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A Rent-to-Own Journey: How A Detroit Household of Senior Citizens Owned Their “Castle”

For years, Greg Brown called the house he lived in on Detroit’s west side “our castle.” It wasn’t just a place to live; it was...

In Grand Rapids’ “Childcare Desert,” an OppFund-Nonprofit Partnership Fills the Gap

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, the childcare crisis is no longer an abstract policy issue—it is a daily reality shaping families’ livelihoods, workforce participation, and community...

From Renter Instability to Homeownership for a Grand Rapids Mother with Children

Growing up, Avanti Footman knew the feeling of “home” with a backyard and neighbors as space and security that define what is happiness. This was...