http://avalonhousing.org Supportive Housing in Washtenaw County Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:05:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're starting off 2010 with great news about several grants and programs! Food Gatherers is graciously including us on a grant from the Knight Foundation to help support the 2010 Edible Avalon season! TCF Bank Foundation has awarded Avalon a grant to help equip two new community centers with computers and internet ... http://avalonhousing.org/2010/01/its-your-support-that-makes-our-work-possible/ Thank you to all our friends - new and old - who joined us for 'Keep On Pushing!', our fall week of fundraising and celebration. We ate great food, danced, laughed, learned and were inspired and moved by the amazing Mavis Staples! There will be more details and pictures to follow, but ... http://avalonhousing.org/2009/11/what-a-week/ And it's not over yet!Tuesday night we were graced by the presence and voice of Mavis Staples at the Michigan Theater, in a truly inspiring benefit concert. Several hundred supporters, tenants and new friends joined us for the show.On Thursday night we gathered at Zingerman's Roadhouse for the Avalon annual ... http://avalonhousing.org/2009/11/were-having-a-great-time/ Tickets are on sale for Keep on Pushing - our fall celebration week! Visit our Upcoming Events page for more details and ticket purchases! http://avalonhousing.org/2009/10/tickets-now-on-sale/ We are very happy to announce that the Ann Arbor City Council unanimously approved the Near North project during the September 21st city council meeting. We have a lot more hard work ahead of us to complete the project, but are very excited to have passed this essential milestone. Thank you to ... http://avalonhousing.org/2009/09/near-north-approval/ 2009 has so far been a great year for the gardens around Avalon! Dozens of individuals have so far volunteered over 300 hours of weeding, planting, mulching and tending the gardens. Our Gardening With Grace program this year planted flower gardens at eighteen of our properties around town - and ... http://avalonhousing.org/2009/07/many-hands-creating-much-beauty/ Here at Avalon there are always things we need for our tenants (you can check out our wish list for more details), but every now and again we have specific needs. Now is one of those times! If you are able to donate any of the below items, please contact Jude ... http://avalonhousing.org/2009/07/things-we-need/ Conversation about Near North is heating up as we proceed through the planning process. Here is a letter from Michael Appel, Avalon Housing Executive Director, regarding our involvement with the project. Dear Avalon Friends:   As Near North—Avalon’s joint N. Main St. development with Three Oaks Group—moves through the planning approval process, we want ... http://avalonhousing.org/2009/06/regarding-near-north/ Our 2009 Gardening with Grace season is well under way, and last weekend we got a huge helping hand from three wonderful volunteer groups - The Washtenaw County Bar Association (WCBA), the Professional Volunteer Corps (PVC) and the Camp Fire USA group. Over 30 people rolled up their sleeves and ... http://avalonhousing.org/2009/06/gardening-glory/ We're looking for donations of picnic benches for a number of our properties. So if you have a bench you no longer want or use, or if you're replacing one please think of us! You can also make a donation for (or partly towards) a new bench, and we'd be happy ... http://avalonhousing.org/2009/05/picnic-tables/