The Neighb was recently featured in the February 15 Issue of The Michigan Banner. Below is an expert from the article…

Kevin Hayes recalls childhood good times at the Neighborhood House, even when sundown approached and it was time to head home.

“We would all head home together, each of us peeling off one by one as we reached our homes,” Hayes said. “It was like a parade. It showed the camaraderie that we had with one another.”

Today, patrons of the South Side community center are marching again, this time in a quest to save the Neighborhood House, which closed prior to the holidays due to a funding pinch at long-time sponsor Samaritas, formerly known as Lutheran Social Services of Michigan.