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Sandusky Receives Major State Grant for Affordable Housing Initiatives

by Emily Schnipke | May 30, 2024 | Blog

The City of Sandusky has been awarded a $3,590,000 grant from the State of Ohio’s Welcome Home Ohio (WHO) program. Sandusky is one of 17 recipients selected to share nearly $29.5 million in funding aimed at improving access to housing for income-eligible Ohioans. This...

Community Conversations Inform an Age Friendly Ridges

by Laura Recchie | May 20, 2024 | Blog

Our Community Building Partners team spent last Saturday May18th in Athens discussing age friendly housing with aging experts and neighbors interested in cocreating an age friendly plan for the Ridges. CBP is developing the Ridges on Ohio University’s campus to...

Looking towards the future of Osborne School

by Emily Schnipke | Feb 16, 2024 | Blog

Neighbors, former students, and former teachers gathered on a bright February day to explore the halls of the historic Osborne School in Sandusky. Community Building Partners and the City of Sandusky invited the community to the open house to engage them in our...

Preserving a piece of Toledo

by Emily Schnipke | Jul 12, 2022 | Blog

Thurgood Marshall Senior Apartments is working with architectural firms MoodyNolan and Thomas Porter to preserve the long-standing history of the building formerly known as Webster Elementary. Members of each team recently visited the Thurgood Marshall building to...

Area Office on Aging, Neighborworks, Lucas Metropolitan Housing, and Community Building Partners Team Up to Propose Affordable Apartments for Toledo-Area Seniors in Historic School Building

by Laura Recchie | May 31, 2022 | Blog

Affordable homes for senior citizens coupled with investments in green energy could be coming to the historic Thurgood Marshall Building on East Manhattan Boulevard thanks to an innovative proposal and support from the City of Toledo. The Area Office on Aging of...