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AT COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER Partnerships with local organizations provide the vital connections our guests need on their journeys toward stability. Each alliance plays a vital role in helping individuals and families rebuild their lives. Your support makes these partnerships possible.
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“CHANGE HAPPENS HERE”
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN OFFERS SHIFT IN SERVICES
Muskegon County Clerk and Secretary of State Mobile Office This collaboration provides onsite access to birth certificates, state IDs and driver’s licenses, all critical first steps toward housing and employment.
This Spring we started renovations to our existing Men’s Shelter, designed to reflect a shift in the way Muskegon Rescue Mission will provide core services. As always, we will offer a dignity-filled environment where guests will be served with Christian love and compassion. The remodel will focus on four main areas:
Muskegon County Parole More than 300 individuals attended weekly recovery groups at the CRC in 2024, hosted by a former Mission guest offering hope and guidance.
Making All Things New — With You!
Tiered Shelter, with three levels of accommodation: nightly emergency shelter, a dorm for temporary stays and a semi-private space for men who have progressed on their journeys.
Innovative Education Last year, more than 200 participants in this program obtained their GEDs and diplomas, helping them move toward stability and self-sufficiency.
Residential Program Wing for participants in the Man of Integrity Program will offer a supportive living environment that promotes personal growth and fosters meaningful change. Adaptable Building Design will allow meeting spaces to be used for multiple purposes, including classrooms, chapel space, gathering halls and more.
TrueNorth Community Services In 2024, TrueNorth’s Housing Resource Center assisted over 1,000 individuals at the CRC in finding safe, affordable housing.
Pantry Shopping Experience gives guests the ability to select food based on their tastes and needs, preserving their dignity and making the experience more of a hand up than a handout.
Pantry Partnerships With the MCC Jayhawk Pantry and Baker College Pantry, we support an often-hidden group of young adults struggling with food insecurity.
BRIGHT FUTURES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS Bright Futures Daycare & Preschool offers safe, affordable, high-quality childcare to families in need. The program is open to children from newborn to preschool age. Structured teaching, activities and play foster children’s social, emotional, physical and cognitive potential. Meals and healthy snacks are also provided. Best of all, with 46 boys and girls enrolled and wait list of 400, it offers many opportunities to minister to these children and their families. What a blessing! If you would like to help at Bright Futures, visit muskegonmission.org/ volunteer/ or call 231.727.6090. 5
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We expect to complete the project this fall. Watch for more updates in social media and in upcoming issues of Harbor Light.
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SPRING 2025