Avalon Housing provides affordable housing across 25 properties in Washtenaw County and offers supportive services to residents, including crisis intervention, care coordination, community building, and more.
With millage funds, Avalon is able to expand their supportive services for residents with behavioral health needs, and now offers outreach and engagement activities, early interventions, eviction prevention, crisis stabilization, skill-building, and more.
Barrier Busters is a coalition of 100+ social service agencies working to respond to housing and financial emergencies county residents face. With millage funds, Barrier Busters operates an Emergency Unmet Needs Fund, which provides county residents assistance with housing and utility needs, as well as transportation, health, and other immediate needs.
In 2024, the millage granted nearly $40,000 to Barrier Busters for the emergency fund. Barrier Busters was also able to leverage $12,287 in community matching funds, increasing the full impact of millage dollars to roughly $52,000, which was used to serve 74 residents.
Ozone House specifically services youth, providing both short-term housing and supportive services, like case management, therapy, life skills training, and more.
Millage funds support Ozone’s Transitional Living Program, which provides housing to 17-24 year olds experiencing housing instability or homelessness, as well as individualized case management and support to residents to connect them to community resources and secure safe and secure permanent housing.
Michigan Ability Partners provides permanent housing and social services to low-income and chronically houseless individuals.
The millage funds MAP’s Permanent Supportive Housing Program, as well as housing support coordinators, who facilitate services including therapeutic check-ins and assistance with residents’ needs, such as job applications and transportation.
The millage supports the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County’s (SAWC) Housing Crisis Stabilization program, which provides immediate shelter, stabilization, and supportive services for individuals who need immediate temporary housing.
Washtenaw County Community Mental Health can refer individuals with mental health diagnoses to the program, where SAWC offers care coordination and individualized service plans to link clients with local resources and permanent housing.
Ypsilanti Housing Commission (YHC) operates permanent supportive housing properties and provides resources and supportive services to residents and low-income individuals in Ypsilanti.
With millage funds, YHC is able to provide permanent supportive housing clients in their New Parkridge location with case management services, needs assessments, empowerment plans to meet their identified needs, eviction prevention planning, and applications for utility assistance. YHC also offers programming for its residents, including wellness cafes, support groups, and afterschool tutoring for resident youth.
The millage also addresses houselesness through emergency hoteling for individuals in immediate need of housing. With millage funds, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health staff temporarily house individuals in hotels, then work to connect them to permanent housing solutions and case management to address their basic needs.
