1985

• MAP launches the state’s first vocational program to close a segregated workshop, transitioning all participants to community-based jobs.

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1986

• MAP joins the first Supported Employment Initiative, supporting 100 people with severe disabilities in securing community-based jobs.

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1988

• MAP launches the Downriver Ability Project, a pioneering community program for formerly institutionalized individuals with severe disabilities in Wayne County.

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1989

• MAP participates in a national NIMH-funded project exploring the link between mental health and homelessness. Through this, MAP launches its Representative Payee program to ensure rent, utilities, food, and clothing are covered, while also providing financial education and credit repair support.

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1995

• MAP develops innovative vocational programs for over 1,500 students with disabilities in Washtenaw, Jackson, and Wayne counties, supporting smooth transitions from school to work.

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• MAP is awarded HUD funding as one of three local organizations to provide permanent supportive housing. Through the Shelter Plus Care project, 57 individuals annually receive rent subsidies, paying 30% of their income while landlords receive fair market rent.

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1996

• MAP launches the WISH Intensive Services program for people 17 and older, offering transformational support including substance abuse and mental health treatment, housing assistance, employment training, and financial management.

 

1999

• In partnership with the University of Michigan and the VA, the Critical Intervention Project pilots an outreach program for frequent ER users. In its first year, 12 chronically homeless men are housed, cutting ambulance costs by $33,000 and reducing ER visits to save nearly $100,000. The pilot’s results, published in the Journal of Substance Abuse, have been replicated nationwide.

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• MAP opens Homezone in Whitmore Lake, a residence exclusively for Veterans. Collaborating with VISN 11 and Healthcare for Homeless Veterans, MAP expands its Housing Supports Team to provide comprehensive housing services for Veterans recovering from homelessness.

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2000-2002

• MAP develops the ICAN Building System, a HUD-funded program where homeless participants help build homes using the first U.S. green, prefabricated system. Crew members gain hands-on skills like tiling, flooring, and painting. The project is nominated for a HUD Best Practice Award.

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2005

• As Michigan’s unemployment nears 10%, MAP creates transitional work crews hired by local businesses, adding 10 jobs alongside two Social Enterprises: Fast Break Foods and Imagine That! Mobile Café.

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• MAP establishes REACH (Realizing Excellence in Affordable Community Housing), a CHDO subsidiary that develops and operates affordable supported housing. Starting with seven units, REACH now manages 36 units and is expanding to serve female Veterans and families.

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2007

• MAP launches the Summer Career Camp for high school students with disabilities, blending classroom learning with hands-on work experience. Partners include Washtenaw Intermediate School District and Michigan Rehabilitative Services to prepare students for employment.

 

• MAP begins providing community housing for participants in the VA Ann Arbor Health System’s Hospital-based Intensive Outpatient Treatment program (HIOT), managing safe residences, property oversight, and 24/7 crisis response for up to 20 Veterans.

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• REACH’s first CHDO project, Maple View Apartments—a 10-unit community—is partially built by a MAP crew using the ICAN Building System. The project earned high marks from FHLBI’s Affordable Housing Advisory Council for green building and innovative construction, and was nominated for the Ann Arbor Business Review’s ‘Non-Profit Deal of the Year’ award, selected from 850 local agencies.

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2008-2009  

• Whispering Creek, REACH’s first rehab project as a CHDO, maximized green features and became the community’s first affordable housing renovation to earn LEED certification.

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2012

• Under MSHDA’s direction, MAP assists 20 former Camp Take Notice residents by interviewing participants, connecting them with landlords, and securing housing.

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2012-2015

• MAP partners on the Built for Zero initiative in Washtenaw County, helping develop policies to prioritize housing for the most vulnerable individuals and families.

  

2014 

• MAP secures Veterans Administration funding through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program, housing up to 94 Veterans annually.

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2015

• MAP receives a Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, enrolling 192 Veterans in employment services across Washtenaw and Jackson counties.

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• MAP launches HireMIVet, an annual job-matching event for Veterans in partnership with Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor Rotary, and the Veterans Administration.

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• Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) begins, helping students with Individualized Education Plans develop social skills, resumes, interviewing techniques, and gain work experience with local employers.

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2018

• The Key for Vets initiative, funded by KeyBank, provides $300,000 to support MAP’s housing programs for Veterans.

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2020

• MAP completes a major renovation of its owned and operated property, Whispering Creek.

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2023-2024

• MAP completes a major renovation of its owned and operated property, Mapleview.

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2025

• MAP celebrates 40 years of serving Veterans and individuals with disabilities across Washtenaw, Jackson, Wayne, Livingston, and Oakland counties. Continuous improvement projects on MAP-owned properties will continue through late 2025 and into 2026.

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