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County Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage 2022 Impact Report
County leaders recently shared Washtenaw County Community Mental Health’s 2022 Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage impact report. This report shares outcomes driven by the voter-approved millage. The millage generates roughly $6 million annually...
Avalon Housing’s Leadership Transition
ANN ARBOR - Aubrey Patiño will be leaving non-profit Avalon Housing later this year. Patiño, who has been with the organization for 18 years and has served as Avalon’s Executive Director for the past five years, is working with Avalon’s leadership team over the next...
Jude Walton, 1972-2023
On Thursday, April 13 Jude Walton, our beloved Avalon colleague, died. She was Avalon’s Director of Employee Experience for the past 14 years. Jude was incredibly thoughtful, kind, funny, talented, smart, self-effacing, and wise. She was the person we all came to in...
Avalon Housing awarded $2.1M from MDHHS Pilot for Permanent Supportive Housing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2023 Avalon Housing awarded $2.1M from MDHHS Pilot to expand, improve Permanent Supportive Housing services Ann Arbor, MI – Effective June 1, 2023, Avalon Housing will be receiving $2.1M from the Michigan Department of Health and...
Meet Greg Copp, Avalon’s new Board member
This year Greg Copp, a volunteer on Avalon's Real Estate Development Strategy (REDS) Committee, joins Avalon's Board of Trustees. Read more to learn about Greg and why he's volunteering with Avalon. Tell us about yourself - where do you live? My wife Mary Beth and I...
Meet Ashley Blake, Avalon’s new Board member
This year Ashley Blake, former Avalon staff, joins Avalon's Board of Trustees. In this post she shares what she loves about our agency and what led her to volunteer with Avalon. Tell us about yourself - where do you live? Although I was born and raised in Ann Arbor, I...
Avalon Housing Selected for 2022 Thome Aging Well Grant
The Thome Aging Well program is a four-year, $19 million initiative from Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) to help older adults living in affordable communities age safely and securely at home. Avalon Housing was recently awarded a 2022 Thome...
Community-focused youth wellness with CLR Academy
This summer Avalon is partnering with Community Leadership Revolution (CLR) on a community-focused youth wellness program, CLR Academy. CLR Academy is the product of a partnership between Association Football Club (AFC) Ann Arbor and Washtenaw My Brother’s Keeper...