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05/27/2025

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Affordable Housing News

02/27/2025

Terrific media coverage from 9&10 News on Homestretch's latest affordable housing projects in Traverse City!

TRAVERSE CITY - A Northern Michigan nonprofit is hoping to add affordable housing in downtown Traverse City.“Housing is out of control and pricing. I think anybody who’s ever looked to knows that. It’s really hard,” shares Traverse City Mayor Amy Shamroe.Homestretch has been working to bring...

12/30/2024

Here is our year end newsletter! Please consider making a gift to Homestretch at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=87GH4QJBXZUWQ

Happy New Year!

12/16/2024

This is a powerful film on homelessness - the causes, the people, and the potential solutions. Significant increases in the affordable housing inventory is a major part of the equation contributing to reducing homelessness across the country. At Homestretch Nonprofit Housing - we help, in a small way, to increase available affordable housing options in the Grand Traverse Region. Our ED, Jonathan Stimson is interviewed on minutes 7 - 8 in this film. Rotary Charities of Traverse City Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing - NMSH

The Razor's Edge will take the audience into the lives of those facing poverty and survival every day, many calling the streets their home. We will gain a deep understanding of the often misunderstood world of those experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. The film will shed light on several r...

12/11/2024

Thanks to 4Front Credit Union - We can help some of our tenants who have a short financial challenges in 2025!

🌟 Exciting News on ! 🌟

We're thrilled to announce our 2024 grant recipients, whose incredible work is making a difference in our communities:

📚 PoWeR! Book Bags – "The PoWeR! Book Bags Early Head Start program is a federal program that serves children 0-3 who are most at risk. Most often, the first qualifier to be enrolled in the program is low income. In addition, some of the children enrolled have developmental delays, are homeless, or are in foster care. There is a waiting list for children to be enrolled in Early Head Start. The Early Head Start program is intended to give these children in great need a better start and help them succeed later in school while teaching their families how to help their children grow, learn, and develop."

🌿 Grass River Natural Area Playground – "With a team of professional educators, naturalists, landscape architects, engineers, and interested community members who have created natural playgrounds elsewhere, we have designed a space to be built just off the Grass River Center in an area where our summer campers (6-12 years old) have traditionally used for fort building and free play for years!
We know today, children spend on average 4-6 hr/day (and up to 9hrs for teens) on screens (TV, computers, phones). The days of being sent outdoors and told to come back when the streetlights come on are waning in our society, yet there is still an inherent need for all of us to have personal connections to nature."

🍞 Veterans Serving Veterans Food Bank – "Our definition for our operation is protein. Due to increased demand, this is the second year in a row that we have only been able to distribute one pound of protein each distribution date. With the 4Front Foundation Operations Grant, we would be able to purchase an additional 1,250 pounds of hamburger/pork sausage, allowing us to provide a second pound of protein every other distribution date. This will impact the 97 Veterans we average each distribution date; and help with any additional demand as our active Veteran list is 130 Veterans."

🏠 Homestretch Nonprofit Housing – "Homestretch has many tenants earning between $20,000 and $50,000 per year. We have a full-time property manager on staff who works with tenant placement and ongoing property/tenant services across our 20+ properties. A component of her work involves helping tenants financially when possible. The 4Front Foundation Operations Grant would help fund her position to continue this great work!"

We're honored to support these amazing organizations and their impactful missions. Thank you for all you do! 💙

Join us in celebrating their work and making a difference this . Together, we can do so much more!

03/20/2024

Homestretch Housing has an available 80% Area Median Income apartment available in Honor Michigan for $1,250/mth. Available March 5th. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, washer, dryer, dishwasher, air conditioning! Potential tenants must make about 3x the rent price in income. Please email [email protected] or call the Homestretch office at 231-947-6001.

02/07/2024

Homestretch Nonprofit has a condo for sale is Lake Leelanau. To qualify you'll need to make less than 80% area median income for Leelanau County and a pre-approval letter from a lender. Please reach out with any questions. New carpet throughout. [email protected]

10/05/2023

Apartment for rent in Honor, MI. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, washer, dryer, dishwasher! Must meet income qualifications. $1,250/mth. Brand new this year! Call Leah at 231-947-6001 or email [email protected].

01/24/2023

Homestretch Housing has 4 apartments left in Honor, Michigan. Please contact [email protected] or call 231-947-6001.

2 Bedroom, 1.5 bath, washer and dryer, dishwasher, air conditioning! Brand New!

08/10/2022

Jon Stimson, Director of Homestretch Housing, and Hans Voss, Director of Groundwork, Center For Resilient Communities, met with Senator Wayne Schmidt today promoting work force housing for downtown Traverse City, MI. They are seeking support from the state for a 60-unit $14 million project to promote economic development within the city!

07/13/2022

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07/13/2022

Thank you to Rotary Charities for their very generous grant amount of $60,000 to Homestretch Housing to help combat the affordable housing crisis!

A shortage of affordable housing and childcare; an insufficiency of youth mental health resources; growing concerns about local homelessness. These are some of the biggest issues facing northern Michigan, and some of the challenges Rotary Charities seeks to address with a new batch of grants. Accord...