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06/24/2025
HomeSeriesAffordable Housing Series

Affordable Housing Series

The Link Between Affordable Housing and Health

04/29/2025 Maryalene LaPonsie 0

Flat River Outreach Ministries is offering a series of articles highlighting the need for affordable housing in the community. This week, Hunter Pham, MD — a Flat River Outreach Ministries (FROM) board member and Corewell […]

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FROM: Affordable Housing Makes a Positive Impact on Community

04/22/2025 Maryalene LaPonsie 0

Flat River Outreach Ministries provided this article as part of a series highlighting the need for affordable housing in the community. The greater Lowell community is in the midst of a housing shortage, similar to […]

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Main Street Housing: Antonio’s Story

04/08/2025 Maryalene LaPonsie 0

Flat River Outreach Ministries provided this article as part of a series highlighting the need for affordable housing in the community. Antonio has lived in Lowell since 1996. He loves that it’s a small town […]

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FROM: Stable Housing Stabilizes Families

04/01/2025 Maryalene LaPonsie 0

Flat River Outreach Ministries provided this article as part of a series highlighting the need for affordable housing in the community. “In the hierarchy of needs, you need shelter,” John Barnett, Client Services Coordinator at […]

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Main Street Housing Story: Mary

03/25/2025 Maryalene LaPonsie 0

Mary is a current tenant at Main Street Housing (Flat River Outreach Ministries 10-unit affordable housing building). This is part of a series of articles from Flat River Outreach Ministries (FROM) which highlight the need […]

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The Need for Affordable Housing in Lowell

03/18/2025 Maryalene LaPonsie 0

The following is the first in a series of articles from Flat River Outreach Ministries (FROM) which highlight the need for affordable housing in Lowell. This article was written by Jared Sweet. “Unstable housing causes […]

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