A Home is a Foundation for a Future
Avalon Housing works to end homelessness by developing affordable housing centered on community, care and support.
Housing Justice for Washtenaw County
The lack of affordable housing is a leading cause of homelessness nationwide. This is especially true here in Washtenaw County, one of the most expensive housing markets in Michigan.
In our community and across the country, a disproportionate number of people experiencing homelessness are people of color.
That’s because the root causes of homelessness—structural racism, generational poverty and trauma—run far deeper than the real estate market. The only way to break the cycle of homelessness is to consider the whole system—and the whole person.
Building Solutions
The heart of the Avalon Housing model is the development, construction and management of high-quality, permanently affordable housing across Washtenaw County.
We welcome people and families experiencing homelessness and behavioral and physical health challenges. All Avalon Housing tenants can access care and support, through our team and partners, to address mental illness, substance use disorders and other conditions.
THE POWER OF AVALON HOUSING’S APPROACH
$11,300
Average cost, per year, to provide housing and support to one person in Avalon Housing
$29,200
Average cost, per year, to support one person living in a shelter
94%
of people supported by Avalon Housing stay in their homes after one year
25%
of the 800 people who live in our homes are children
“Avalon’s deep commitment to permanent supportive housing, housing first and harm reduction is transformational—a way to restore dignity and well-being to both our tenants and the larger community.”
MARGARET WONG, FORMER AVALON BOARD MEMBER
News
Avalon Housing statement on Nov. 2024 election results
Statement from Avalon Housing Executive Director Aaron Cooper on the Nov. 2024 election results: The results of yesterday’s election do not change the fact that Avalon remains committed to advocating for budgets and policies that will improve the lives of people in...
Avalon staff speak at Summit on Ending Homelessness in Lansing
Several Avalon Housing staff members participated in the 2024 Michigan Summit on Ending Homelessness in Lansing, Oct. 29 and 30. Director of Services Molly Smith and Sean Allen, Intensive Case Management Team Lead, spoke at a session titled "Housing First Foundational...
Arbordale Apartments renamed for Bunyan Bryant, late activist and professor who was once denied housing there
In addition, the community center at the complex is now named after Jean Carlberg -- Bunyan Bryant’s widow, longtime housing advocate and former Ann Arbor City Councilmember. Avalon Housing’s Arbordale Apartments is now the Bunyan Bryant Apartments, in honor of the...
Let’s break the cycle of homelessness together.
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