by Dan Meisler | Oct 25, 2024 | BLOG
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...
by Dan Meisler | Oct 15, 2024 | BLOG, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
By Aaron Cooper, Executive Director, Avalon Housing All across Michigan, many of our most vulnerable neighbors are struggling to keep a roof over their heads. This year, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority estimated that the state is short nearly...
by Dan Meisler | Sep 23, 2024 | BLOG
Thank you to all who attended or donated to our annual Home for Good fundraiser on Sept. 18. Together, we raised a significant amount of money to help fund essential support services that will keep our neighbors in their homes – for good. From the entire Avalon...
by Dan Meisler | Aug 19, 2024 | BLOG
Donors contributed more than 300 items, from backpacks to water bottles to school supplies, to Avalon’s Back to School Drive. The gear will be distributed to children living at Avalon Housing properties as they get ready for the upcoming school year. For more...
by Dan Meisler | Jul 2, 2024 | BLOG, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
In late June, the Michigan legislature passed a state budget that includes a historic $20 million for supportive services. The funding was championed by Senator Jeff Irwin, Representative Felicia Brabec, the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), Avalon Housing,...
by Dan Meisler | Jul 2, 2024 | BLOG, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
Avalon Housing is disappointed and dismayed by today’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Grants Pass vs. Johnson. The court ruled that cities can enforce bans on people sleeping outside when there is no shelter available. This decision essentially criminalizes...
