Project Info
Are you considering submitting a project for consideration? Here’s what you need to know.
Rules
- As the host organization, you should be represented within the Living in Michigan coalition (Habitat affiliate, CEDAM member, Community Action Agency, homeless service provider, etc.)
- The project should involve the legislator in a hands-on activity
- The project should last at least four hours
- The project must follow all applicable safety codes and regulations
Ideas
Your legislator can help with one of the following projects – or come up with your own!
- Build or fix a house for a low-income family
- Clean up a neighborhood or empty lot
- Plant, weed, or harvest in a community garden
- Deliver newsletters to neighborhood residents
- Build a ramp to make a home wheelchair-accessible
- Audit a home for energy-efficiency improvements
- Connect homeless citizens with services
- Assist with intake at a foreclosure counseling center
- Paint a mural
- Sort food at a food bank
- Volunteer (take tickets, sell food, clean up, etc.) at a community festival
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Katie Fritz at fritz@cedam.info.
Disclaimer: The LBC Steering Committee will submit your project to your legislators at our discretion. If we have concerns, we will contact you to discuss them. We hope that all proposed projects will work out, but legislators have busy schedules and may not be able to attend your event. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
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Updated September 20, 2011
