Michigan’s first Statewide Housing Plan was released in 2022 to address the numerous challenges limiting access to safe, healthy, affordable, accessible and attainable housing for all in a community of their choice. After the plan was released, regional groups (known as Regional Housing Partnerships or RHPs) were created to engage with local groups and create regional plans that support the larger statewide plan.

The regional groups are made up of municipal leaders, community resource agencies, economic development organizations, health and human service agencies, and others dedicated to improving the well-being of their communities.

Ultimately, the Regional Housing Partnerships are tasked with building a connected, collaborative housing ecosystem to address the affordability housing crisis in their communities.

Currently, the Western U.P. Housing Partnership (Region A) is seeking community feedback on the goals proposed for the region. The draft goals and strategies can be found online on the Western U.P. Planning & Development Region’s website at www.wuppdr.org. A survey about the Action Plan can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WUPActionplan.

Understanding what is most important to you will help the region prioritize how to best achieve housing stability for all. The survey includes 20 questions and should take no more than ten minutes to complete. Feedback will be accepted until September 25, 2023.

The Regional Housing Partnership is funded by a grant from the Housing Development Fund (HDF) and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA).

More information about the Statewide Housing Plan and the Regional Housing Partnerships is available on the MSHDA website at www.michigan.gov/mshda/developers/statewide-housing-plan. If interested in joining the Regional Housing Partnership that serves your community contact Lisa McKenzie, Assistant Regional Planner at the Western U.P. Planning & Development Region at 906-482-7205, ext. 118 or lmckenzie@wuppdr.org.

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