Thursday, March 28, 2024

‘Opening the door’

Study: More than 4,000 new rental units, 6,000 homes needed to address area affordable housing shortage

For years Terri Legg and her fellow employees at United Way Montcalm-Ionia Counties have been telling various community groups and area municipalities that a lack of affordable housing only continues to be a growing problem. 

After partnering with the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research to conduct a study of each county, the executive director of UWMIC now has a healthy supply of data to back up the organization’s claim. 

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