Catholic Charities West Michigan provides help for individuals and families throughout the 11-county Diocese of Grand Rapids, regardless of background or religion. The programs and services of Catholic Charities West Michigan have four distinct areas of emphasis: Community Outreach, Behavioral Health, Child Welfare, and Family Preservation.
Contact:
Deborah J. Nykamp, president/chief executive officer
360 Division Avenue S.
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-4501
Phone: 616-551-4747 Fax: 616-551-5646
Website: www.ccwestmi.org
Email: dnykamp@ccwestmi.org
- Community Outreach – food and pantry programs of God’s Kitchen including Meals on Wheels, Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, God’s Kitchen Along the Lakeshore, Capital Lunch Suburban Meal Outreach and 2 Baby Pantries, Foster Grandparents, Project Rachel (Post Abortion Reconciliation & Counseling), Representative Payee Services, Senior Companions, and Social Ministry Initiatives.
- Behavioral Health - counseling services for individuals & families. (Family, Individual, Child and Grief Counseling, Substance Abuse Treatment, Domestic Violence Group Counseling, Premarital Preparation.)
- Family Preservation - programs that strengthen families. (Abstinence Education & Support, Families First, Family Centered Services, Group Decision Making, Family Reunification, Family Issues & Parenting, Parenting Education, Families Together Building Solutions, Healthy Start/Healthy Families, Strong Families/Safe Children, Step Down, Teen Parenting, Pregnancy Counseling & Support and others.)
- Child Welfare - programs that keep children safe. (Adoption, Post Adoption, Post Adoption Search Services, Foster Care.)