Partners and Collaborators

Our Partners

Housing North was founded by Rotary Charities of Traverse City, the Frey Foundation, and Networks Northwest.

These are partners who have been with us from the beginning and support our work through the housing ready program, housing summit sponsorships and local housing action groups

Local Housing Network Collaborators

Advocates for Benzie County, Boyne Area Housing Solutions, East Jordan Area Housing Solutions, Charlevoix Housing & Business Park Initiative, Ellsworth Community Housing Solutions Committee, Frankfort Area Housing Advisory Council, Little Traverse Bay Housing Partnership, Leelanau Housing Action Committee, Manistee Housing Action Team, Elk Rapids Housing Committee, Benzie Housing Collaborative and Wexford Alliance for Economic Success (AES) Leadership Group

Other supporters

We are also grateful to Fischer's Happy Hour Tavern, The Borland Group LLC, Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce, Great Lakes Sotheby's International Realty, HP Foundation, and Innovo Development Group LLC Hagerty.

Fee for Service Activities

 
 

Get Involved

 

Housing North can offer technical support for our communities in Northwest Michigan. We have several ways to engage with our staff and experts in the field to help make your community Housing Ready, and bring local resources and tools for housing. We can help provide strategic guidance for your organization’s or community housing activities, and help coordinate or facilitate development projects.  To learn more about our fee for service activities please click here.

 

Housing North partnerships support housing awareness and communications, educational programs, legislative advocacy, and the creation of new local resources in Northwest Michigan. Please contact our Executive Director Yarrow Brown at yarrow@housingnorth.org to learn more about the ways to support and take action with Housing North.

  • Become a sponsor of our annual Northwest Michigan Housing Summit and our monthly webinars/podcasts and events. Showcase your organization, resources and your commitment to finding housing solutions. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities for the 2022 Northwest Michigan Housing Summit, please click here.

  • With your support, we can continue to expand our programs, initiatives, and the impact we are bringing to our communities. You can donate to Housing North and be part of the change needed for our communities.

Committees

 

The Housing North Board of Directors is nominated to represent different sectors from each county in Northwest Lower Michigan. As it works to implement its strategic plan, a committee structure provides for additional representation and assistance:

Membership on Housing North committees is reviewed on an annual basis by the Board Governance Committee. To get involved, or for more information on the committees, please contact Yarrow Brown at yarrow@housingnorth.org.