In 2014, Washtenaw County contracted with Virginia-based consultant Rob Krupicka to study housing affordability across the County, and, in January of this year, he presented his findings in a report, which he delivered to officials in Ann Arbor. In his report, Krupicka warned of the instability that would invariably result if, as Ann Arbor continued […]
Tag Archives: Housing Access for Washtenaw County
The pressing need for affordable housing in Ann Arbor, the team behind Ypsi’s new HP Jacobs mural, and boy reporter Tom Perkins… on this weekend’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack
Posted in Art and Culture, Civil Liberties, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged affordable housing, Affordable Housing and Economic Equity Analysis, Brett Lenart, Chuck Warpehoski, economic segregation, Harriet Street, housing, HP Jacobs, Lynne Settles, Mary Jo Callan, Matt Siegfried, Michael Appel, murals, Perkins Pickles, Rob Krupicka, Tom Perkins, Washtenaw County, Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development, Water Street 25 Comments
Increasing options for our neighbors without either heat or shelter
On Saturday I posted something here about the plight of the homeless during this week’s polar vortex, which, as I understand it, has brought temperatures near levels not experienced in the region since the 1880s. My intention had been to share a comprehensive list of resources available to those in our community who were without […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Health, Uncategorized Also tagged Alpha House, Ann Arbor Chronicle, Ann Arbor City Council, Civil War, Cold, Community Support and Treatment Services, CSTS, Dave Askins, Delonis Center, First Presbyterian Church, Greg Pratt, HAWC, heat, homeless, homeless encampments, homelessness, Hope Clinic, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Mary Jo Callan, mental illness, Mission A2, New Vision’s Engagement Center, Office of Economic and Community Development, Ozone House, philanthropy, polar vortex, PORT, Project Outreach Team, public health, public health emergency, Salvation Army, SOS Community Services, Staples Center, Steve Powers, substance abuse 20 Comments