Latest OLHSA News

    2023 News


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

    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• 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

    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/
    • 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 - 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 - 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/