PHOTO CREDIT: JOHN HARDWICK jews in the d Peter Remington and Peggy Daitch continued from page 44 STEP INTO 2019 VEIN FREE Varicose veins can result in painful leg symptoms. Allure Medical can heal your legs with a non-invasive treatment with no downtime. Leg pain is not the only symptom associated with varicose veins. Other symptoms may include: - Restless Legs - Bulging Veins - Swelling - Discoloration - Ulcers - Itching FREE VEIN SCREENING Call by October 25th and Allure will have your treatment done before your deductible resets in January 24 8-266-8822 w w w.a l l u revei ncente r.com Beverly Hills/ Birmingham 32804 Pierce Street Beverly Hills, MI 48025 :HVW%ORRPÀHOG 6900 Orchard Lake Road, Ste 215 :HVW%ORRPÀHOG0, (Located in the Beaumont building) 46 October 18 • 2018 jn of having our kids graduate from Michigan schools and move away. We wanted to help find a creative solution to keep young Jewish talent here and bring back the ones who left.” Daitch is a past-president of Hebrew Free Loan and a passionate supporter of the organization. Peter’s consulting firm, The Remington Group, has been a partner and a catalyst for major cultural, educational and recreation- al growth in the city of Detroit for many years. With their shared love of the city and desire to have an impact on the Jewish future of Detroit, they approached HFL with the idea of cre- ating a loan program for young adults looking to purchase a home in the city — and Move-In Detroit was born. While federal regulations prohibit the distribution of a loan for a down payment, Move-In Detroit is intended to help first-time homeowners cover the costs of repairs, remodeling, ren- ovations and furnishings for a newly bought home in the city. To be eligible for a Move-In Detroit loan, applicants must be Jewish Michigan residents, 40 years or younger, first-time home buyers and, of course, the home being purchased must be in Detroit proper. Once approved, applicants can receive up to a $15,000 interest-free loan with two Michigan cosigners to help make their new house their dream home. “Over the long term, we hope Move-In Detroit will incentivize young Jews to stay here or come here and buy homes in Detroit,” Daitch said. “We want this program to act as a stimulus that puts Detroit higher on everyone’s consideration list of where to live.” Just launched in July, and with very little publicity or marketing, Move-In Detroit is already attracting a lot of attention and a significant number of applicants. In fact, two Move-In Detroit loans have already been awarded. Emily Levine and Brett Willner are the very first recipients of a Move-In Detroit loan. Emily, originally from Huntington Woods, and Brett, origi- nally from West Bloomfield, have been married for seven years. Prior to their recent home purchase in the historic Boston Edison District, the couple rented in the Cass Corridor neighbor- hood. “We moved to Detroit in 2013. Brett was going to grad school and working at Wayne State, and we had heard that things were changing in the city and it was an interesting place to be,” Levine said. “Over the last two and a half years, we’ve made our home in Detroit and started our family here. We’re active members of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue and involved in a group called JTot that does program- ming for Jewish families with young children in the city. We’re also working with other families and organizations in the area to start a religious school in Detroit, which is very exciting.” The home Emily and Brett pur- chased was built in 1916. The couple bought the house in good shape except for a very dilapidated garage on the property. Emily and Brett plan to use the loan to tear down the existing garage and build a nice, new one. “Boston Edison boasts the oldest continuous neighb orhood association in the city. People living here take great pride in the neighborhood and, as a result, there are beautiful homes here,” Levine said. “We love having an older house with character and we enjoy our neighborhood. We also like seeing all the changes happening in the city and being close to Downtown.” ■ For more information about the Move-In Detroit Loan Program, contact Hebrew Free Loan Detroit at (248) 723-8184 or visit hfldetroit.org. This story was first published at myjewishdetroit.org.