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Rebuilding the temple... great work done by CLR's Pro Bono Program Manager, Leor Barak!
A downtown Detroit synagogue is rediscovered - and reborn
6/22/10 PRESS RELEASE: $60,000 in Grants Awarded to Detroit Community Organizations to Help Fight Blight
DETROIT – June 22, 2010 - Community Legal Resources awarded mini-grants to 16 Detroit community-based organizations as a program of the Detroit Vacant Property Campaign (DVPC). Totaling $60,000, the grants will help residents maintain and protect vacant properties in their neighborhoods. The grants were awarded through the Community and Property Preservation (CAPP) program, which is funded by The Kresge Foundation.
Vacant Property Toolbox, 2nd Ed.
We debuted a second edition of the popular Vacant Property Toolbox Executive Summary at our Neighborhoods First event on May 1, 2010.
Vacant Property Legal Manual
Community Legal Resources’ first Vacant Property Legal Team was created to identify various strategies for stabilizing, controlling, acquiring, and managing vacant properties.
Vacant Property Legal Manual II
Building on the work of CLR’s first Vacant Property Legal Team, the second Vacant Property Legal Team analyzed current laws and policies in Michigan, especially around the issue of taxes, that could be improved to prevent vacant properties and facilitate their reuse.
9/14/2009 - Grant Helps Detroit Community Organizations Protect Vacant Properties
3/6/2009 - Community Legal Resources Releases First of Its Kind Employment Law Manual
11/25/2008 - CLR 10th Anniversary Celebration Re-Honors Past Pro Bono Award Winners
Downloadable brochures now available!
Information on predatory lending, property taxes, eviction and housing issues for low-income individuals.
Rebuilding the temple... great work done by CLR's Pro Bono Program Manager, Leor Barak!
