This lecture titled "Disability and the Return of Eugenics and the Poor Law" from U-M professor Samuel Bagenstos puts efforts by Avalon and others to establish permanent supportive housing into the broader context of disability rights. https://www.youtube.com/live/xvoHPccNCEQ?si=X8gW1QiRzAjVUxhj

From HAWC: "Today, Tues., Nov. 11, 2025, the HAWC Call Center is closed for Veterans Day. We will resume normal business hours tomorrow, Wed., Nov. 12th, at 8:30 am. Those in need of overnight or daytime winter warming can call Delonis Center at 734-662-2829 or IHN/Alpha House at 734-822-0220."

A big thank you to our community partners at House N2 Home who completely furnished 20 units at The Grove at Veridian! Their volunteers work tirelessly to make our tenants and clients feel right at home from the moment they step inside. We are so grateful for their continued support.

Update on our Food Distribution work with Avalon & Food Gatherers! I'm still raising funds for the creating.care effort - I'm a little over halfway to the ambitious $1,000 goal I set, and would love to see us hit it by the time these distributions go live give.foodgatherers.org/campaigns/41...

Thanks to our partner Food Gatherers for their emergency food distribution in the absence of SNAP. The first one is Sat., Nov. 8. No registration required. For more info: https://www.foodgatherers.org/.../FG_Emergency-Food... For all food pantries and meal sites: www.foodgatherers.org/foodresources

It's getting cold out there! Help our Avalon community stay warm in this winter by participating in our winter gear supplies drive! Scan the QR code to see our Amazon wish list, or email Shannon Canniff at [email protected] to coordinate a drop off.

As Homeless Awareness Month kicks off, here's a recent fact sheet from CSH laying out the evidence for the effectiveness of permanent supportive housing -- check it out! https://www.csh.org/wp-content/uploads/Evidence-for-Supportive-Housing-Brief-CSH-2025.pdf

Avalon was proud to have played a role earlier this week in Justice InDeed's public session on the history of racially discriminatory real estate covenants in Washtenaw County... 1/3

Congrats and thank you to Tara Tarbox, our Director of Property Management, and Chris Allen, Maintenance Technician, for being named Leader and Employee of the Month for August! We appreciate your hard work and dedication to our mission!

HUD may restrict funds for permanent housing for recently homeless people Reports say the administration will cut funding for permanent housing by 70%, putting 170,000 people at risk of homelessness This threatens $7 mil. and over 800 neighbors in Washtenaw County More: https://ow.ly/Hy9I50XjVtT

Justice InDeed has been documenting racially restrictive housing covenants across Washtenaw County. Today, the group will present its findings, including a map, and ask the community how we can move forward. Please visit https://growth.futureroot.co/justiceindeed more info.

Congrats to our ED Aaron Cooper, who was named to the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials' Diversity Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee. "I am honored to serve on this committee," Aaron said.

You may have heard that SNAP benefits will be suspended for November. If you're in need of extra food to fill the gap, check out Food Gatherers' list of resources at https://www.foodgatherers.org/foodresources/.

Thanks to First United Methodist Church in South Lyon for inviting us to participate in its Affordable Housing Expo on Sunday -- it was great to see so many local organizations doing such good work, and so many community members interested in this issue!

Save the dates, Oct. 21 and 28, to join Justice InDeed (justiceindeedmi.org) as the group shares its research and a map of 9,000+ racially restrictive covenants in Washtenaw County, and invites the community to imagine what comes next.

Avalon's offices are closed today in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day. Residents can call 734-369-9338 with any maintenance requests.

Thank you to crews from the Global Health Alliance at U-M who helped us out not once but twice in recent weeks -- cleaning and sorting items in our Basic Needs Pantry, and doing some groundskeeping at our homes on Stimson. We appreciate you!

News Flash: Applications for 31 units at Dunbar Tower close tomorrow, Oct. 7! The units carry a preference for artists who live or work in Washtenaw County. Please visit https://ow.ly/aV0350X33XR for details.

In his speech accepting Avalon's Community Champion Award last month, @donnell.bsky.social (pictured here with Avalon board president Jeremy Lapedis) recalled how the fight to create The Grove at Veridian shaped his advocacy for more housing... (1/5)

News Flash: Applications for 31 units at Dunbar Tower open tomorrow (Oct. 1) and will be accepted through Oct. 7! The units carry a preference for artists who live or work in Washtenaw County. Please visit https://ow.ly/B3qL50X33SC for details.

In her speech as Featured Partner at our Home for Good fundraiser earlier this month, Food Gatherers CEO Eileen Spring recounted a decades-long relationship between our organizations, as well as the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County and the Washtenaw Housing Alliance.

Huge shout out to the crew of volunteers from KLA Services that came out to Carrot Way and helped with weeding, landscaping, raking, and cleaning up garden beds! They cleared about 2,000 pounds of yard waste. And if that isn't enough, the KLA Foundation chipped in a $7,000 donation! ❤️

Congratulations to Sasha Rivera, our latest Employee of the Month! Sasha is part of the Property Management Team and has been working tirelessly to lease up our new properties at The Grove at Veridian. Thank you Sasha for your dedication!

