State of Homelessness Event
On Thursday, November 16th, 2023 the Washtenaw Housing Alliance hosted its annual breakfast and program event in recognition of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Thank you to our speakers for coming to present and thank you to everyone who joined us! If you missed joining us in person you can watch the full event here.
During the event the WHA premiered a new short video which we created in partnership with area service providers and those living in our county impacted by homelessness.
A lot was discussed at the event - from what the State plans are on housing and homelessness to what’s happening for winter shelter in Washtenaw County. Take a look at our speaker presentations and additional videos shared:
CSH (formerly Corporation for Supportive Housing) presentation slides
Built for Zero video: Solving Homelessness with Built for Zero
SYG Fund video: Sister Yvonne Gellise Fund for Permanent Supportive Housing Services
There were also Calls to Action shared at the event! Please consider supporting by taking action right now in one or more ways. Click the button below for the list of actions (for the plain text version click here).
Thank you to our 2023 event sponsors!
Premier Sponsor ($10,000)
Song Foundation
Presenting Sponsor ($5,000)
Bank of Ann Arbor
Old National Bank
Trinity Health Ann Arbor & Chelsea Hospital
Housing For All Sponsor ($2,500)
Chelsea State Bank
Louise & Dave Lutton
Blueprint Sponsor ($1,000)
Avalon Housing
Carlisle Wortman Associates
Zingerman’s Community of Businesses
Community Sponsor ($500)
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
Norman & Debbie Herbert
Hylant
Joan Lowenstein & Jonathan Trobe
Michigan Medicine
Trillium Real Estate
2022 SoHAH Recap
Last year we were joined by several speakers sharing federal, state, and local housing updates. Also joining us was Keynote Speaker, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who spoke on how housing is linked to not only healthcare but also, at the core, to so many social issues affecting one’s wellbeing. During the event the WHA premiered two short videos which we created in partnership with area service providers and those living in our county impacted by homelessness. Thank you to the United Way of Washtenaw County's Justice Fund for funding this project. The videos can be viewed here (provider experiences) and here (lived experiences with homelessness).
Our 2022 speakers shared a lot of information and numbers at the event. Take a look at our speaker presentations:
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness presentation slides
Interactive Resource: Washtenaw County Affordable Housing Dashboard
Learn more about WHA member agencies and the roles they play to address hunger and homelessness in our community.