Today we delivered a big beautiful check to UCHC in advance of the auction closings next week. It will be distributed among at least 45 families  whose homes are currently in the auction in donations ranging from $500-$1000. We hope these funds will make the difference for many of these families in determining whether or not they […]

Arleen is a no-nonsense woman with a softness towards children and a lot of dreams for herself and her house. Denise (Miss Niecy) lives across the street and it was her son who I left a note with t…

This is Samual’s story about his home on Lenox Street. Now The Tricycle Collective  purchased Sam’s home for him and his family for $500. After years of battling the slumlord who owned i…

Joyce lives on Mettetal Street with her children and their children. Here is her story about their life and their house. This property used to be a duplex, so it went up for auction twice. We won both…

This is the story of Oscar. He lives on Maiden Street with his wife Ann, and their daughter Shantane. Nearly every day, the grandkids visit, which is why they have tricycles in the front yard. When I…

This is the story of Demitrius, Ebony, and their three children who live on Hazelridge in Detroit’s east side. They paid to buy the house when it had been in foreclosure for almost 6 months, a…

Originally published by Occupy.com With a click of a button, over 6,000 Detroit properties were purchased Tuesday for just over $500 apiece. The bidding on this “blight bundle” marked the finale o…