Emergency Shelter

34,192 overnight stays were provided at Guiding Light Mission in 2009.

At Guiding Light Mission, we believe everyone deserves a dry, safe place to sleep. Our emergency shelter accommodates 68 men in bunk beds, with additional cots and mattresses available, as needed, to ensure that no one is refused a place to sleep. We currently average 125 men per night.

To make a donation to our emergency shelter, please click here.
To see a list of our in kind needs, please click here.

Meals & Food Pantry

92,589 free meals were served at Guiding Light Mission in 2009. That's,
2,000 meals per week to men, women and children in need.

Lunch and dinner is provided daily to anyone in the community in need of a warm meal. Lunch is served at 12:30pm, and dinner is served at 6:30pm. Both meals are preceded by Chapel service.

85+ food baskets are distributed monthly to families and individuals in need. We work with are agencies to provide canned goods as well as fresh meats and produce on a weekly basis to qualifiying individuals.

If you would like to make a donation to our food pantry, please contact Anna at anna@lifeonthestreet.org or 616-451-0236 x35.

S.T.A.R.T. Program

A fresh start with God, family, friends and self. A sober start on the road to discovery. A clean start on the road to recovery.

Spiritual Truth and Recovery Training is the right S.T.A.R.T. for men suffering from chronic homelessness, substance abuse, spiritual destitution and life challenges. Up to 36 men at any given time find substance abuse and life recovery at Guiding Light Mission through the state-certified program.

Through counseling, work therapy, bible study and mentorship, S.T.A.R.T. guides both addicts and non-addicts in rebuilding relationships with God, family, friends and self, allowing them to change the course of their life and their mark on our community.

For many, Guiding Light Mission is the only opportunity for a fresh start and the only chance to rebuild the foundation of their life.

Help start someone on their journey today, by supporting Guiding Light Mission and the S.T.A.R.T. program here.

For more information about programing at Guiding Light Mission, please contact
Bill Shaffer at bill@lifeonthestreet.org or 616.451.0236 x33.

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