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Redefining Community: 4 Social Benefits of Affordable Housing
What makes a community more than just a collection of houses and streets? It’s the people—the connections, the shared experiences, and...
Eileen Zilch
Mar 242 min read
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Join Us for the Grand Opening of Bethel Suites!
Community Catalysts invites you to join us for the GRAND OPENING of our newest transitional housing initiative, Bethel Suites! After a...
Eileen Zilch
Apr 12, 20231 min read
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Nonprofits Are SUPERHEROES!
Between October and November 2022 (in ONE MONTH), the average American monthly rent payment increased by $142. In 1940, the median home...
Eileen Zilch
Feb 13, 20233 min read
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Bethel Suites Vision Night Recap (with video!)
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to every person who came out for our Bethel Suites Vision Night on Friday, September 23! Over 200 people...
Eileen Zilch
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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A Message from Eileen: Bethel Suites Vision Night (with video)
Catch the vision for our latest project:Â the renovation of the former Crest Motel into Bethel Suites. Over the next 7 months, Community...
Eileen Zilch
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Save the Date: Bethel Suites Motel Party!
Last week, Community Catalysts unveiled a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. (In case you missed it, you can read more HERE.) Our big announcement was...
Eileen Zilch
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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BIG Announcement: Introducing Bethel Suites!
Over the last few months, Community Catalysts has been hinting at a BIG announcement. We’re incredibly excited to share that the time has...
Eileen Zilch
Nov 21, 20223 min read
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National Fair Housing Month: What Is It, and Why Does It Matter?
April is National Fair Housing Month, celebrating the April 1968 passage of the Fair Housing Act. This national law prevents the...
Eileen Zilch
Nov 21, 20223 min read
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Community Catalysts Featured in The Livingston Post!
In December, Community Catalysts teamed up with The Connection Youth Services to prevent the conversion of their building to market rate...
Eileen Zilch
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Thank You, 2|42 Community Church, For Your Extraordinary Donation!
One of the most important parts of helping a non-profit to thrive is the ongoing support of donors, volunteers and community members who...
Eileen Zilch
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Housing for Formerly Homeless Youth in Livingston County
A few months ago, The Connection Youth Services team asked if we could help them with housing for youth coming out of homelessness. We...
Eileen Zilch
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Mark Your Calendar!
We are thrilled to announce that we have an event coming up! We hope to see you there. We invite you to come and join us for an evening...
Eileen Zilch
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Have a minute (or 12)?
When you have a minute (or 12) listen to the Chamber's interview of our Executive Director on the need for attainable housing in...
Eileen Zilch
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Getting the Word Out in Livingston County
This week we were featured in an article on the lack of affordable and attainable housing in Livingston County and what we are doing to...
Eileen Zilch
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Adding Transitional Housing in Livingston County
In less than 2 months from today, this room will be a beautiful kitchen. We are taking a former office building in Howell and...
Eileen Zilch
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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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 21, 20221 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
Nov 21, 20221 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
Nov 21, 20221 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
Nov 21, 20223 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
Nov 21, 20222 min read
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