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...
Last month a group of volunteers from SmithGroup Landscape Architecture’s Ann Arbor office braved inclement weather to help provide some much-needed garden bed revitalization. Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Avalon’s Employee Experience Partner, and Grayson Carr, Avalon...
It was my pleasure to interview Kim Douglas and learn more about her! Kim has worked with Avalon Housing tenants for a total of nine years. Kim Douglas started at Avalon in August 2015. Before working at Avalon, she worked with Catholic Social Services for two years...
On April 5, as part of a Civil Rights exchange, Wendy Carty-Saxon (Avalon’s Director of Real Estate Development) and I had the honor and privilege of meeting with the Bloody Sunday delegation and Paul Doherty. Paul’s father was killed by the British Army on Bloody...
This week Kelly Moore, Avalon Board member and tenant, spoke at the Ann Arbor City Council meeting in support of a Universal Basic Income pilot program. Here are her public comments: Hello, my name is Kelly Moore and I am a resident of Avalon Housing and live in Ward...
In February, Cryss Campbell will officially join our Board of Trustees. I recently met with her to learn more. Tell us about yourself. Where do you live? I’ve lived in Ypsilanti Township for the better part of 20 years. I live there with my husband and our...
