Making Connections
contact information for businesses and organizations that provide assistance in our area
ACCESS (All County Churches Emergency Support System) – 616.774.2175
American Red Cross – 616.456.8661 (emergency services)
Baxter Community Center – 616.742.1536
Community Rebuilders – 616.458.5102 (eviction prevention program)
Cornerstone Helpline – 616.336.3535 (responds to and listens to callers in crisis)
DHS (Department of Human Services) – 616.247.6000 (financial and emergency support)
Disability Advocates – 616.949.1100 (ministry to mentally and physically challenged)
Faith Inc. – 616.458.0440 (employment training and job search)
Family Network of Wyoming – 616.885.9919 (food, resources, and services to people in need)
First Call for Help – 616.459.2255 (dial 211 for emergency – shelter, food, utility bills)
God’s Kitchen – 616.454.4110 (meals and shelter)
Goodwill – 1.800.294.4742 or 616.451.8800 (posts available jobs, call for appointment)
Grand Rapids Urban League – 616.245.2207 (housing, unemployment, education)
Health Intervention Services (H.I.S) – 616.475.8446 (healthcare aid if not insured)
Heartside Ministry – 616.235.7211 (ministry to those in the Heartside district of Grand Rapids)
Homeless Assistance – 616.454.5840 (clearing house for those evicted from their homes)
Home Repair Services – 616.241.2601 (offers resources for low income homeowners)
Hope Network/Hope Works – 616.458.0865 (linking people with jobs)
In The Image - 616.456.6150 (clothes/household items)
John Knox Food Pantry – 616.455.9411 (food assistance)
Jubilee Jobs – 616.774.9944
Salvation Army – 616.459.9468 (homeless assistance)
UCOM – 616.241.5006 (food panty information)
