Preserve Our Home
Our physical home has been the heart of our community. It is where we gather, organize, and build a more resilient future together. But keeping a shared historic space safe, operational, and welcoming takes ongoing care and active stewardship, and your support is essential to keeping it affordable.
Welcome to our 1st Annual Historic Home Stewardship Campaign (October 2026 – October 2027). As we lay the groundwork for a permanent cooperative future in Grand Rapids, this inaugural campaign focuses entirely on maintaining our historic home — to keep affordable housing strong in Grand Rapids.
2026-2027 Priorities:
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Porch restoration
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Soffit/gutter repair & rain barrel remediation
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Storm-damaged tree removal and trimming
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Dozens of smaller fixes — from wall and ceiling patching to window glazing and bathroom tile repair
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Preventative and ongoing maintenance
While routine maintenance isn't always glamorous, it is essential to keeping our home safe and welcoming, and your support is essential in ensuring our home offers housing that is affordable.
Make a Tangible Impact with your donation!
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$15 — Honors 15 years of community roots and shared stewardship.
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$50 — Covers materials for a repair like caulking, ceiling patching, or fixing a stuck window frame.
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$150 — Supplies materials for a larger hands-on project, from wall patching to window glazing.
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$600 — A meaningful step toward our soffit and gutter repair
Two Ways You Can Support Us:
Click Donate to make a direct gift to our $30,000 goal and help us secure the funds needed for ongoing property stewardship.
Click Fundraise to launch a Mini-Fundraiser which you can use to reach out to your personal network to amplify our fundraising effort.
Your Impact
Fundraiser Leaderboard
Take a look at who is helping to raise funds for the maintenance upkeep of our historic home: