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Resources and Referrals

You can find the resources below and many more by contacting 2-1-1.  Visit 2-1-1’s website here or simply dial 211 for assistance.

 

Allegan County Food Pantry Collaborative

website |

Martin Resource Center Food Pantry

website   |   (269) 672-5605

Allegan County Community Mental Health Homeless Assistance Programs is the HARA (Homeless Assistance Referral Agency) for Allegan County. This means that they are designated to help those that are currently homeless and those facing homelessness. To receive their help, you must first contact them by phone at (269)686-4703 OR attend their Housing Hour to speak to a staff person and get help directly.  Housing Hour is held on Wednesdays a couple of times a month.  To find out when the next Housing Hour is, where and what you need to bring with you, visit the AACMHS website and click on the Housing House PDF.
 

Kalamazoo Gospel Mission

website   |   (269) 345-2974

Open Doors Men’s Shelter – Kalamazoo

website   |   (269) 345-1431

Holland Rescue Mission

website   |   (616) 396-2200

Mel Trotter – Grand Rapids

website   |   (616) 454-8249

Degage Ministries Open Door Women’s Shelter – Grand Rapids

website   |   (616) 454-1661

Each utility assistance program has different requirements to be eligible and apply.  Follow the links to each site to learn about their process.

DHHS

website

Community Action of Allegan County

website   |   (269) 673-5472

Christian Neighbors

website

Salvation Army

website

TrueNorth eMpower

website

Buddy to Buddy

Get connected with a fellow veteran who can help connect you with financial, employment and other resources.
website   |   (888) 822-8339

Veterans Affairs

Emergency Financial Assistance for utility bills, vehicle or home repairs, medical bills or other debts
website   |   (800) 642-4838

Allegan County Veteran Services

3255 122nd Ave., 200, Allegan, MI 49010
Phone:(269) 673-0501  |  Toll-free: (877) 673-5333
Fax: (269) 673-0569

National Domestic Violence Hotline

website   |  (800) 799−7233

Sylvia’s Place

Services and Emergency Shelter in Allegan County
website   |  (269) 673-8700

Center For Women in Transition

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services in Allegan and Ottawa Counties, Emergency Shelter in Ottawa County
website   |  (800)848-5991/ Espanol: (866)728-2131

YWCA Kalamazoo

Emergency Shelter and Services for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
website   |  (269)385-3587

YWCA Grand Rapids

Emergency Shelter and Services for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
website   |  (616)454-9922

Safe Haven

Kent County Services and Emergency Shelter
website   | (616) 452- 6664

Domestic Violence Coalition

Domestic Violence Services in Van Buren County
(888) 655-9008

Green Gables

Domestic Violence Services and Emergency Shelter in Barry County
website

National Human Trafficking Resource Center

1 (888) 373-7888

YWCA Kalamazoo

website

The Hope Project (Mentoring and Shelter for West Michigan Victims)

website

Bridges of Hope

Bridges out of Poverty & Getting Ahead courses-Paid participation offered website  |  (269)204-6041

Christian Neighbors

Take Control classes and Financial Mentoring-Gas card offered for participation website

Love INC.

Offers free classes in their three service areas website

Community Action of Allegan County

Free financial, home buying and home maintenance education classes website

Allegan County United Way

Online money-saving tool and free tax refund help website

Victor Marques, of Renewed Hope Free Health Clinic, is a Certified DHHS Navigator.  He can assist with applying for benefits (food, Medicaid, etc.) and can help get a response/decision more quickly than you may by applying yourself. He is also able to assist with uploading documents and sending them to DHHS.  He is available to assist online or over the phone.  To reach Victor, call: 269-355-3053.

 

Acronym Index

Bridging Gaps.

We strive to assist those who are falling through the cracks due to the restrictive red tape other resources bring.

Breaking Barriers.

Allegan Homeless Solutions has paid as little as $25 to remove the barrier of permanent housing.

Bringing Solutions.

Allegan Homeless Solutions has placed 18 families in temporary housing in the past 16 months.

Period Warriors

Girls who are homeless or living in poverty often skip school because they cannot afford products or are too embarrassed to ask for help.  Help us stock school bathrooms throughout the county by donating products, discrete carriers, or if you would like to sign up to be a designated collector, please email us.

Join Us

Faces of Homelessness

Judy had recently lost her husband to cancer and was struggling to make ends meet without his income. She was trying to draw on Social Security but they were fighting her on it.  Additionally, she was still recovering from a recent kidney surgery and was traveling back and forth from Ann Arbor for treatments. Judy’s apartment was subsidized but her portion of the rent had not yet been recalculated to reflect the loss of her husband’s income. Facing possible eviction, Judy began to reach out for help.  She was able to add up funds from local agencies but was falling slightly short.  That’s where Allegan Homeless Solutions stepped in. Judy was able to keep her apartment and focus on recovery.
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Tom was a middle-aged physically disabled single man living in a van in his son’s driveway. He had become homeless a long eight months before Allegan Homeless Solutions heard his story from a local service provider.  Tom was forced to leave the apartment he had been in due to a traumatic event that happened there.  Tom never expected his homelessness would last so long.  Month after month his income was depleting from the purchases of readymade food, use of expensive laundry mats and gas to keep his van running during the cold winter.  At the end of each month, he found himself penniless and still homeless. His lack of education and ability to read made finding suitable housing even more difficult.  Finally, after the assistance of several agencies and some case management, Tom is now housed in a one bedroom apartment.  He is able to make his own food, sleep in his own bed and access regular medical care that he had needed.  Thanks to the work of Allegan Homeless Solutions and hardworking case manager, Tom has a new sense of security and confidence that he can make the monthly obligations to remain in his new home.
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A local service provider, with years of experience, had come across the worst case she had ever seen. Although she is generally optimistic, she thought she would never be able to help Sam get into housing.  Much to her surprise, Sam was able to locate housing but was falling short due to an old utility bill that he had forgotten about. Sam was on a tight deadline to get this taken care of or he would lose his place in line for the apartment. Allegan Homeless Solutions was able to quickly step in and Sam now has stable housing.
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