Helping our neighbors today.
Building for tomorrow.
Saline Area Social Service outgrew its home on Michigan Avenue and has moved to a larger, more accessible building on the east side of Saline. Together we can build a brighter future for our neighbors in need.
Helping our neighbors today.
Building for tomorrow.
Saline Area Social Service outgrew its home on Michigan Avenue and has moved to a larger, more accessible building on the east side of Saline. Together we can build a brighter future for our neighbors in need.
Helping our neighbors today.
Saline Area Social Service was founded over 60 years ago to provide holiday baskets to those in need in the Saline community. Since then it has evolved into a full-service assistance center. Created by the community, powered by community donors and volunteers, SASS now serves over 400 people per year.
Building for tomorrow.
The last several years have brought unexpected changes for all of us and a larger facility is needed to continue effective, efficient, and appropriate service to our neighbors in need.
Our former home in downtown Saline is charming and has a wonderful history, but it wasn’t designed to be a food pantry. Because of space limitations and pandemic-related safety concerns, clients couldn’t enter the building to meet with SASS staff or do their own shopping for over two years.
Every inch of the two-story house and basement was used for storage, including bathrooms, hallways, offices, kitchen, garage, under staircases, and outdoors on the front and back porches. During peak seasons for food donations, there was no overflow area, and some donations could not be accepted due to the limited space.
The SASS Board of Directors determined that a larger, more efficient building was essential to maintain our current services and meet the needs of the Saline area.
We are excited to share that we have moved to a property in Wood Duck Business Park, near Saline High School and Walmart. This new location is four times the size of the house on Michigan Avenue and much more accessible.
The cost for the new location is less than $100 per square foot, in contrast to the $255+ square foot that it would cost to renovate and expand the Michigan Avenue house.
Our new home provides significantly more room for the pantry, storage, and office space, and everything is located on a single level. This means everything can be housed in a single location and clients are able to do their own shopping again!
Our New Home
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$150,000 and above
The Mullick Foundation
$100,000 and above
Edward F. Redies Foundation
SASS Board of Directors
$50,000 and above
The Towsley Foundation
Thomas L. Thomas Family Foundation
$25,000 and above
Detter Family Foundation
St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church
The Viera Family Foundation
$10,000 and above
Bank of Ann Arbor
Coach Nick Belanger Assist Fund
The Coughlin Family
Brian & Susan Corcoran
Edward C. Levy Co.
The Rodger & Kate Graef Family Foundation
Keystone Church
Saline CARES
Steve & Gretchen Schneider
Bernhardt & Paula Zeiher
Campaign Committee
Roger (Mike) Raham – Committee Co-Chair
John (Jack) Edwards – Committee Co-Chair
Elizabeth Busch
Michael Coughlin
Cheryl Girvan
Tim Gretkierewicz
Nancy Millichap
Steve Schneider