Lighthouse MI

National Lighthouse Day honors the beacon of light that symbolized safety and security for ships and boats at sea for hundreds of years. Lighthouse MI is proud to be a beacon of hope for those in need in our community! Learn more about our work by reading our 2024 Annual Report. https://lnkd.in/gyEQKiUN

ICYMI: Last week we held the official groundbreaking for Auburn Place and Beacon Place, two transformative affordable housing developments in Pontiac. This $44.6M investment will bring a total of 94 units of safe, high-quality and affordable housing to our community. Click the video player for a recap of the official groundbreaking event. Thank you to our partners. Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Oakland County, Michigan Government, Cinnaire Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy City of Pontiac, Michigan USA - Government, Pontiac Housing Commission O'Brien Construction Fusco, Shaffer & Pappas, Inc., Architects and Planners Ethos Development Partners Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBI)

🏗️ Exciting progress in Pontiac, Michigan! Cinnaire's Yulonda Byrd joined Lighthouse MI, project partners and community leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of Auburn Place and Beacon Place, two transformative affordable housing developments that will bring 94 new and renovated homes to the community. Auburn Place will introduce 54 brand-new rental units in a modern five-story building, while Beacon Place will breathe new life into 28 existing apartments and 12 townhomes. 🏡 We're proud to support this vital work alongside partners who share our commitment to creating safe, stable, affordable housing. 🔗Check out highlights from the celebration and learn more about these impactful projects: https://lnkd.in/ghCSw89D

What an exciting day for Lighthouse and our entire Pontiac community!!! Today we held the official groundbreaking for Auburn Place and Beacon Place, two major affordable housing projects in Pontiac. This $44.6M investment will bring a total of 94 units of safe, affordable housing to Pontiac Auburn Place, a new modern, five-story building, will deliver 54 brand-new rental units. Beacon Place will renovate 28 existing apartments at 101 Mechanic Street, along with 12 townhomes at a nearby site adjacent to Auburn Place. Together, these projects reflect a continued commitment to our mission - building equitable communities that alleviate poverty. Kudos to our team for thinking of EVERYTHING today including spoons in the shape of shovels and Leone’s Frosty Treat for providing ice cream.🍦We are grateful to our many partners who helped make these projects possible.

ICYMI: We broke ground today on Beacon Place and Auburn Place in Pontiac. We can't wait to get these affordable units built and renovated for local families. Thank you to all of the members of the media who covered the story today. Here's one report from WDIV Local 4 News/ClickOnDetroit. Michigan State Housing Development Authority O'Brien Construction Fusco, Shaffer & Pappas, Inc., Architects and Planners City of Pontiac, Michigan USA - Government Oakland County, Michigan Government Cinnaire Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Pontiac Housing Commission Ethos Development Partners Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBI) Robin Schwartz

Today Lighthouse MI celebrated another mission milestone as we broke ground on our Auburn Place and Beacon Place Apartments & Townhomes developments in our hometown of Pontiac, Michigan. This marks our fourth successful Low-Income Housing Tax Credit closing since March of this year, and I couldn't be more proud of and grateful for our team and the many partners who have made this possible for our community. https://lnkd.in/grTiTTv4 In 2019, we brought SOS and Lighthouse of Oakland County together to merge and form Lighthouse MI specifically to make a greater collective impact in meeting our community's dire need for affordable and supportive housing. While the pandemic soon pushed us to focus on expanding our basic needs emergency services, the 94 newly built and redeveloped homes that constitute the Auburn Place and Beacon Place projects are part of 211 units we currently have under construction between Pontiac and Detroit, contributing to more than 500 units developed in the six years since the time of our merger, with 65 additional units in our pipeline working to close on financing. Thank you very much to our partners, without whom these developments and associated supportive services would not be possible: Michigan State Housing Development Authority Cinnaire Oakland County, Michigan Government Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBI) Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Pontiac Housing Commission City of Pontiac, Michigan USA - Government Genisys Credit Union McGregor Fund Ethos Development Partners O'Brien Construction Fusco, Shaffer & Pappas, Inc., Architects and Planners ASTI Environmental | A Division of PEA Group Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. (ECT) Dykema Zeimet Wozniak & Assoc Inc Anne Jamieson First American Continental Management LLC

Congratulations to Lighthouse MI for today's groundbreaking at Auburn Place Apartments, a 5-story, 54-unit, new-construction development of permanent #supportive housing. Credit goes to all who are making it happen, including Michigan State Housing Development Authority, City of Pontiac, Michigan USA - Government, Dykema, Ethos Development Partners, Oakland County, Michigan Government, O'Brien Construction, ASTI Environmental | A Division of PEA Group, and everyone else who contributed! #Multifamily #CommercialConstruction #LIHTC #Titleinsurance

It's a big day for Lighthouse and the City of Pontiac, Michigan USA - Government. Today, we held the official groundbreaking for Auburn Place and Beacon Place, two major affordable housing projects. This $44.6M investment will bring a total of 94 units of safe, affordable housing to Pontiac. It's an honor to lead this development effort along with our wonderful partners. Click below for the story from Crain's Detroit Business

We are grateful to our incredible #volunteers! Every third Monday of the month, volunteers from First United Methodist Church join us for the afternoon shift in our food pantry. Today they were joined by friends from Big Beaver United Methodist Church to lend a hand. Together, they sorted and assembled pantry orders, matched them to each family's needs, and delivered them curbside to the families and clients we serve. They also jumped in to build and tape boxes, help out wherever needed, and keep things moving behind the scenes. Thank you to our First United Methodist and Big Beaver volunteers for your continued commitment to serving local families. You make Mondays at Lighthouse brighter. Want to get involved? Visit lighthousemi.org

NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS. A huge thank you to passionate volunteer and neighbor Patrice Rowbal who stopped by Lighthouse this week to drop off boxes and stock pantry shelves following from her Cereal and Mac and Cheese Drive. Patrice, a retiree and regular Lighthouse supporter, asked what the organization needed most this summer before launching the drive. Using Nextdoor.com, she rallied her Troy community collecting 50 boxes of cereal and 101 boxes of mac and cheese for local families facing food insecurity during the summer months. When school is out, the need for food assistance grows. Patrice boosted engagement through a friendly “Team Cereal” vs. “Team Mac and Cheese” competition, and her neighbors responded with generosity and excitement. Thank you, Patrice, and all who contributed to making this drive a success! Want to get involved at Lighthouse? Visit lighthousemi.org.