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Our Funded Agencies and Their Programs

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American Red Cross

1050 Fuller NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.redcrosswcm.org
456-8661 x3301
  • Readiness and Response - Disaster Response & Supportive Assistance to Separated Families (5.1): $181,567
  • Readiness and Response - Medical Transportation (5.1): $196,296

Arbor Circle Corp.

1115 Ball Ave NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
www.arborcircle.org
456-7775
  • AOS of Arbor Circle: Outpatient Sub. Abuse Treatm (3.3): $70,442
  • Arbor Circle Early Impact (3.3): $66,304
  • Child Care Consultation Project (1.1): $13,369
  • Homeless Youth Services (5.1): $75,527
  • Infant Toddler Development Services-North County Parenting Services (1.1): $36,760
  • Outpatient Counseling Services (2.1): $99,935
  • Parent Aide and Family Mentoring (2.3): $16,726
  • The Bridge (5.1): $104,639
  • Total Life Counseling (T.L.C) (3.3): $55,487

Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired

456 Cherry St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.abvimichigan.org
458-1187
  • Blindness Rehabilitation (4.2): $134,668
  • Outreach (4.2): $35,750

Asthma Network of West Michigan

245 State Street, SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.paanwm.com
616-913-1432
  • ASTHMA: Accessing Systems To Help Manage Asthma (3.3): $30,385

Baxter Community Center

935 Baxter SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
www.baxtercommunitycenter.org
616-456-8593
  • Baxter Child Development Center (1.1): $95,222
  • Community Clinic (3.3): $14,870
  • Counseling (3.3): $7,898
  • Mizizi Maji Mentoring Program (2.3): $9,807

Boy Scouts of America

3213 Walker Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49544
www.bsagrfc.org
785-2662
  • Values based training for youth comprehensive development: Scoutreach (2.1): $67,000

Camp Blodgett

1545 Buchanan Ave. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
www.campblodgett.org
616-949-0780
  • Comprehensive Year-round Children's Program (2.1): $35,051

Camp Fire USA West Michigan Council

1257 East Beltline NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
www.campfireusawmc.org
949-2500
  • Neighborhood Youth Development (2.1): $136,036

Camp Tall Turf

935 Baxter St. S.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49506-2599
www.tallturf.org
(616) 459-7206
  • Service and Leadership Training (SALT) (2.3): $7,873
  • Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) (2.3): $20,000

Catholic Charities West Michigan

40 Jefferson SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.cssgr.org
456-1443
  • Child Welfare (3.3): $92,642
  • CSS Behavioral Health Counseling (3.3): $145,982
  • Emergency Housing (Casa de la Paz) (5.1): $19,200
  • Family Reunification (3.3): $15,113
  • Gods Kitchen- Meals on Wheels (5.1): $58,392
  • P- 21 Early Impact (3.3): $61,019
  • Pregnancy Counseling/ Support (1.1): $21,955

Child & Family Resource Council

118 Commerce Ave, Suite 220
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.childresource.cc
(616) 454-4673
  • Community Education (Public Edu & Awareness) (3.1): $25,853
  • Kent County Healthy Start (1.2): $110,020
  • RAVE (2.2): $9,254

Children's Assessment Center

901 Michigan NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.cac-kent.org
(616) 336-5160
  • Child Sexual Abuse Assessments (1.2): $57,619
  • Child Sexual Abuse Prevention (2.2): $25,000

D.A. Blodgett Services for Children and Families

805 Leonard NE OFC
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.dablodgett.org
(616)774-0486
  • Amachi (2.3): $20,000
  • Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Program (2.3): $172,020
  • Family Intervention Program (3.3): $10,462
  • Foster Care (3.1): $51,148
  • Pregnancy Support Services (1.3): $71,000

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

500 Cherry St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.deafetc.org
1-616-732-7358
  • DEAF, etc. (3.3): $20,276

Disability Advocates

3600 Camelot SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
www.disabilityadvocates.us
949-1100 ext. 224
  • Employment Services (3.2): $20,000

