Avalon Housing http://avalonhousing.org Supportive Housing in Washtenaw County Mon, 14 May 2012 19:05:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Need help preparing your taxes? http://avalonhousing.org/2012/02/need-help-preparing-your-taxes/ http://avalonhousing.org/2012/02/need-help-preparing-your-taxes/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:41:27 +0000 Jude http://avalonhousing.org/2012/02/need-help-preparing-your-taxes/ Our main office, at 1327 Jones Drive, is a hosting site for the IRS “Volunteer Income Tax Assistance” program (VITA).  Volunteers are helping our tenants and other lower income residents with their tax returns.  The general public is also welcome!

The free clinic is every Wednesday and Friday from 5.30pm  - 8pm, on Saturdays from 10am - 4pm and on Sundays from 10am - 3pm.  It will run until April 15th.  You do not need to make an appointment - just stop by for help if your income is less than $50,000 per year or you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Please feel free to spread the word.

Thank you!

To learn more,  please visit the IRS VITA website.


]]> http://avalonhousing.org/2012/02/need-help-preparing-your-taxes/feed/ 20 years of Opening Doors! http://avalonhousing.org/2012/02/20-years-of-opening-doors/ http://avalonhousing.org/2012/02/20-years-of-opening-doors/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:09:15 +0000 Jude http://avalonhousing.org/2012/02/20-years-of-opening-doors/ 2012 is Avalon’s 20th anniversary!

In the next few weeks we’ll be launching a new website and look, and will be celebrating all year long!  More details - and how you can join in the fun - coming soon.

]]> http://avalonhousing.org/2012/02/20-years-of-opening-doors/feed/ We’re opening our waitlist! http://avalonhousing.org/2012/02/were-opening-our-waitlist/ http://avalonhousing.org/2012/02/were-opening-our-waitlist/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:59:32 +0000 Jude http://avalonhousing.org/2012/02/were-opening-our-waitlist/ We are happy to announce that we will be opening our waitlist for applications, beginning on Monday, February 6th 2012.

We will continue to accept applications until 5pm Friday, February 17th 2012.

Please check back on the 6th if you would like to download a blank application.  They can also be picked up from our office on Jones Drive.

]]> http://avalonhousing.org/2012/02/were-opening-our-waitlist/feed/ We’re at the Market on Wednesday Evenings http://avalonhousing.org/2011/08/were-at-the-market-on-wednesday-evenings/ http://avalonhousing.org/2011/08/were-at-the-market-on-wednesday-evenings/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:17:18 +0000 Jude http://avalonhousing.org/2011/08/were-at-the-market-on-wednesday-evenings/ Farmers Market

Click on the link to view our services team with our tenants at the Farmer’s Market on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

]]> http://avalonhousing.org/2011/08/were-at-the-market-on-wednesday-evenings/feed/ Many Thanks to Downtown Home and Garden! http://avalonhousing.org/2011/03/many-thanks-to-downtown-home-and-garden/ http://avalonhousing.org/2011/03/many-thanks-to-downtown-home-and-garden/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:17:28 +0000 Jude http://avalonhousing.org/2011/03/many-thanks-to-downtown-home-and-garden/ We are very grateful to Mark Hodesh at Downtown Home and Garden for his generous donation of supplies to Edible Avalon.

We are starting many of our own seeds from scratch this year, with volunteers all over town starting a tray or two for the program.  The supplies from DH&G are a big help in getting us ready for our best growing season yet!

]]> http://avalonhousing.org/2011/03/many-thanks-to-downtown-home-and-garden/feed/ Coming Soon! http://avalonhousing.org/2011/02/coming-soon-2/ http://avalonhousing.org/2011/02/coming-soon-2/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:42:14 +0000 Jude http://avalonhousing.org/2011/02/coming-soon-2/ Our Edible Avalon Cookbook is almost ready!

Packed with recipes from chefs, tenants and local foodies, as well as stories and essays - it’s really much more than your average cookbook.

We’ll be announcing the spring launch party very soon… watch this space!

]]> http://avalonhousing.org/2011/02/coming-soon-2/feed/ Tune in to Michigan Radio, 91.7fm 12/6/10, 8pm! http://avalonhousing.org/2010/12/tune-in-to-michigan-radio-917fm-12610-8pm/ http://avalonhousing.org/2010/12/tune-in-to-michigan-radio-917fm-12610-8pm/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:51:10 +0000 Avalon Housing http://avalonhousing.org/2010/12/tune-in-to-michigan-radio-917fm-12610-8pm/ Dick Gordon will be featuring the interview he taped with Farmer Lee Jones on his show, which airs at 8pm on Monday, December 6th.

The interview was performed live on stage as the centerpiece of our fall fundraising event on November 13th.  We are so happy to have the support of both these talented men, and look forward to reliving the fascinating interview!

]]> http://avalonhousing.org/2010/12/tune-in-to-michigan-radio-917fm-12610-8pm/feed/ End of year appeal http://avalonhousing.org/2010/11/end-of-year-appeal/ http://avalonhousing.org/2010/11/end-of-year-appeal/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:33:31 +0000 Jude http://avalonhousing.org/2010/11/end-of-year-appeal/ We’re getting ready to send out our annual end-of-year appeal and need your support!

How we respond to the current economic times we live in, and how we collectively support those in our community most affected by this challenges will define us for years to come.  So please, look for our mailing to arrive in the next few weeks, and help us to continue to build a stronger, more inclusive community.

]]> http://avalonhousing.org/2010/11/end-of-year-appeal/feed/ Lots of press! http://avalonhousing.org/2010/04/lots-of-press/ http://avalonhousing.org/2010/04/lots-of-press/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:37:41 +0000 Avalon Housing http://avalonhousing.org/2010/04/lots-of-press/ Whether it’s a review of a nationally acclaimed author coming to speak about food stability as a fundraiser for Edible Avalon,  updates about our latest projects or more general articles regarding the increasing housing instability in our community, Avalon has been in the news a lot recently!

You can see all the details, and find article links, in our “In The News” section - just follow the link on the left of this page.

]]> http://avalonhousing.org/2010/04/lots-of-press/feed/ The inspiration of Spring http://avalonhousing.org/2010/03/the-inspiration-of-spring/ http://avalonhousing.org/2010/03/the-inspiration-of-spring/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:24:54 +0000 Avalon Housing http://avalonhousing.org/2010/03/the-inspiration-of-spring/ Spring is always such an inspiring time, especially in Michigan. As we finally emerge from a long hard winter, the sound of birds back in the trees, the first snowdrops and crocuses peeking out and the return of that beautiful blue sky warm all of our hearts!

At Avalon, Spring is particularly welcome as our two gardening programs - Edible Avalon and Gardening with Grace -  start back up. This year, Edible Avalon is building on the amazing success we had last year, and expanding to 5 more sites.  We are putting the finishing touches on our schedules, and are looking for volunteers to help! You can sign up for just a couple of hours one afternoon, a whole summer as a site volunteer or pretty much anything in between. Please call or email Jude for more information.

jwalton@avalonhousing.org - (734) 663 5858 ext 213

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