Art Van Supports Project 14

April 27, 2011  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on April 28, 2011

Furniture retailer Art Van Furniture is supporting Detroit's Project 14, an initiative to encourage Detroit police to live in the neighborhoods they serve.

The program, named after a police code meaning "return to normal operations," attempts to bring more police presence in the city by offering them great home buying incentives. Currently limited to Detroit's historic Boston-Edison area and the eastside's English Village, immediate plans are being laid to add more neighborhoods and expand the offer to other city employees.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said that Project 14 will allow officers a chance to purchase vacant Detroit homes owned by Detroit Land Bank Authority for as little as $1,000 down. Art Van Furniture is offering a $1,000 gift card to each of the first 14 officers who sign up.

"We believe in the City of Detroit," said Art Van Elslander, founder and chairman of Art Van Furniture, Warren, Mich. "We are always looking for new ways to support its redevelopment."

"Mayor Bing is honored by Art Van's unwavering commitment to this administration and the City of Detroit," said Karen Dumas, Chief of Communications and External Affairs for the City of Detroit. "He has a long standing history of stepping up, and he continues to deliver."