Contributors: City of Lansing, CEDAM, John Hopkins Center for Government Excellence (GovEx) First… A bit of background As the old saying goes, you can’t see the forest for the trees. When you are too close to a situation you sometimes need to step back and gain some perspective, even invite a fresh pair of eyes...
2020 Show Me the Money Day events reached more than 2,300 Michigan residents. Want to bring an event to your community next year? Read through to find how! Show Me the Money Day (SMTMD) is a statewide community and financial resource fair designed to connect low- and moderate-income individuals and families with safe and affordable...
The Lake Trust Foundation, a CEDAM member, awarded more than $45,000 in scholarships to Michigan residents during its annual scholarship award celebration on September 4, 2019. Lake Trust Foundation President David Snodgrass presented LaToya Wright of Muskegon with a Community Impact Scholarship that rewards an aspiring community-oriented entrepreneur who wishes to run a business with...
By Danielle Siegel, AmeriCorps VISTA member, Community Foundation for Oceana County Have you seen one of the new Little Free Libraries popping up around Oceana County? Jumping into the early literacy effort is Eagle Scout Thomas Carey of Shelby Boy Scout Troop #1151. With the help of a local builder, Carey built and installed three...
Last year CAHP acquired the since-closed Walter French school building. They have plans to transform the school into affordable housing and other spaces from which Lansing's southside residents can benefit
CEDAM member Jefferson East, Inc. (JEI) has been a catalyst for community economic development in the five neighborhoods they serve along the east Jefferson corridor in Detroit since 1994. From the East Jefferson Development Corporation to their Clean and Safe program, the organization does a lot to empower its residents and invest in the community....
Housing Resources, Inc. successfully created greenspace and an outdoor park adjacent to the Rickman House in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo.
Levine Law Group is located in Lansing and this project was in Dearborn
Community Housing Network worked with Oakland County’s Community & Home Improvement Division in their Oakland County HOME Program to perform
The Greater Lansing Housing Coalition’s mission is to help our community prosper by providing quality housing assistance for all, revitalizing neighborhoods
