ANN ARBOR – Ozone House ended 2019 with some big fundraising news.
The nonprofit raised $1 million thanks to an anonymous local foundation that pledged to match all FRONT DOOR Capital Campaign donations by the end of the year.
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With the recent donations, Ozone House is now closer to its goal of $6.5 million for its new “Forever Home” at 1600 N. Huron River Drive in Ypsilanti.
Local companies that contributed donations during the matching challenge include:
- Cultivate Coffee & Tap House
- Piper Partners Real Estate Team
- The Ford Motor Company Fund
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In addition, more than 120 individuals from the local community participated in the fundraising campaign.
Dug and Linh Song donated a closing gift of over $300,000 that helped complete the $500,000 match.
“Krista Girty, Executive Director, and her team are beyond grateful to the community for believing in Ozone House and standing up for youth,” Ozone House announced in a press release.
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Construction on the 19,000-square-foot home in Ypsilanti is nearly complete. Plans are in place to move the organization’s youth housing facilities, case management services, counseling services, administrative offices and 24-hour crisis line to the new location in the coming months.
To learn more about the FRONT DOOR campaign or to make a donation, visit www.ozonehouse.org/front-door-campaign.
About Ozone House
Ozone House is a community-based organization that offers young people, who face homelessness or housing instability, a safe space. We help youth lead safe, healthy, and productive lives through intervention and prevention services, and programming that meets the needs of youth seeking supports. Services include: emergency services, counseling, drop-in center, housing, job training and leadership, LGBTQ+ services, college support, school support K-12, and substance abuse support. Ozone House has been in the community since 1969.
To learn more about Ozone House, visit www.ozonehouse.org.