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Our Mission

Home To Stay Housing Assistance Center helps Midland County Residents in need sustain stable housing through education, advocacy and support services, promoting self-sufficiency.

Our countless volunteers, devoted board of directors and staff have a collective vision of a community with safe, stable housing for all. No one should have to worry about where they’re going to sleep tonight and if they’ll be safe.
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We are designated by the State of Michigan as the Housing Assessment and Resource Agency (HARA) for Midland County, making us a recognized central point of intake for high-need individuals and families facing eviction or homelessness.

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GET INVOLVED

Home To Stay Housing Assistance Center is a non-profit, designated by the IRS as a 501 (c)(3). All donations are tax deductible.

OUR PEOPLE

We’re thankful for a strong board of directors that passionately support our mission and serve as ambassadors for Home To Stay.

Board of Directors

• Wayne Blaser, Board President - Retired Research Manager, Dow Chemical
• Amy Gilstad, Vice-president - Procurement Manager, Trinseo
• Mike Fazio, Treasurer - Retired Chemist, Dow
• Kandis Pritchett, Secretary - Retired Assistant Principal, Midland Public Schools
• Chris Shirk - Senior Engineering Consultant, Assigned to DuPont
• Jenny Pomeroy - HR, Trinseo
• John Wilson - Principal, Wilson Law Office
• Kayla Susko - Communications Specialist, Dow
• Lorie Mault - HR, Mid-Michigan Medical Center
• Shelley Hobbs - Vice President, Isabella Bank
• Stacey Trapani - Owner, Trapani Communications
• Steve Koehler - CPA and Principal, McMahan Thomson and Associates
• Tamara McGovern - President and CEO, Briza Capital Advisors, LLC

Staff Members

• ​Donna St. John, LBSW - Executive Director
• Lois LeForge, BS - Finance Director
• Nate Coston - Home Repair and Facilities Manager
• Anita Forgie, LLMSW - Intake Coordinator
• Rena Walker, BS - Housing Resource Specialist
• Joe Kanouse, BSW - Housing Resource Specialist
• Morgan English- Flood Case Manager
• Dave Mook- Eviction Diversion Case Manager (Coronavirus Relief Funding)
• Cindy Armbruster - Furniture and Home Repair Coordinator
• Joyce Hobbs - Front Office Coordinator 
• Marianne Ray - Receptionist (Region 7)

history

In 1969, 10 local churches saw a need for a coordinated response to housing issues of low-income, senior and disabled residents. They pooled their resources and ideas around a central mission of providing housing assistance to those in need and Midland Area Homes was established. In 2018, the organization rebranded to Home To Stay Housing Assistance Center to capture our passion and goals for the Midland County community.

Founding Churches

• Aldersgate United Methodist Church
• Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
• First Baptist Church
• First United Methodist Church
  
• Memorial Presbyterian Church
• St. John's Episcopal Church
• St. John's Lutheran Church
• Trinity Lutheran Church
• United Church of Christ
• Unitarian Universalist Church