Non-Profit Leaders Warn of Winter Shelter Challenges for Unhoused Population
Grand Rapids, Mich. (Nov. 27, 2023) – Today, the leaders of Mel Trotter Ministries, Dégagé Ministries, Family Promise of West Michigan, and AYA Youth Collective, alongside the Grand Rapids Area Coalition to End Homelessness, are releasing an open letter to the West...
Over 5,500 turkeys donated to West Michigan families for Thanksgiving dinners
November 15, 2023 By: 13 On Your Side GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — As the clock struck 7 p.m. on Wednesday night, pallets full of frozen Thanksgiving turkeys were loaded into the back of a Feeding America West Michigan box truck. “As of right now, we have over 5,500...
‘Grateful’ Leader Announces Departure from Mel Trotter Ministries
Grand Rapids, Mich. (Nov. 8, 2023) – Dennis Van Kampen, President and CEO of Mel Trotter Ministries in Grand Rapids, announced today that he will leave the organization at the end of 2023, after serving nearly nine years as the leader of West Michigan’s largest agency...
