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Local News
- Lighthouse Communities and Urban Pizza
Uptown Incubator, Urban Pizza to open April 1. - Madison Square Business Incubator
Madison Square business incubator has community backing for $1.7m project. - Flips Foreclosed Homes
Lighthouse Communities has several homes throughout Kent County that they are revitalizing. The positive investment and development of these properties will likely stabilize property values of the entire block, bringing vitality and prosperity to our communities. - Bringing in NSP funds to address foreclosures and blight in southeast Grand Rapids
Garfield Park and Madison Square neighborhood will benefit from an $820,000 investment in NSP funds allocated by the State of Michigan. Watch the video online. - Countrywide Settlement Funds allocated to housing agencies
Lighthouse Communities and other local housing agencies will receive funds to continue to stabilize the neighborhoods hardest hit by foreclosures in Grand Rapids. - Fighting foreclosures with Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds
Read about the effects of foreclosure in our communities and how Lighthouse will help tackle this issue through the NSP program by making improvements to foreclosed properties and returning them to homeownership. - Madison Square business district
Madison Square business district another step closer to becoming Grand Rapids' second CID
Businesses are a driving force in promoting a vibrant community. Neighborhood Ventures is delighted to work with Lighthouse Communities in this innovative community-driven partnership to revitalize Southtown.
- Kimberly Van Dyk, Neighborhood Ventures Executive Director
Testimonials
From the years 2002-2010, Lighthouse is projected to help make 700 homes and apartments lead safe.
- Lighthouse Communities' 5th Anniversary Report, page 8
I thought because I was over the age of 55 that I would never own a home. You made my dream come true!
- program participant
Thank you all for your faith and partnership... We could not do it without you.
- David Allen
I really appreciated the personal touch of the Lighthouse staff with my renovation. I loved working with their contractors. I never could have gotten this much work done on my house without their help.
- NHF participant
To say that community development is about restoring relationships is a significant change from traditional approaches.
- anonymous
Businesses are a driving force in promoting a vibrant community. Neighborhood Ventures is delighted to work with Lighthouse Communities in this innovative community-driven partnership to revitalize Southtown.
- Kimberly Van Dyk, Neighborhood Ventures Executive Director