The Neighborhood Empowerment Center

The former state school for the blind library has been re-imagined and renovated to become Mid-Michigan's premier space for home-owner assistance and education. A LEED certified reconstruction of a phenominal space, the Neighborhood Empowerment Center aims to be a vital part of Lansing's rebirth. It has been the culmination of a lot of planning, organizing and investing by the Greater Lansing Housing Coalition.

The project had been in the visionary stage for a couple of years, In spring of 2009 the GLHC purchased the building with the assistance of the City of Lansing. The City of Lansing and MSHDA (Michigan State Housing Development Authority) helped fund the $2.1 million project with federal Neighborhood Stabilization dollars.  This allowed GLHC to proceed with the renovation the 17,000 square foot building at the foot of the Old Town district. Not only is the GLHC now operating out of the building, the organization’s four tenants include Head Start, the Ingham County Land Bank, the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, and the Spring Garden Project. The intent of the building was to create a one-stop shopping area for all of the community’s housing-related needs, the building also has many public areas in to visit and use for meeting space, and a town hall center.

Greater Lansing Housing Coalition intends to have rotating art and sculpture exhibits and a permanent collection of local artists works for community display on a quarterly basis throughout the year.  Displays will reflect the changing of the seasons.

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