A PLACE FOR REFUGE
Transitional Housing
Detroit
A Place of Refuge Transitional Housing (APOR) is a place-based nonprofit strengthening neighborhoods by stabilizing residents and activating community-led solutions. APOR was originally founded to serve young men aging out of the foster care system, a population facing disproportionate housing instability, and this commitment remains a permanent priority embedded in all programming.
Get Involved
A cause for the greater good of Detroit.
Support us, support community.
Your Support Helps:
1. Increase Housing Stability
Provide safe, structured transitional housing for individuals experiencing housing insecurity, with a continued priority on young men aging out of foster care.
2.Support Long-Term Self-Sufficiency
Equip residents with life skills, mentorship, and access to resources that support employment, education, and independent living.
3.Strengthen Community Assets
Activate residents as leaders through neighborhood cleanups, meetings, and collaborative initiatives that improve safety, pride, and social connection.
4.Build Neighborhood Resilience
Serve as a trusted community anchor that fosters partnerships and resident-led solutions to improve quality of life and neighborhood vitality.
Transforming individuals today, transforms Detroit’s future.
By integrating transitional housing with neighborhood organizing, APOR improves individual outcomes while reinforcing the physical and social infrastructure of the community.
Donate
A Place of Refuge seeks mission-aligned partners to support the Birwood Family Park Development, a sponsored, community-led revitalization project on historic Birwood Street in Detroit. The initiative includes rehabbing former Detroit Land Bank Authority properties, building new affordable homes, and creating a neighborhood pocket park that advances housing stability, public space activation, and long-term community well-bein
Kroger Community Rewards
It’s easy to support our cause next time you shop for groceries. Thanks to our partner, Kroger, you can now simply fill out a brief form to pass along your kroger rewards savings on to A Place Of Refuge.
Volunteer
Help us Build
We have several volunteer work days each month, click the volunteer button to be added to our