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Thank you Livingston County!
It has been incredible to witness the support we have received from the Livingston County community as we have completed several "demo...
Eileen Zilch
Nov 5, 20201 min read
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Demo Day!
Thanks to a wonderful team of volunteers from Venture Church, our first Demo Day was a crazy, great success! I can't say thank you...
Eileen Zilch
Sep 21, 20201 min read
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We Won!
Last night we were selected as one of the three charities to make a 5 minute presentation to the 100 Women Who Care of Livingston County...
Eileen Zilch
Mar 5, 20201 min read
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Poverty, Wealth, and Eviction
"I wanted to try to write a book about poverty that didn't focus exclusively on poor people or poor places. Poverty was a relationship,...
Eileen Zilch
Aug 2, 20193 min read
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Affordable Housing - A Crisis with Solutions - Part 3
In parts 1 and 2 of this series, we talked about several strategies for making more affordable housing available to those who need it. ...
Eileen Zilch
May 9, 20192 min read
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Unfortunately, ALICE is alive and living in Michigan
ALICE - Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed - Households that earn more than the Federal Poverty Level, but less than the basic...
Eileen Zilch
Apr 12, 20193 min read
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Affordable Housing - A Crisis with Solutions - Part 2
"Naturally Affordable" With the lack of affordable housing in so many locations in the US reaching crisis proportions and limited funds...
Eileen Zilch
Apr 5, 20192 min read
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Living on $2.00 a Day
As I got in line to unload my groceries onto the belt at Walmart last week, I looked at the young man in front of me who was unloading...
Eileen Zilch
Mar 26, 20192 min read
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Causes of Homelessness
The drivers behind homelessness can vary depending on stage of life, gender, geography, support systems, and whether the factors are...
Eileen Zilch
Mar 11, 20192 min read
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Goodbye Bedrock and Hello Community Catalysts!
Hello Community Catalysts! After two plus years as Bedrock Community Development Support, we needed to make a change. At our annual...
Eileen Zilch
Mar 1, 20191 min read
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Is there REALLY a way to end Homelessness?
Built for Zero. A national effort to help more than 70 committed U.S. communities end chronic and veteran homelessness. Their goal is to...
Eileen Zilch
Feb 27, 20192 min read
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Affordable Housing - A Crisis with Solutions - Part 1
In an article published by the Urban Land Institute in January 2019 and written by the immediate past chair of the Board of Directors of...
Eileen Zilch
Feb 27, 20193 min read
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Progress on Ending Homelessness in the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released in January its Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress. This...
Eileen Zilch
Feb 23, 20192 min read
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