providers to support more than 650 families with services like food pantries, medical care coordination, and mental health support. Avalon's Executive Director Aaron Cooper and Director of Mission Advancement Scott Ellis spoke at the meeting last night on the importance of the millage funding. THANK YOU council members for continuing to help people stay in their homes!

Thanks to everyone from the Antiracism and Health Equity Program at Michigan Medicine's Department of Family Medicine for your volunteer help with landscaping at the Arbordale Apartments over the weekend!

Avalon Housing is so grateful to KeyBank for its generous contribution to our Intensive Case Management team. Support from partners like KeyBank is crucial to helping us provide the services our tenants and clients need to stay in their homes. You can read about our Intensive Case Management team at https://lnkd.in/g5RZaGGd The check presentation on Friday took place at the Grove at Veridian, our 50-unit development under construction on Platt Road in Ann Arbor.

No one in this world should be hungry. The Ann Arbor CROP Hunger Walk raises funds to provide meals for those in our community who need them - and supports programs, including at Avalon, that create greater food security. Join the 50th anniversary walk on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. at Zion Lutheran on Liberty. Visit https://lnkd.in/g8Pk6tU5 for more information!

With support from the county mental health and public safety millage, Avalon Housing has had a real impact in improving the lives of people leaving homelessness. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gs2Z442p