Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley has been building houses in Washtenaw County for 22 years. Now, they will also be fixing them. The local Habitat organization, responsible for paving the road to home ownership for nearly 115 families, is launching a Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative, where volunteers will come together ...
Melissa and Anthony Roberts wanted to move from the West Willow neighborhood house they rented in Ypsilanti Township. There were mold and mildew problems, it took two weeks for the landlord to respond to a disabled furnace that left them without heat one winter and there was little insulation and ...
Habitat for Humanity is known for building houses. Now it is filling them. When it opened its ReStore five years ago, Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley began offering the general public a chance to buy building materials (everything from doors and windows to toilets), appliances and furniture at deep-discount ...
I've eaten far more than my fair share of chocolate-covered matzah over the years — that stuff is ridiculously good! I've often wanted to make my own, with a caramel layer as well, but have never managed to get around to it... until now. Recipes for this abound; so I ...
Many charities have their detractors. For Habitat for Humanity, it’s those who say that Habitat homes bring down property values of the homes around them and that the houses are handouts. Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley has started addressing these concerns, along with talking to potential Habitat homeowners, at ...
When Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley’s ReStore opened more than three years ago, they expected to sell to do-it-yourselfers, Habitat families and anyone looking for a good deal on anything from used appliances to (yes!) the kitchen sink. What they didn’t expect was to sell to the stars.
Habitat for Humanity at the University of Michigan has been awarded a $10,000 matching grant from State Farm Insurance to renovate a house in Ypsilanti. The U-M chapter was one of seven in the Midwest selected by Habitat for Humanity International to receive the grant, narrowed down from a nationwide ...
Volunteers from Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley did extensive repairs, added a second floor with two bedrooms and clad the house in a yellow vinyl siding. Theresa Finney Dumais has a few adjectives for the adobe-style South Congress Street house before its makeover: Eyesore. Deplorable. Crumbling. “It was in ...
The sounds of hammers and saws at an Ypsilanti Township home Saturday gave the first local evidence of a federal grant that intends to counteract the effects of the mortgage foreclosure crisis and stabilize neighborhoods. The house, at 1124 Shirley Drive across from Nancy Park, is being renovated by Habitat ...
Farming has usually been reserved for those in the country. Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley is trying to change that. Habitat, along with community gardening organization Growing Hope, has worked for three years to establish a community-supported garden on Firwood Street in Ypsilanti.
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