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Tom Finds Hope at Guiding Light
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 11-05-2020 under NONPROFITS
Tom has been a client at Guiding Light for three months. He is married and a father of five children, all between the ages of 18-25. Tom found his way to Guiding Light after losing a job he had held on to for over 20 years and numerous failed...
Guiding Light Receives $25,000 Donation from TCF
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 10-26-2020 under NONPROFITS
Guiding Light has received a $25,000 donation from TCF Financial Corp. to support its Back to Work program. The Grand Rapids-based nonprofit will use the donation to re-establish its Emergency Assistance Fund, which has been depleted due to...
Builders Exchange of Michigan Donates More Than $24,000 to Guiding Light's Back to Work Program
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 10-01-2020 under NONPROFITS
Builders Exchange of Michigan raised $24,943 with the help of construction industry and community members at the 64th Annual Golf Outing to benefit Guiding Light’s Back to Work program. Builders Exchange presented Guiding Light with the check...
Guiding Light to Host a Virtual Ministry Update Aug. 19
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 08-11-2020 under NONPROFITS
Guiding Light will host a virtual Ministry Update on Wednesday, Aug. 19 to share how it has continued its rescue, recovery and re-engagement programming and restarted intake. The Grand Rapids-based nonprofit will begin the...
Thankful for Second Chances, New Clients Share What Brought Them to Guiding Light
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 07-01-2020 under NONPROFITS
In mid-March, Guiding Light halted intake of new clients into our Recovery and Back to Work programs. We loaned our building to the Kent County Health Department so individuals experiencing homelessness who contracted the novel coronavirus could be...
Guiding Light to Host a Virtual Ministry Update May 5
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 05-04-2020 under NONPROFITS
While many businesses and organizations have slowed or halted operations, Guiding Light has continued its rescue, recovery and re-engagement programming and is in need of community support. The Grand Rapids-based nonprofit will host a virtual...
Guiding Light to Host Winter Ministry Update Luncheon Jan. 22
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 01-14-2020 under NONPROFITS
Guiding Light, a leading nonprofit achieving life-changing results in rescue, recovery and re-engagement, will host its annual Winter Ministry Update Luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Now in its sixth year, the free 90-minute program will begin at...
Catalyst Radio: Crash's Landing raising funds for cat rescue and placement facility
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 05-24-2013 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we feature the local cat rescue and placement center Crash’s Landing, which is in the midst of the first of a...
Animal Lovers and Pet Parents, Listen Up!
by (NicoleCapizzi)
Submitted 11-24-2009 under NEWS
When walking through the Humane Society of Kent County, you see a more cheerful place than you may have expected. You see "hope," says Karen Terpstra, the executive director. Dogs are typically paired in their kennels to alleviate...