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VIDEO: CNN Profiles Detroit's Tiny Houses And The Second Chance They Can Give

A development that has caught national attention like few others has been the tiny houses created by Cass Community Social Services. We have written them up before here when they were first announced as well as were the first to spot the additional construction of what seems to be a popular program. The idea is that the small homes that rent for about $1 a square foot per month provide an option for independence and eventually home ownership in a city where rising rents are becoming a real t...

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Six More Tiny Homes Appear In Detroit's Dexter-Linwood Neighborhood

Last year, we told you about the completion of a tiny house built by the nonprofit Cass Community Social Services. They’ve been busy building their next six homes, under construction now and scheduled to be complete in the fall. The homes are located just off of Woodrow Wilson south of Glendale on Monterey, near the Highland Park/Detroit border. As we wrote about last year, they’re designed to serve low income people. Rent for the homes is based off the square footage of each home. If some...

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Help Build Tiny Homes For Homeless Detroiters

If Cass Community Social Services is successful, currently homeless people are going to have the opportunity to own their own tiny home. The organization is campaigning for funds for its Tiny Homes project. Through this project, the non-profit will provide clean, safe, and affordable housing for low-income Detroiters. The Tiny Homes will be located two blocks north of Cass’s campus at Woodrow Wilson and Elmhurst. Such a close location will enable residents of the Tiny Homes to access most of t...

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Royal Baby Shower To Benefit Mothers And Babies In Need

Did you miss your chance to attend Prince William and Duchess Catherine of Windsor’s baby shower? Here’s your opportunity to make up for it. The Metropolitan United Methodist Church in Detroit (8000 Woodward Ave) is hosting its third annual Royal Baby Shower benefitting Cass Community Social Services on Sunday, April 10 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The event will collect necessary household items for mothers and babies in need. The theme for the baby shower is “Every Baby Deserves A Royal Welcome,”...

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