Native Giving Group Awards Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing $10,000 Grant

A neighborhood nonprofit obtained a $10,000 grant from a neighborhood giving group.

100+ Girls Who Care Grand Traverse and Leelanau County group awarded the grant Tuesday night time to Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing. 

Becca Binder, Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing Govt Director, says they really feel very lucky to obtain the grant.

“We have been amazed an I feel initially it’s seeing the worth of the affect that these {dollars} are going to have is simply so thrilling for us,” Binder mentioned.

100+ Girls Who Care Grand Traverse and Leelanau County is a charitable group that has distributed quarterly presents of $10,000 or extra since December 2011. Throughout that point, the group has donated over $350,000 to native nonprofits.

“We’re simply so lucky to be chosen,” mentioned Binder. “What a blessing for our group.”

Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing works to finish homelessness by selling psychological wellness. They assist individuals discover everlasting housing and supply a assist system to have the ability to stay on their very own. Their shoppers study talent by way of finances counseling and life-skills coaching.

“What’s good about that is this cash actually goes to assist every thing to these rental {dollars}, to utilities assistant {dollars}, as nicely and what we think about to be of the utmost significance — the case administration and supportive companies,” Binder explains.

They are saying the brand new grant will go in direction of two further housing models on Eighth Road in Traverse Metropolis.

“The award from 100 Girls Who Care permits us to have the ability to purchase housing for them, to maneuver them off of the streets, to create that sustainable life,” Binder says.

100+ Girls Who Care Grand Traverse and Leelanau County will award one other $10,000 to a neighborhood nonprofit October 11.