by Dan Meisler | Sep 8, 2022 | BLOG, Community Building, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
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...
by Dan Meisler | Aug 15, 2022 | BLOG, Community Building
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...
by Dan Meisler | Jun 2, 2022 | BLOG, Community Building
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...
by Invisible Engines | May 5, 2022 | BLOG, WORKING AT 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...
by Invisible Engines | Apr 12, 2022 | BLOG, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
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...
by Invisible Engines | Apr 6, 2022 | BLOG, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
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...
