Community Housing Network, Inc.

10/08/2026

A security deposit. A past-due utility bill. A ride to a job interview.

Sometimes the distance between a housing crisis and a stable home is smaller than you'd think, and harder to close than it should be.

Thank you to the MGM Resorts Foundation for a $10,000 grant supporting Community Housing Network's Basic Needs program.

These funds go straight to families: security deposits, utility arrearages, ID documents, furniture, transportation to work and healthcare, and emergency rental assistance. Alongside the wrap-around support that helps families find housing, work with landlords, and connect to resources in their community.

We're grateful for partners who invest in people, families, and stronger communities.

Together, we're helping more people move toward safe, stable, and affordable homes.

10/03/2026

"It's just small steps. Drop by drop, the water jug is filled."

Our President & CEO, Kirsten Elliott, joined the Special-Tea podcast for a Community Spotlight on Community Housing Network, and it's a conversation every family of a loved one with a disability should hear.

Kirsten brings 25 years at CHN and something even more personal to the table: her own experience as a mom searching for accessible, affordable housing for her son. In the episode, she talks about:

🏠 Why families should start planning for housing as early as age 18, since some waitlists can run a decade long

🏠 How housing and support services work together, and why you need a plan for both

🏠 How Community Housing Network's Oakland Housing Link program helps families navigate the process

🏠 Why being gentle with yourself matters just as much as having a plan

"We really do need to plan for our loved ones. That's the kind thing to do."

Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/yv4jVaC4mvE

09/22/2026

Our CEO Kirsten Elliot was featured on WXYZ 7 Action News this week, shining a light on something we see every day: seniors in our community facing impossible housing choices.

When affordable housing contracts expire and rents rise, the most vulnerable among us—people on fixed incomes, people who've already waited years for stable housing—are left scrambling.

Kirsten broke down what's driving the crisis and what seniors can do right now if they're facing this situation:

✅ Look into Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)
✅ Contact MSHDA for a list of subsidized senior housing
✅ Get on waitlists immediately and follow up regularly
✅ Reach out to your local Area Agency on Aging

This is the work that drives us. 25 years. One mission. Opening Doors. Transforming Lives.

Read the full story: https://www.wxyz.com/news/senior-residents-face-housing-uncertainty-after-trinity-park-ends-income-based-rent-program

09/03/2026

You can own your home outright and still lose it.

For homeowners on a fixed or low income, a property tax bill can become the thing that ends decades in a house. And for many of them, relief already exists—they just never learned they qualified for it, or the paperwork stopped them.

That's the gap we're closing.

With a $70,000 grant from Rocket Community Fund, Community Housing Network's Property Tax Foreclosure Prevention Program will run from July 2026 through June 2027 to help homeowners in Pontiac and across Oakland County apply for the Property Tax Exemption.

Over the next year, we'll:

• Help at least 60 households complete PTE applications
• Host at least four community PTE clinics
• Provide one-on-one outreach, education, and support to eligible residents

Sometimes housing stability looks like a new apartment. Sometimes it looks like a form, filled out correctly, on time.

Thank you, Rocket Community Fund for helping our neighbors stay exactly where they are.

08/28/2026

Community Housing Network staff enjoyed an amazing day at Greenfield Village for our annual staff retreat!

Thank you to for your hospitality and partnership in creating such a memorable experience for our team.

We're grateful to have The Henry Ford as one of our valued community partners.

08/25/2026

We set an ambitious internal goal for our 4th annual Connecting Fore a Cause Golf Tournament.

Because of our amazing partners and participants, we didn’t just reach it—we exceeded it by nearly 20%.

Thank you.

Whether you sponsored a hole, filled a foursome, donated a prize, or simply spent the day on the course with us, you turned one day into something that will long outlast the scorecards.

Here’s what that day becomes: safe, stable homes for our neighbors right here in Oakland County.

That’s why one day on a golf course matters. It was never really about golf. It was about the family who gets to stop moving from motel to motel, the parent who finally has an address to put on a job application, the person who gets a second chance at a front door of their own.

From all of us at Community Housing Network—thank you for helping us open more doors and transform more lives.

We can’t wait to see you next year.

We set an ambitious internal goal for this year’s Connecting Fore a Cause Golf Tournament. Because of our amazing partners and participants, we didn’t just reach it—we exceeded it by nearly 20%. Thank you. Whether you…

08/19/2026

Housing isn't just a roof. It's independence. Dignity. The ability to choose where you live and who you live near.

For many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, that choice is out of reach. Limited income. Too few accessible units. Waitlists that stretch for years. Some remain in settings that no longer fit their lives. Others live with aging caregivers and no long-term plan.

The IDD Housing Access Pilot Program is Community Housing Network's answer to that.

IHAPP provides gap financing to developers and homebuyers to build housing that's affordable, disability-forward, and woven into mixed-income neighborhoods across Michigan—near transit, near jobs, near community. It supports rental developments, mixed-income projects, and homeownership through down payment assistance.

But funding is only half of it. CHN also provides technical assistance: how to structure a project, layer funding sources, design accessible units, and keep them affordable for the long haul. That knowledge stays with developers long after the pilot ends.

The goal isn't one building. It's a future where inclusive housing is the norm, not the exception.

To learn more about how IHAPP is expanding Inclusive Housing for the IDD Community, please visit: communityhousingnetwork.org/building-possibility-how-ihapp-is-expanding-inclusive-housing-for-the-idd-community/

08/17/2026

Three years. No stable home. A daughter to raise.

Lebrea had every reason to stop. She didn't.

Today she has a home, and a goal: give back to the community that showed up for her.

Hear her story: communityhousingnetwork.org/overcoming-chronic-homelessness-labreas-story/

08/13/2026

Three years ago, it was a conversation.

Last Wednesday, it was a shovel in the ground.

We broke ground on Lincoln Avenue Lofts in Port Huron: 40 affordable homes, and Community Housing Network's first development in St. Clair County.

Twenty of those homes will be permanent supportive housing.

That's four decades of people having somewhere to come home to.

Read the full story on our blog (link in bio).

08/11/2026

A housing crisis rarely starts with an eviction notice. It starts with a car repair. A missed shift. A rent increase that lands the same week as a medical bill.

That's the moment our Oakland County Housing Stability and Homeless Prevention Program is built for—and thanks to a $150,000 People Award from Consumers Energy Foundation, we can meet more families in it.

This investment means more households stay in the homes they already have. It means fewer kids change schools mid-year. It means the difference between a hard month and a lost home.

Community Housing Network is partnering with Lighthouse on this project to bring housing stability and prevent homelessness across Oakland County, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all communities and reducing barriers for people to access this vital service.

Thank you, Consumers Energy, for backing the work that keeps Oakland County families housed.

Learn more: ConsumersEnergy.com/Foundation