Stories From Your Neighborhood
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Recent Newsletters
Past Injustice, New Possibilities
Racially restrictive deed covenants are a permanent stain on the record of many Grand Rapids properties, but ICCF is helping change the narrative for future generations. by Andrew Hakken, ICCF General Counsel Soon after the American Civil War ended in 1866, the United States of America ratified the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. […]
Seymour Christian School Reimagined
ICCF Community Homes is currently in the planning stages for a redevelopment of the former Seymour Christian School at 2550 Eastern Ave SE in the Alger Heights neighborhood. The proposal would convert the existing, vacant school building into 27 homes in a condominium association. All units would be two stories, contain two or three bedrooms, […]
Annual Report 2021–22
Thanks for your interest in the ICCF Community Homes annual report from fiscal year 2022. This report reflects activities from June 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022. Contact us with any questions at [email protected].
What is the Community Homes Initiative?
The ICCF Community Homes Initiative program is focused on renewing and restoring homes to families in our neighborhood, preserving these properties for affordable housing. It began with a purchase of 213 housing units in fall of 2017, something unprecedented in ICCF’s long history. In 2018 we took on 35 more and began renovating and restoring […]
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