Latest OLHSA News

2024 News

• Event - Press Release (8/20/24) - Michigan Kinship Care Coalition hosts 3rd Annual Kinship Care Symposium
• Partnership / Venture, Inc. - Mid Michigan Now (4/19/24) -
Venture Incorporated leads collaborative effort to repurpose old Owosso Middle School
• Partnership / Venture, Inc. - WILX (4/19/24) - Vacant Owosso Middle School being repurposed to support the community
• Partnership / Venture, Inc. - Rural Innovation Exchange (4/18/24) -
This century-old school building is being redeveloped as affordable housing in downtown Owosso
• Event - The Oakland Press (4/22/24) - Walk for Warmth Coming in May
• Partnership / Venture, Inc. - M LIVE (4/12/24) - Adaptive reuse project transforming former Owosso school into affordable housing
• Resources - WXYZ (2/16/24) - Housing Resources in Metro Detroit
• Event - WHMI Viewpoint Podcast (2/4/24) - https://www.whmi.com/programming/podcast/8330
• Event - WHMI (2/15/24) - OLHSA's Walk For Warmth This Saturday
• Student Collaboration - U of M QMSS (1/4/24) - 2023 Benchmark Report / Scorecard

2023 News

• Event - C & G Newspapers (12.13.23) - DIA exhibit to showcase art from human service organization members
• Event - The Oakland Press (9.03.23) - Helping hands: Auburn Hills-based Genisys Credit Union raises $30K for OLHSA
• Program/Partnership - The Oakland Press (3.19.23) - Human Side to Oakland County Initiatives
• Event - City of Southfield News (3.19.23) - OLHSA Water Assistance Day for low-income residents set for April 14

• Event - Oakland County 115 (3.19.23) - Up to $1,500 Available for Low Income Residents to Help with Water Bills at April 14 OLHSA Event
• Program/Partnership - The Detroit Free Press (3.14.23) - Oakland exec touts business, mental health efforts in county address
• Event - The Livingston Post (3.1.23) - Housing Assistance Waiting List Open for Persons with AIDS
• Event - WHMI (2.8.23) - OLHSA Walk for Warmth
• Event - The Livingston Post (2.8.23) - Walk for Warmth set for Feb. 11 to raise $$ for utility assistance

• Press Release (1.24.23) - Venture, Inc. is improving Pontiac housing with a MSHDA Neighborhood Enhancement Grant

• Event - Macomb Daily (1.6.23) - DIA’s 14th Annual Community Group Exhibition on display until Jan. 29

(Grand Parents Raising Grandchildren)

2022 News

• Program - Detroit Free Press - Michigan's most vulnerable rescued by kinship caregivers (11.10.22)https://www.detroitnews.com/in-depth/news/local/michigan/2022/11/11/michigan-vulnerable-families-rescued-kinship-caregivers/69508993007/
• Resources - Detroit Free Press - Resource guide for caregivers in Michigan (11.11.22) https://www.detroitnews.com/in-depth/news/local/michigan/2022/11/11/resource-guide-for-caregivers-in-michigan/69521946007/
• Program - Detroit Free Press - Growing number of grandparents face crushing costs as they raise kids (9.29.22)https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/09/29/grandparents-raising-grandchildren-poverty-foster-care/69514753007/?gnt-cfr=1
• Event - Oakland County Community Calendar: Head Start Enrollment Fair (7.3.22) - https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2022/07/03/oakland-county-community-calendar-july-3-and-beyond/
• Program/Partnership - Oakland County Schools To Feed Students This Summer (6.25.22) - https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2022/06/26/oakland-county-schools-to-feed-students-this-summer/
• Program/Partnership - Summer Food Service (6.22.22) - https://clarkstonnews.com/summer-food-service/

• Sponsorship - Brighton Optimist Club Presents Checks To Local Charities (5.23.22) - https://www.whmi.com/news/article/brighton-optimist-eternity-love-inc-walk-for-warmth-euchre

• Partnership - Financial Literacy Arts Contest (5.20.22) - https://www.oakgov.com/treasurer/financial-empowerment-center/art-contest/Pages/default.aspx?utm_sq=h2e8axvia5

• Programs - Rising water rates hurt Michigan’s poorest residents (5.10.22) - https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/rising-water-rates-hurt-michigans-poorest-residents

