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January 21 • 2010

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s the economic mael-
strom and the subse-
quent downturn stub-
bornly persist over the
metro area — from neighborhoods
of tidy brick bungalows to suburbs
with grand mansions — there's
a movement afoot to help heal
the wounds created by job loss,
tightening wallets and upheaval at
home.
Lead by local businesses, a help-
ing hand is being offered to fami-
lies and individuals faced with the
unexpected tragedy brought on by
the sagging regional economy: loss
of the very place that has tradition-
ally been a family's safe haven.

When he heard a foreclosure
story recently, Ian Burnstein didn't
hesitate to lend a hand. In this case,
that hand came in the form of rent-
free space at one of his Storage
Pros Self Storage facilities, which,
along with 12 other Storage Pros
properties in Southeastern Michigan
and New England, is owned and
operated by Farmington Hills-based
Storage Opportunity Partners LLC,
of which he is a principal.
A friend of Ian's phoned him in a
panic asking to help an employee
of his who was in the process - as
they spoke - of losing his home
and seeing his possessions placed
on the curb; the sheriff was at the
house with orders to evict the resi-
dent.
"My friend's employee is a Jewish

