We are excited to announce that NSO recently received donations from two local bike shops for raffle prizes for NSO’s Handlebars for the Homeless fundraiser! Rick from Bikes, Blades and Boards, and Shayne from Metropolis Cycles Bike Shop & Repair have each donate a bicycle helmet that NSO will raffle off during Handlebars for the Homeless festivities. These are exciting new partnerships that will benefit the organization greatly. Thank you to Rick and Shayne.
Detroit at Work distributed laptops to Detroit Healthy Housing Center clients that are looking to find work. NSO submitted seven clients for the program, but when Detroit a Work’s mobile computer lab arrived, they were willing to help any other clients that were interested even if they had not signed up for the program previously. Consumer drew pictures of Bengal Tigers that symbolize willpower, boldness, courage, energy, confidence, and perseverance as well as being a mirror of inner aggression.
Robert Bollinger, CEO of Bollinger Motors and NSO Donor recently visited the Clay Apartments which opened last October. NSO’s CEO Linda Little guided him on a tour of the 42-unit Permanent Supportive Housing Facility which is now home for formally homeless clients. The facility has a community room with a kitchen, computer lab, library, workout room, and laundry facility among other amenities. Clients also receive intensive case management and wraparound services to address any needs.
The Strong Nonprofit Initiative (SNI) supports nonprofit leaders of color by providing tools to navigate the structural barriers that prevent access to resources. NSO Chief Financial Officer, Kate Spratt, is an SNI participant. Hear what Kate and other participants say about their SNI experience in the video below.
Allah Young, 69 of Detroit, slept in his own bed for the first time in over three years last fall. On October 9, Young stepped over his new apartment door threshold at 3364 Mack Ave. (near Gratiot in Detroit’s McDougall-Hunt neighborhood) and entered into his new life at Clay Apartments. The permanent supportive housing facility is a two-story, 42-unit housing complex for individuals who experienced homelessness. The Neighborhood Service Organization on Wednesday unveiled a new housing development for homeless Detroiters that includes services to address economic and health challenges. A map of the Clay Apartments. The City of Detroit.
Needing a place to live after leaving an abusive marriage, Niccala Lee found help from the Neighborhood Service Organization. For two years she lived in the nonprofit’s housing and received therapy and other support services before moving into her own home in the city.
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