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5 Benefits of Volunteering
While volunteering may be performed with the intention of helping others, studies show that those who give of themselves also receive. Researchers have attempted to measure the benefits that volunteers receive, including the positive feeling referred to as “helper’s high”, increased trust in others, and increased social and political participation.
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One year later - How COVID-19 impacted our vulnerable neighbors
One year, 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days... 2020 felt much longer than that. As we reflect on the year where fear became a daily occurrence, where lives were lost, where politics divided, and where racial reconciliation was demanded, we remember....
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Homeless Clinics
Cherry Health is partnering with Mel Trotter Ministries to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to members of the homeless community in Grand Rapids. The clinic will be held April 5 at Mel Trotter’s Commerce Street location in the city’s Heartside neighborhood.
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Cherry Health strengthens efforts to vaccinate homeless in GR
Cherry Health is having a vaccine clinic Monday that is putting the priority on people who have more barriers in the way of healthcare.
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Choose to Challenge - International Women's Day
Whether the discussion is gender, race, class—pick a box, category or, more to the point, social confine—with the innumerable advancements made throughout the course of history in science, healthcare, and technology, why has not the most basic “advancement” been made: that of human equality?
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GR coat drive provides 150 jackets to homeless community
Mel Trotter Ministries partnered with Chevrolet and non-profit organization Empowerment Plan to host the drive. The coats provided were made from upcycles materials and can be transformed into sleeping bags.
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How to help a neighbor this winter
In Grand Rapids, Kent County, and surrounding areas, homelessness is exponentially increasing in locations we have never seen before. With the temperatures falling significantly and staying below freezing; men, women and children who are exposed to the elements are at severe risk of hypothermia, frost bite or even death.
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January 2021 Speaker Series
The January speaker series, hosted by Rev. Seth McLaughlin, focuses on how our shift towards holistic restoration starts with a long-term, self-sustaining relationship with Mel Trotter Ministries and our guests.
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February 2021 Speaker Series
February's speaker series, hosted by Mel Trotter Ministries' CEO, Dennis Van Kampen, explores God's heart for the poor and what each one of us can do to make a huge impact.
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