Preventing homelessness

Connecting the faith community with individuals and families
to prevent homelessness

In our community in 2009, over 400 households each month reported that they were in a housing crisis. Some were already homeless, and some were on the verge of becoming homeless.

Some were matched with the Congregational Partnership Program, a collaborative effort of the Grand Rapids Area Center for Ecumenism (GRACE) and the Coalition to End Homelessness. The Congregational Partnership Program is based on a simple belief: a family’s quality of life begins with housing. When you ensure a family has a roof overhead, you help them find the stability needed to become self-sufficient.

Through the Congregational Partnership Program, a congregation or group walks alongside one household at a time, providing rent assistance, support, and guidance to help them maintain permanent, quality, affordable housing. 

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