A Way Home: Housing Solutions

The Landing Place shelter for homeless families is set to open in Kalamazoo County

Wraparound support services will be provided to help families hurdle barriers that have left them in crisis.

Neighborhood nonprofit rehabs houses to help new homeowners and break the rent cycle

Edison Initiatives was formed to help others become homeowners and build wealth.

Breaking ground: Project will provide new housing option for those in Kalamazoo coming out of recovery

Named after Michigan’s first drug treatment court judge, the nearly  $22 million William Schma House will feature three buildings and offer 48 affordable homes paired with services to connect residents to counseling, care, and recovery support. 

Housing pros answer the question: Are these places really affordable?

How do you define "affordable housing"? It turns out there is a precise definition.

As federal funding for housing shifts, Kalamazoo pulls together to keep people off the street

Kalamazoo County finds ways to keep programs for the unhoused and those at risk of becoming homeless up and running as federal funding becomes uncertain.

Efforts underway to address dire need for emergency family shelter in Kalamazoo

HOPE Thru Navigation was awarded a $100,000 by the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners to operate an overnight emergency shelter for families for the next three months.

The Villas: Reach Sober Living expands to offer independent living for men in recovery

Reach Sober Living, Inc. is expanding its sober home options, building more bridges for those crossing from addiction to recovery and a new sober life.

A 70-unit senior living project is on track to open in 2026 in Kalamazoo’s Northside Neighborhood

The Legacy Senior Living complex is expected by its proponents to hasten the transformation of the Northside.

It’s one mission but many housing projects for the Kalamazoo County Land Bank

At present, the Kalamazoo County Land Bank has a portfolio of 322 land parcels in Kalamazoo County. After 16 years, the Land Bank's mission and work have expanded.

A former boarding house in Kalamazoo will come back to life as housing for those currently without a home

Kalamazoo Housing Advocates plans to open ten transitional housing rooms at 531 Bryant in November 17. Tenants must be unhoused and willing to participate in KHA's programs.

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