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Charities West Michigan - Muskegon
Serving Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana,
and Ottawa Counties
Our Mission:
Catholic Social Services facilitates the development of healthy
children, families, and communities, empowering them to develop
and enjoy their God-given potential.
Where We Are Located:
1095 Third Street, Suite 125
Muskegon, MI 49441
231-726-4735
877-CSS-WEST
4459 North M-37
Baldwin, MI 49304
877-CSS-WEST
13100 168th Avenue
Grand Haven, MI 49417
616-796-9595
11 Washington
Hart, MI 49420
231-873-0250
5816 West U.S. 10, Suite C
Ludington, MI 49431
231-843-4899
What We Offer:
Abstinence Education and Support - promoting abstinence, self-esteem,
self-respect, and enhanced communication skills to children
and parents through innovative programs. Muskegon County.
Contact Nan Andrews at 231-726-4735.
Adolescent and Adult Substance Abuse Counseling
- offering a continuum of care for individuals who are exhibiting
signs of abuse or dependence on alcohol and other drugs. Treating
adolescents only in Manistee, Muskegon, and Ottawa Counties,
and both adolescents and adults in Mason and Oceana Counties.
Contact Sue Pape at 231-726-4735.
Adoption - provides a comprehensive array
of services related to voluntary infant adoption. Also facilitate
placement of special needs children and sibling groups into
families who can offer them the love, care, nurturing, and
opportunities essential for healthy personal growth and development.
Infant adoption services are provided through a Regional Collaborative
Program with Catholic Family Services of Kalamazoo. Contact
Pamela Cohn at 231-726-4735.
Behavioral and Mental Heath Care Counseling
- providing counseling to children, adults, couples, and/or
families with problems involving depression, anxiety, or losses.
Services are provided either in-office or through outreach
in the home or school. Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana,
and Ottawa Counties. Contact Mark Vriesman at 231-726-4735.
Criminal Sexual Conduct Group Counseling -
offers convicted sex offenders on probation or parole specialized
counseling, education, and support services designed to reintegrate
them into society with no repeat of the offense. The State
of Michigan Department of Corrections refers participants.
Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, and Ottawa Counties. Contact Mark
Vriesman at 231-726-4735.
Community Resource Coordination - provides
families in need with comprehensive in-home assessment services,
referrals, linkage, and coordination with community resources.
Muskegon County. Contact Lisa Pelfresne at 231-726-4735.
Domestic Violence Group Counseling - offers
paroled/released domestic violence offenders specialized counseling,
education, and support services. Mason and Muskegon Counties.
Contact Mark Vriesman at 231-726-4735 or Josh Snyder at 231-843-4899.
Families First - a short-term, intensive,
in-home family preservation program for families that are
at risk of having one or more children placed in out-of-home
care. Lake, Mason, Muskegon, and Oceana Counties. Contact
Sharita Hall at 231-726-4735 or Ted Lascari at 231-843-4899.
Family Centered Services Programs - reaching
out to the entire family with in-home intervention and family
support services. Services include resource coordination,
case management, and family mentoring. Muskegon County. Contact
Lisa Pelfresne at 231-726-4735.
Family Group Decision Making - a comprehensive
kinship care program. Services include identification of kinship
and community networks, support services, case management,
and resource coordination. Muskegon County. Contact Jennifer
Luben at 231-726-4735.
Family Reunification Program - works with
families who are being reunited with their children after
foster care to strengthen the family unit and keep them together
safely. Lake, Mason, Muskegon, and Oceana Counties. Contact
Amy Miller at 231-873-0250.
Foster Care - available for children, birth
to 18 years old, who are in need of out-of-home placements
due to neglect, abuse, delinquency, and/or permanency planning.
Also provide Specialized Treatment Foster Care, which serves
children who have unique needs - including severe behavioral
problems, emotional illness, physical handicaps, or medical
concerns - that require intensive supervision and support.
Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, and Ottawa Counties.
Contact Susan Blackburn at 231-726-4735.
Healthy Families - in-home mentoring and support
program for families with children birth to three years of
age. Muskegon County. Contact Monica Marchell at 231-726-4735.
Low Income Pharmacy Care - support program
that provides prescription drugs and supplies (e.g. antihypertensives,
antibiotics, insulin, oral diabetic medication, and diabetic
supplies) for participants who qualify based on income guidelines.
Muskegon County. Contact Mary Lewis at 231-726-4735.
Person Centered Planning - allows individuals
with serious mental illnesses and developmental disabilities
to make plans for what they want in life and develop creative
solutions to achieving their goals. Contact Lisa Boes at 231-726-4735.
Pregnancy Counseling - designed to assist
individuals and couples to make decisions, solve problems,
set goals, and utilize appropriate resources. This voluntary,
free program counsels expectant parents who have concerns
related to their pregnancy or choice to parent. Lake, Mason,
Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, and Ottawa Counties. Contact Sarah
Krupka at 231- 726-4735.
Pregnancy Testing - provides free pregnancy
tests. Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, and Ottawa
Counties. Contact Sarah Krupka at 231-726-4735.
Post Adoption Support Services - provides
support groups, counseling, seminars, and crisis intervention
for families after they have adopted a special needs child.
Allegan, Kent, Muskegon, and Ottawa Counties. Contact Angela
Potts or Nancy Wittkop at 866-968-7411.
Post Adoption Services - provides assistance
with adult adoptee and/or birth parent searches, confidential
intermediary program services, information, and referrals,
and other post-adoption assistance for both adoptive and birth
families. Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, and Ottawa
Counties. Contact Pamela Cohn at 231-726-4735.
Supportive Services - providing case management,
conservatorship, and guardianship to elderly or developmentally
disabled individuals with no family or support group to assist
them in handling their personal and/or financial affairs.
Muskegon and Ottawa Counties. Contact Carol Hopma at 616-842-9140.
Supplemental Social Security Payee - act as
money manager and provide budget guidance for individuals
receiving Supplemental Social Security and other forms of
fixed income. Muskegon County. Contact Kat Homan at 231-726-4735.
Teen Parent Program - offers intensive services
to teenage parents and their children on an individualized
basis within the teen's home - the program focuses on medical
care, education, and links to appropriate community resources.
Muskegon County. Contact Nan Andrews at 231-726-4735.
Board of Directors:
Russ Daniel (president) cssboard@aol.com
Thomas Lufkin (vice president)
Donald Martines (treasurer)
Eva Berumen
Karen Cheathem
Rev. Norman Droski
Russell Gallas
Bob Hamm
James Hanley
Sylvia Kilpatrick
Timothy Linck
John McKendry, Jr.
James Rademaker
Shirley Shlaffer
Maryjane Zadonick
Staff:
Pamela Cohn
Interim Executive Director
Email: csschildwelfare@aol.com
Pamela Cohn
Child Welfare Director
Email: csschildwelfare@aol.com
Sue Pape
Clinical Director
Email: spape89@aol.com
Maureen Fitzgerald Penn
Marketing and Development Director
Email: cssdevelopment@aol.com
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