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  • How one Kalamazoo landlord is quietly moving homeless families into homes

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📰 News we're reading

• ‘I've been there': One landlord's plight to find housing for those without (mlive.com) — A Kalamazoo community manager who once lost her own home is now helping families and single parents move from homelessness into apartments at Lilac Hills in the city. Working with agencies like Integrated Services of Kalamazoo and Housing Resources Inc., she’s opening doors for residents who’ve faced evictions, unsafe rentals, and shelters, just in time for meaningful holiday celebrations.
   

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