housing
34th Annual Fair Housing Workshop Series: Fair Housing Momentum
by (FHCWM)
Submitted 03-18-2022 under NONPROFITS
The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (FHCWM), a private, non-profit fair housing organization committed to preventing and eliminating housing discrimination and to ensure equal housing opportunity through education, outreach, research, advocacy...
Community updates: Thursday, Sept. 16
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-16-2021 under NEWS
City of Grand Rapids creates Affordable Housing Fund The Grand Rapids City Commission established an Affordable Housing Fund on Tuesday, aiming to address racial and ethnic disparities in housing in Grand Rapids. The fund was six years in the making...
Community Land Trusts: An Avenue to Wealth Building, More Equitable Housing
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 08-18-2021 under NONPROFITS
“Becoming a homeowner is a way to build equity as an asset that can increase a person’s wealth. The added benefit is the investment provides an established place to live,” says Tammy Karas, the Branch Officer of the United Bank...
Community updates: Friday, Feb. 12
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 02-12-2021 under NEWS
Mayor Bliss to deliver virtual State of the City address on Feb. 16 Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss will deliver her annual State of the City address on Feb. 16, in digital form for the first time. The mayor’s address will look back on the...
Empowering Home Ownership through Community Land Trusts
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 11-10-2020 under NONPROFITS
“How do we make housing affordable and keep housing affordable over time?” asks Mary Ayers of Habitat for Humanity Michigan. This season, Dwelling Place staff and board members are thrilled to announce the formation of the Dwelling Place...
Together We Are Safe questions AmplifyGR's commitment to true community ownership
by (Together We Are Safe)
Submitted 03-04-2020 under OPINION
City planning has the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody. Jane Jacobs, 1960s activist against gentrification We at Together We Are Safe recognize that we are currently...
32nd Annual Fair Housing Luncheon & Workshop Series
by (FHCWM)
Submitted 03-25-2019 under NONPROFITS
The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (FHCWM), a private, non-profit fair housing organization committed to preventing and eliminating housing discrimination and to ensure equal housing opportunity through education, outreach, research, advocacy...
Government Shutdown: Q&A with Legal Aid's Karen Tjapkes
by (Heart of West M...)
Submitted 01-25-2019 under NONPROFITS
With the partial government shutdown now in its second month, more and more people are feeling the strain. The impact goes beyond the 800,000 federal workers, including those at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, who missed their second paycheck...
Dégagé Ministries helps returning citizens
by (Degage Ministries)
Submitted 12-11-2018 under NONPROFITS
“I was reintroduced to Christ.” Being dropped off in the Heartside Neighborhood after spending time in prison with only the clothes on your back is not exactly an easy way to begin a new chapter in your life. David says that he was...
Finding apartment in midst of affordable housing crisis is not easy
by (Degage Ministries)
Submitted 12-04-2018 under NONPROFITS
“Now I have a place to call home.” Finding an apartment in the midst of an affordable housing crisis is not easy. It takes a lot of dedication not only from Dégagé staff, but also from those we serve. It involves pursuing every lead and...