KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Edison neighborhood in Kalamazoo held an open house Saturday to welcome a family into a rehabilitated home.
The home was purchased and renovated by Edison Initiatives, a nonprofit housing organization that selects a family to place into rehabilitated homes.
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“As we increase homeownership, we increase property values and we increase value that people take in their neighborhood. So they they take an ownership and a personal investment,” said Keith Platte, coordinator for Edison Initiatives.
The organization also aims to help families build generational wealth, according to officials…