Dwelling Place

101 Sheldon SE, Suite 2
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.dwellingplacegr.org
616 454-0928
  • Housing Program Development (5.1): $31,260
  • Low Cost Permanent Residence (5.1): $47,000
  • Transitional Housing Case Management (5.1): $43,274

Family Outreach Center

1939 South Division
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
www.familyoutreachcenter.org
247-3815
  • Childrens Integrated Services (Project CHILL) (2.1): $44,484
  • Early Impact/ Perspective 21 (3.3): $123,380
  • Family and Community Compact (3.1): $51,482
  • Home-Based - Family Skills (3.3): $21,233
  • Individual and Family Counseling (3.3): $96,503
  • Substance Abuse Treatment Services (3.3): $39,642

Genesis Non-Profit Housing Corporation

528 Bridge St. NW, Suite 6
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
616-988-2897
  • Genesis Supportive Housing Services (5.1): $22,500

Gerontology Network Services

500 Cherry SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.michiganseniors.org
616-456-6135
  • Clinical & Case Management Services (4.1): $10,533
  • Friendship Place Adult Day Services (4.1): $12,982
  • Older Adult Volunteer Pgm(FGP/SCP) (4.3): $14,844
  • Traveling Grannies/ Grandpas (4.3): $26,479

Girl Scouts of Michigan Trails

3275 Walker Avenue NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49544
www.gsmt.org
616-784-3341
  • Comprehensive Youth Development (2.1): $91,650

Goodwill Industries

3035 Prairie Ave. SW
Grandville, MI 49418
www.goodwillgr.org
(616) 451-8800 x 1297
  • Complete Vocational Services (3.2): $124,922

Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women (G.R.O.W.)

25 Sheldon SE, Suite 210
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616 458-3404
  • Small Business Counseling and Financial Management (3.2): $20,000

Grand Rapids Urban League

745 Eastern SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.grul.org
616-245-2207, ext 206
  • Employment Assistance (3.2): $75,814
  • Housing Interventive Assistance (5.1): $70,330

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

100 Michigan Street NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.devoschildrens.org
1-800-222-1222
  • Regional Poison Center (3.1): $34,617

Hispanic Center of West Michigan

1204 Grandville Avenue SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.hispanic-center.org
616-742-0221
  • Adult Education Program (3.2): $16,844
  • Advocacy and Support (3.2): $38,229
  • HOY Youth Program (2.1): $8,988

Home Repair Services of Kent County, Inc.

1100 S. Division Ave
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
www.homerepairservices.org
241-2601 ext 229
  • Foreclosure Intervention Counseling (5.1): $32,147

Hope Network - West Michigan

755-795 36th Street Southeast
Grand Rapids, MI 49518
www.hopenetwork.org
616-248-5166
  • Case Management, Placement and Follow Along (3.2): $89,735
  • Mercy Respite Center (3.2): $6,500
  • Side By Side Adult Day Services (4.1): $10,000

Hospice of Michigan - Grand Rapids

1260 Ekhart NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.hom.org
313-578-5043
  • Patient Care (3.3): $5,264

Jubilee Jobs, Inc.

935 Baxter SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
774-9944
  • WISE for Women (3.2): $32,000

Kent Regional 4C

233 East Fulton, Suite 107
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.4cchildcare.org
451-8281 x 222
  • Child Care Resource and Referral (1.1): $83,353

Legal Aid of Western Michigan

89 Ionia NW, Suite 400
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.wmichls.org
774-0672 Ext 107
  • Domestic Violence Intervention (3.1): $90,241

Life Guidance Services

3351 Claystone SE Suite 212
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
www.lifeguidanceservices.org
(616) 464-2946 ext. 184
  • Grandparent Resource Center (3.1): $8,141
  • LGS Behavioral Health Counseling (3.3): $363,290
  • Yo Puedo (2.1): $17,943

Literacy Center of West Michigan

111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.literacycenterwm.org
459-5151
  • Adult Tutoring Program (3.2): $26,053

Michigan Migrant Legal Assistance Project, Inc.

