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Catherine’s Health Center will provide 40 hours of primary care per week at the clinic, which is located on the first floor of Mel Trotter’s shelter at 225 Commerce Ave. SW in Grand Rapids. Catherine’s will also provide 16 hours of dental hygiene services, four hours of psychiatric care and 40 hours of case management support each week.
Mel Trotter Ministries and subsidiary Next Step of West Michigan on Thursday celebrated the placement of the last wall on their first tiny home, part of a project aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty and homelessness.
Mel Trotter Ministries is celebrating 125 years of service on Monday with a donation drive at its downtown Grand Rapids shelter.
The nonprofit will be holding a “Donation Drop-Off Day” on Feb. 24 to help men, women and children who do not have stable housing and are in need of everyday items.
Dégagé and Mel Trotter Ministries both declared Code Blue in response to extreme cold temperatures this week. They’ve opened up their overflow spaces to give more people a place to keep warm.
In accordance with Code Blue protocols, the shelter will expand capacity to accommodate approximately 50 additional overnight guests at their main shelter.
Mel Trotter Ministries continued an annual tradition Wednesday, hosting a free Christmas luncheon to hundreds in need in the Grand Rapids area.
Time is running out to experience the sights and sounds of the Christkindl Markt before its seasonal stalls are taken down. But behind the festive atmosphere, there’s a meaningful story about how its stalls came to be — and the lives they’ve touched.
Staff and community partners are prepping hundreds of pound of turkey, potatoes, and thousands of pounds of stuffing, green beans, and all the fixin’s to provide warmth, sustenance, and camaraderie for those in need this Thanksgiving.
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