Category: Unhoused
Homeless advocates removed after occupying empty building
Activists pushing for vacant properties to be used for shelter occupied an old building for over an hour.
Kalamazoo motel to be transformed into homes for the unhoused
The City of Kalamazoo will spend $250K to renovate the Knights Inn motel into affordable housing.
United Way contributes $110K to shelter the homeless
In partnership with the city and county, the money will provide living space to help homeless people avoid COVID and the winter cold.
Kalamazoo voters approve homeless plan
The new tax will fund rental subsidies and affordable housing for the next 8 years.
Voters asked to fight homelessness with property tax increase
Millage request on November ballot is an expansion of project approved in 2015 that housed more than 500 families, officials say.
Michigan’s eviction ban ends
The governor’s moratorium on evictions during the pandemic ended Wednesday night raising fears of mass displacement.
Kalamazoo’s homeless population prepares to leave temporary shelters
Kalamazoo non-profits have been paying for hotels for homeless people who would otherwise have had to stay in crowded shelters.

Homeless advocates removed after occupying empty building
Activists pushing for vacant properties to be used for shelter occupied an old building for over an hour.

Kalamazoo motel to be transformed into homes for the unhoused
The City of Kalamazoo will spend $250K to renovate the Knights Inn motel into affordable housing.

United Way contributes $110K to shelter the homeless
In partnership with the city and county, the money will provide living space to help homeless people avoid COVID and the winter cold.

Kalamazoo voters approve homeless plan
The new tax will fund rental subsidies and affordable housing for the next 8 years.

Voters asked to fight homelessness with property tax increase
Millage request on November ballot is an expansion of project approved in 2015 that housed more than 500 families, officials say.

Michigan’s eviction ban ends
The governor’s moratorium on evictions during the pandemic ended Wednesday night raising fears of mass displacement.

Kalamazoo’s homeless population prepares to leave temporary shelters
Kalamazoo non-profits have been paying for hotels for homeless people who would otherwise have had to stay in crowded shelters.