648 Monroe NW, Suite 318
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
www.mlan.net/mmlap
616 454-5055
  • Justice for Farmworkers in Kent County (5.1): $20,000

Native American Family Services

671 Davis NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
616-451-6766
  • Native American Family Services (3.3): $15,419

North Kent Service Center

10075 Northland Dr. NE
Rockford, MI 49341
866-3478
  • NKSC Emergency Services (5.1): $15,000

Project Rehab

330 Eastern SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.projectrehab.org
616-776-0891x.447
  • Adult Residential Recovery (3.3): $36,600
  • The Contact Center (3.2): $129,087

Restorers, Inc.

1413 Madison Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616.243.1984
  • Restorers (3.2): $14,090

Salvation Army - Booth Services

1215 East Fulton SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.tsa-wmni.org
459-9468
  • Booth Emergency Services (5.1): $103,475
  • Booth Family Lodge (5.1): $64,396
  • Booth Health Clinic (1.2): $77,368
  • Booth Kindred Transitional Housing Program (5.1): $35,526
  • Booth Teen Parent Center (1.3): $97,354

Salvation Army - Turning Point

72 Sheldon Blvd.,SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
742-0351
  • Turning Point Detoxification Program (3.3): $41,541
  • Turning Point Residential Services Program (3.3): $39,948

Senior Meals Program, Inc.

1279 Cedar Street NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.seniormealsonwheels.org
616-459-3111
  • Ethnic Meals and Home Delivered Meals (5.1): $35,228
  • Senior Food Pantry (5.1): $45,449

Senior Neighbors, Inc.

820 Monroe NW, Suite #460
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.seniorneighbors.org
233-0277
  • Essential Services for Independent Living (4.1): $128,047
  • Nutrition (5.1): $35,228
  • Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (4.3): $24,962
  • Transportation (5.1): $52,268

South End Community Outreach Ministries

1545 Buchanan Ave. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
www.secomministries.org
452-7684
  • SECOM Emergency Services (5.1): $55,000

Thresholds

1225 Lake Drive SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
www.thresholds-dd.org
616-774-0853
  • Comprehensive Services to Persons with Developmental Disabilities (3.3): $72,059

United Methodist Community House

904 Sheldon Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-452-3226
  • Early Education and Care Center for Children and Families (1.1): $130,288
  • Senior Support Network (4.2): $35,985
  • Social Work and Police Partnership (SWAPP) (3.3): $18,350
  • The Growing Place: Comprehensive Youth Development (2.1): $70,759

Visiting Nurse Association of Western Michigan

1401 Cedar NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.vnawm.org
486-3955
  • Home Health Care (3.3): $233,931

Wedgwood Christian Services

3300 36th Street, SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
www.wedgwood.org
616-241-3159
  • Botvin Life Skills Program for youth 12-18 years old (2.1): $8,988

West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology

98 East Fulton
Grand Rapids, MI 49593
616-454-7004
  • Adult Career Training Program (3.2): $20,000

West Michigan Dental Foundation

161 Ottawa NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
776-2373
  • Adult Dental Services Program (3.3): $18,230

Women's Resource Center

Riverview Center Bldg, 678 Front NW, Suite 180
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
www.grwrc.org
616-458-5443 x13
  • Comprehensive Career Development Services for Women (3.2): $85,071

YMCA of Grand Rapids

475 Lake Michigan Drive NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
www.grymca.org
855-9656
  • Building Assets for Middle and High School (2.1): $78,783
  • Building Assets in Elementary Youth : $101,019
  • Child Care Tuition Scholarship Fund (1.1): $14,974
  • Mid-City Adventure Club (2.2): $32,143
  • Minority Achievers (2.1): $25,583

YWCA of Grand Rapids

25 Sheldon Blvd SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.gr-ywca.org
(616) 459-7062 ext 515
  • Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program (3.1): $74,125
  • Domestic Crisis Center (Crisis and Counseling) (3.1): $89,000
  • Domestic Crisis Center (Crisis Shelter and Transitional Housing (5.1): $77,737
  • Sexual Assault Program (3.1): $55,781
  • Youth Development (Girls Program) (2.2): $74,418
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