McKinley + Dawn Farm = safe, sober housing

Last November we filled you in on an exciting partnership with McKinley. For more than 6 months we've been quietly housing 30 formerly homeless addicts and alcoholics with the help of our friends at McKinley. They're getting jobs, paying rent and doing community service.

This program has been so successful that we almost immediately started looking for opportunities to expand this partnership. This month we're starting our second community of recovery in McKinley's Park Place Apartments, bringing us up to 128 beds of transitional housing. We're starting small at Park Place and we plan to grow as more adjacent units become available. We'll keep you posted.

Barn Sale

Join us for the DAWN FARM SUMMER BARN SALE this Saturday, June 21st, from 9am until 4pm. Visit our farm animals while you are here!

We have household items, furniture, knick-knacks, kitchen items, and MUCH, MUCH MORE! We also have FARM FRESH EGGS, while supplies last!

All proceeds benefit the Farm! Tell your friends and family!

The Green Farm Project

You could make the case that Dawn Farm has been earth-friendly for all of our 35 years. We are a farm, after all. Recently, we've made a decision to become the greenest treatment center in the world. We're taking it one day at a time and one step at a time, doing what we can, when we can. It just seemed like the next right thing to do.

We've created a page on our website where you can learn a little more about some of the steps we're taking.

Dawn Farm on Michigan Innovators

Dawn Farm has been twice blessed byt Google and EMU.

Google very generously has donated a Google AdWords account and a monthly allowance. The task of creating adds and optimizing them was daunting. Fortunately, we were asked to participate in a pilot program with Google and EMU in which we were linked with EMU students who took control of our AdWords account and got us up and running. They did a GREAT job, far exceeding my expectations.

One of our students (Marcell Morris) has an interview and a couple of blog posts on Michigan Innovators. Michigan Innovators challenges the notion that Michigan's economy is dead by telling Michigan's business innovation story through interviews with dozens of business owners.

If you're into that kind of thing, it's well worth your time. Check it out!