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Become a Habitat Homeowner!
You Are Invited to Become a Habitat Homeowner!
Traverse City: August 25th & 28th
Kalkaska: August 26thJoin Habitat for one of three application fairs to be held in a location near you! If you are interested in learning more about how you can become a Habitat Homeowner, click on the links below for more information.
http://habitatgtr.org/uploads/PDF/GT%20Kalkaska%20Leelanau%20Application%20Fair%20Notice.pdf
http://habitatgtr.org/index.php/homeowners/criteria
Gov. Granholm Visits Local Habitat Home
GOV. GRANHOLM VISITS FEKKEN FAMILY HOME IN GRAWN
Glen & Paula Fekken along with their four sons stand proudly with Governor Jennifer Granholm on Wednesday, August 4th at the site of their new Habitat Home.
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http://www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=244639&cID=1
The Governor’s office highlighted the partnership between MSHDA and HFH-GTR, which has made the Habitat Ultimate Home Makeover project possible. Gov. Granholm and her staff were on site at the Fekken Family home job site in Grawn between on Wednesday, August 4th.
Habitat Chosen As SwingShift Charity
Kristin Marinoff Jody Brown
Nancy Kiogima, Carrie Ullery-Smith, Kristin Marinoff & Lauren Conrad
Habitat is Chosen As SwingShift Charity!
Habitat is thrilled to announce that we’ve been selected as a charity for the 2010 season of SwingShift and the Stars. We’ve been paired with “star” Kirstin Marinoff and dance instructor, Jody Brown. You can read more about Kristin and Jody at www.swingshiftandthestars.com
Join us the first Friday of each month, starting in September, at the Opera House to help us cheer on our dancers and help Habitat raise enough money to build a home! Contact the Habitat office for tickets or visit: www.swingshiftandthestars.com where you can find ticket information, dancer bios and much more!
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New Housing Website Launched
New Housing Website Launched
NWMHousingSearch.org, a new, online, housing resource, will help both individuals and agencies find the information they need to gain access to affordable housing and housing programs. The website, launched in April, is designed to help individuals and agencies in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau counties find help with housing and homes they can afford. NWMHousingSearch.org uses both a rental housing locator and the Traverse Area Association of Realtors search system to allow users to search for homes by price, location, size, accessibility, and other features. Another component of the site, developed exclusively for NWMHousingSearch.org, is a housing program referral system, which directs users to programs they may qualify for based on need, income, age, disability, and other information. Program search results provide agency contact information and program and application basics, to put users in touch with the appropriate agency and help prepare them for the application process.
Also featured on the site are affordability calculators for both rental and homeownership, to help users determine what they can afford on a home; a commute cost calculator to estimate transportation costs; news and event features; and links to basic information on the homebuying process, renting, and foreclosure. The website was developed for Community Housing Choices, a program administered by the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments (NWMCOG), in partnership with the Grand Traverse Region Housing Task Force. Please visit the site at www.nwmhousingsearch.org. If you have questions, please contact NWMCOG at 231-929-5000 or via email at sarahlucas@nwm.cog.mi.us.