housing first
Sharing best practices in ending homelessness at home
by (Jeffrey Clayton King)
Submitted 04-25-2017 under NONPROFITS
Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 25, 2017 – Grand Rapids based nonprofit housing agency, Community Rebuilders, has been selected as a host-site for the 2017 Transatlantic Partnership program. The Transatlantic Practice Exchange (the Exchange)...
3:11 Youth Housing helps youth experiencing homelessness through housing first, positive youth development
by (GRTV)
Submitted 09-21-2016 under NONPROFITS
In this week’s segment of GRTV’s NPO Showcase, 3:11 Youth Housing’s Kayla Morgan and Lauren VanKeulen discuss their work to develop safe, affordable housing for youth experiencing homelessness, the impact of homelessness on...Ending Veteran Homelessness with great BBQ!
by (Jeffrey Clayton King)
Submitted 06-07-2016 under
Community Rebuilders is teaming up with Horseshoe Smokehouse to stamp out Veteran homelessness in Kent County! Join us for a night of delicious BBQ and 50% of proceeds will benefit Kent: Zero 2016, the community wide effort being led by Community...
3:11 Youth Housing develops safe, affordable housing for homeless youth
by (GRTV)
Submitted 09-22-2015 under NONPROFITS
It’s estimated that there are about 80 youth between the ages of 18 and 24 who are homeless on any given night in Kent County. “Youth are experts at hiding within the general population, by blending in, or they’ll be couch surfing...
Fight homelessness in West Michigan; donate to Well House
by (erictank)
Submitted 12-30-2014 under NEWS
Well House is in its final week of fundraising for the 19:1 campaign and donors are encouraged to give towards meeting a goal of $50,000. So far $28,476 has been raised, just over half the anticipated goal. Donations from individuals and...
Well House expands with purchase of two additional houses
by (erictank)
Submitted 11-11-2014 under NEWS
Well House has moved 50 people off the streets and into safe housing between January of 2013 and this October, with over 90 percent not returning to homelessness. Well House has just acquired two additional houses to add to the program....