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Mel Trotter Ministries Opens Capital Campaign to Raise $14.9 Million
Mel Trotter Ministries Opens Capital Campaign to Raise $14.9 Million. This campaign will change the way we serve by providing more dignity, value and opportunities.
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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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Overflow shelter helping Mel Trotter Ministries handle need amid frigid temps
Overflow shelter helping Mel Trotter Ministries handle need amid frigid temps
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Mel Trotter Ministries annual Thanksgiving banquet changing approach
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Demand at homeless shelter grows during COVID-19
One part of society not taking time off during the pandemic is the homeless crisis. Homeless services provided by places like Mel Trotter Ministries in Grand Rapids have been deemed essential services by state and federal authorities.
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'Stronger together'
It's not uncommon for restaurants to donate food to homeless shelters. But, now more than ever the two industries are working together to get through COVID-19.
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Laughfest donates unused food to Mel Trotter
The majority of the meals were to be served during the March 14 event at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids.
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Christian film to highlight homelessness in West Michigan
Mel Trotter Ministries partners with christian production company to break the stereotype of what homelessness looks like.
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COVID-19 limits ways you can cool down this summer
The city of Grand Rapids has limited options available for the public to cool down this year. County officials credit the COVID-19 pandemic.
This summer, only two cooling centers are available to the public: Mel Trotter Ministries and Heartside Ministry in downtown Grand Rapids. Last year there were more than a dozen available.
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