• Programs - High Cost of Water Hits Home (5.10.22) - https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/05/high-cost-water-hits-home-michigan/
• Program/Partnership - City of Detroit | HIV Program (4.28.22) - https://detroitmi.gov/departments/detroit-health-department/programs-and-services/hivsti-program/hiv-program

• Program/Partnership - Federal Assistance Program Aims To Help Local Homeowners (3.7.22) - https://www.whmi.com/news/article/livingston-united-way-olhsa-treasurer-homeowners-assistance-program

• Fundraisers - OLHSA Walk For Warmth Coming In May (3.3.22) - https://www.whmi.com/news/article/olhsa-walk-warmth-hartland

• Partnership - Community Catalysts 'saved' Connection Youth Services shelter (2.13.22) - https://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/local/community/howell/2022/02/13/local-organization-saved-housing-youth-facing-homelessness-connection-youth-services-catalysts/6737444001/

2021 News

• Community Needs Alert - Livingston's lack of affordable housing: Waitlists, evictions and tough choices (Livingston Daily) 9.30.21-https://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/local/2021/09/30/without-affordable-housing-brighton-man-fears-he-evicted-livingston-county-low-income/5467828001/

• Community Needs Alert - SNAP benefit increases help, but still not enough to cover meal costs in many cases - (Oakland Press) 8/30/21 - https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2021/08/30/snap-benefit-increases-help-but-still-not-enough-to-cover-meal-costs-in-many-cases/

• Events/Fundraisers – Golf Fore Change Calendar Event Listing (Oakland Press) 8/29/21- https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2021/08/29/oakland-county-community-calendar-aug-29-and-beyond/

• Programs/Funding - Oakland County using $6.6M from American Rescue Plan to support childcare and workforce development – BRN (Oakland Press) 6/29/21 - https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2021/06/29/top-l-skilledworkforce-0628/

• Partnerships - Developer investing $17 million to transform old Pontiac school into community center (Oakland Press) 6.22.21 - https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2021/06/22/developer-investing-17-million-to-transform-old-pontiac-school-into-community-center/

• Programs - Local groups promote free financial education (C & G News) 5/29/21 - https://www.candgnews.com/news/local-groups-promote-free-financial-education-120772

• Events/Fundraisers – (Walk for Warmth-Liv) Annual Fundraising Walk Set This Weekend (WHMI) 5/12/21 - https://www.whmi.com/news/article/annual-fundraising-walk-set-this-weekend-w4w-2021

• Programs/Partnerships - Three Oakland County Orgs. Distributing Rental Assistance Funds (Oakland County Times) 5.9.21 - CERA- http://oaklandcounty115.com/2021/05/09/three-oakland-county-orgs-distributing-rental-assistance-funds/

• Programs - Oakland County Residents to Receive Federal COVID Emergency Rental Assistance (DB Business) 4.24.21 - https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/dbusiness-daily-update-bridgewater-and-hancock-to-headline-detroit-jazz-fest-michigan-science-center-to-open-new-exhibit-april-24-and-more/

• Partnerships - Annual Count Gives Snapshot Of Local Homeless – Livingston County Homeless Continuum of Care (WHMI) 2.2.21- https://www.whmi.com/news/article/homeless-continuum-care-pit-count-2021

2020 News

• Program - Financial Assistance (12.22.20) https://www.wxyz.com/news/rebound-detroit-need-financial-assistance-list-of-resources-across-metro-detroit

• Program - WRAP offers water bill relief to residents of Madison Heights, Hazel Park (C & G News) 11.18.20 - https://www.candgnews.com/news/wrap-offers-water-bill-relief-to-residents-of-madison-heights-hazel-park-119233

• Partnerships - COVID Eviction Diversion – (MSHDA/Livingston County) 7.20.20 - https://www.whmi.com/news/article/eviction-diversion-program-edp-tenant-landlord

• Partnerships - COVID HOMELESSNESS (4.10.20) https://www.whmi.com/news/article/covid-shutdown-forces-shelter-network-to-cease-operations

• Partnerships - Oakland County 360 Offers Health-care to Uninsured/Underinsured (2.10.20) https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2020/02/10/oakland-county-offer-health-care-uninsured-underinsured/4715189002/