Thank you to everyone who helped make Home for Good 2025 such a great success! Together, we raised $179,000 for supportive housing in the community!

ICYMI, the Ann Arbor Housing Commission and Avalon are planning 2info sessions on applying for housing at the Dunbar Tower project on Catherine St.: Sept. 23, Riverside Arts Center (shorturl.at/FpEq4) & Sept. 25, Pittsfield AADL branch (shorturl.at/supMn). For more: www.a2gov.org/.../dunbar-t...

Thanks to the volunteer crew from The Collaborative architects who did an absolutely AMAZING job weeding, mulching and landscaping at our Stimson apartments. They cleared more than 1,200 pounds of material! (Yes, that's twelve THOUSAND!) We appreciate you so much!

Enterprise Community Partners has awarded Avalon a $50,000 grant through HUD's Section 4 community building program. We're excited to build up the strength of our staff as well as the tenants' group Voices of Community Advocates and Leaders (VOCAL)! Read more at avalonhousing.org/enterprise-g...

Thanks to the Elizabeth R. Dean Fund for its donation of 19 trees to be planted around 4 Avalon properties! (In this picture, fund and Avalon staff are scouting out a location at the Pauline Apartments.) These trees will be a huge benefit to our communities!

BIG NEWS! The waiting list for units at Dunbar Tower will open Oct. 1: www.a2gov.org/housing-comm.... We'll also hold 2 sessions on how to apply, and how the preference for artists will work, Sept. 23, Riverside Arts Center (shorturl.at/FpEq4) & Sept. 25, Pittsfield AADL branch (shorturl.at/supMn)

Thanks to @anniesomerville.bsky.social, Ypsilanti Mayor Nicole A. Brown, @mshda.bsky.social, and everyone who attended the groundbreaking for 206 North Washington Street. We're so happy and proud to be working with all of our community partners in building permanent supportive housing in Ypsilanti!

Thanks to the generosity of several local churches (St. Aidan's, St. Claire's, St. Francis of Assisi and West Side United Methodist) and individual donors, all kids living in Avalon properties will have school supplies this fall! This community steps up when there's a need, and it is awesome to see!

Thank you to the volunteer crew from First Merchants Bank, who helped out with landscaping and planting at the Bunyan Bryant Apartments. We appreciate your contributions!

Through the support of passionate volunteers Karen Shinevar and Bon Osterheldt (pictured with Avalon's Katey Nolan), Avalon is thrilled to be partnering with the Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) to provide supplemental assistance to our furry tenants.

Thanks to the awesome team of volunteers from the U-M Stamps School of Art and Design for the help with weeding and landscaping at our homes on Pauline. We appreciate you!

We are grateful for Representative Morgan Foreman’s visit with us today as we discussed ways to increase affordable housing and supportive housing services for our community.

Attention local artists! Here's an amazing opportunity to honor Ann Arbor's Black history at the new Dunbar Tower affordable housing development! Read the request for proposals at www.a2gov.org/media/z13lty...

It’s a beautiful day at Ann Arbor Pride!

Interesting evidence from Seattle that housing = health www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Believe it or not, it's almost back to school time! Please help the 150 (and counting!) kids living in Avalon properties with school supplies- you can donate at our office on Jones Drive, or purchase through our Amazon registry at ow.ly/siB050Ws6rH Please note: we can't accept used items. THANK YOU!

Thank you to Mlive and WEMU for the coverage of the ribbon-cutting at The Grove at Veridian! www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20... www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...

I missed the ribbon cutting because of a Planning Commission meeting, but my heart is so full! I advocated for this housing 13 years ago. Grateful @avalonhousing.bsky.social is bringing 50 affordable units to our neighborhood & to welcome my new neighbors. #a2council www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...

It’s a little blustery, but come down and see us at the Art Fair! We’re on Liberty St. right in front of Jerusalem Garden!

Yesterday, we opened the Grove at Veridian with more than 100 Avalon staff and supporters. We salute county commissioners Andy LaBarre and Yousef Rabhi, and Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor, for their words of inspiration, and thank all of our partners - avalonhousing.org/tgv-ribboncu... for more.

Thanks to all residents and staff who joined our annual Tenant BBQ last week at Island Park!

A 43% cut in housing vouchers would work out to about 900 vouchers being eliminated in Washtenaw County. www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...

Avalon ED Aaron Cooper; Jennifer Hall, ED of the Ann Arbor Housing Comm.; and Amanda Carlisle, ED of the Washtenaw Housing Alliance, updated the Washtenaw County Board at a work session last night. We're grateful for the board's partnership in addressing the needs of our neighbors across the county.

Big THANKS to the Ann Arbor Area Chapter of Greater Metropolitan Association of Realtors for volunteering to help beautify our homes on Stimson Street in Ann Arbor. We really appreciate all the support we get from the community!

Huge thank-you to the Old National Bank Foundation for the generous donation -- it will go a long way towards keeping our properties healthy, safe and thriving.

Thanks to the Washtenaw County Bar Association for the help in spiffing up our Bunyan Bryant Apartments, including the donation of these lovely new flowers!

We're happy to report on some recent improvements to the parking lot at our Carrot Way homes. We tore out the old lot, filled in some soft spots, fixed a water main, and resurfaced and restriped!