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Jim Wolfington has spent about 20 years serving as a vice president and commercial banker at Chelsea State Bank.

The leading cause of homelessness is the lack of affordable housing, and that's especially true here in Washtenaw County. Avalon Housing in Ann Arbor works to solve this problem by building more supportive housing communities. The group's co-executive directors, Scott Ellis and Molly Smith, joined Decky Alexander to talk about Avalon's ongoing mission and what may lie ahead for the organization.

Avalon Housing is working to secure funding allocated in the new Michigan state budget to support its affordable housing programs. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

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The latest indication demand for affordable housing outpaces supply can be found in Ypsilanti where new income-restricted apartments are seeing high interest.

Over $27 million from Arbor's Affordable Housing Millage has been spent or committed to 14 housing projects, four renovations, and five supportive services initiatives.