2012 AnnuAl RepoRt - Neighborhood Service Organization

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THE NSO BELL BUILDING Vision can drive the people we serve to improve their lives. Vision also drives NSO to take on life-changing projects. Just as we rejoice in the progress of the people we serve, we celebrate the accomplishments of NSO. In 2007, NSO embarked on a mission to realize the vision of establishing a permanent supportive housing facility in Detroit. The road was long, and often bumpy, but the vision to provide a home for some of our most vulnerable neighbors inspired us. 2007 President and CEO Sheilah Clay shared her vision with the NSO Board of Directors, garnering their support. 2008 The economic downturn slowed NSO’s progress toward realizing the vision of the NSO Bell Building, just as it made the project all the more important for the people of Detroit. 2009 NSO received approval for Low Income Housing Tax Credits and Michigan Brownfield Tax Credits, key elements of funding the renovation of the historic Michigan Bell Building. 2010 NSO received major grants from The Kresge Foundation and the McGregor Fund. 2011 In April, NSO broke ground on the $52 million renovation of the NSO Bell Building. August 28, <strong>2012</strong> NSO realized the vision of welcoming the first 10 residents to the NSO Bell Building. John was battling a cocaine addiction and spending his tenth winter on the streets. Beverly lost her minimum wage job. With no family and little savings, she knew this would quickly lead to homelessness. Frank was diagnosed with schizophrenia that left untreated would eventually lead him to life on the streets. Feeling completely out of options and overwhelmed with her situation, Grace walked through the doors of the NSO Tumaini Center for the first time. Marcus was nursing a back injury that would cost him his job, his savings, and eventually his apartment. During the next three months, John, Beverly, Frank, Grace, Marcus and 150 more people moved in to their new homes in the NSO Bell Building.
THE NSO BELL BUILDING Welcoming the new NSO Bell Building residents was a community effort. More than 100 individuals, community organizations and churches hosted A Place to Call Home Housewarming Parties to provide the NSO Bell Building residents with all of the household goods they needed to start their new lives. Thanks to the generosity of the community, the residents had new household goods ranging from kitchenware, linens, cleaning supplies, even new toothbrushes and toothpaste. Throughout the summer and fall, more than 450 volunteers worked in the NSO Bell Building to turn the completed, but empty, apartments into welcoming homes for the new residents. As 2013 begins, residents are working with their case managers from the on-site NSO Bell Support <strong>Service</strong>s team to shape their own visions for the future and set goals to realize that vision. OUR NEW NEIGHBORHOOD NSO is proud to join our Oakman Boulevard neighbor Focus: HOPE in the Hope Village Initiative, funded in part by United Way for Southeastern Michigan. The initiative aims to develop a safe, strong and nurturing neighborhood where children and their families can develop to their full potential.
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