| UP22 | PORTLAND COMMUNITY FUND | 6.72% | |
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| UP22 | 7623 | BEACON OF HOPE | 84.09% |
| UP22 | 7615 | BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS | 20.66% |
| UP22 | 7602 | CHIEF OKEMOS COUNCIL | 22.78% |
| UP22 | 7617 | EPIC-A COMMUNITY CHURCH | 12.38% |
| UP22 | 7604 | GIRL SCOUTS SHORE TO SHORE | 25.19% |
| UP22 | 7606 | HOSPICE OF LANSING | 19.66% |
| UP22 | 7618 | MOUNT HOPE CHURCH | 6.78% |
| UP22 | 7607 | PORTLAND AREA SERVICE GROUP | 59.72% |
| UP22 | 7619 | PORTLAND CHURCH OF NAZARENE | 13.72% |
| UP22 | 7614 | RAVE | 3.66% |
| UP22 | 7621 | THE HOPE FOR SOBRIETY FOUNDATION | 0.70% |
| UP22 | 7622 | TRI COUNTY ELECTRIC PEOPLE FUND | 8.75% |
Agency Descriptions - 2011
| Beacon of Hope www.beaconhope.net |
In 2011 - Portland Area Churh and good member in standing of Portland Area Ministrerial Assoc. contracted Beacon of Hope looking for affordable, licensed counseling services for his congregation. Designed to show cmpassion by offering those without the means to have access to competent, licensed therapy and help. |
| Big Brother/Big Sisters 517.372.0160 www.bbbs.org/mcr |
Programs to help at-risk children reach their potential by placing them in healthy one-to-one relationships with well-trained volunteer mentors. |
| Chief Okemos Council 517.321.9400 www.chiefokemosbsa.org |
The year 2010 marks the 100Th Anniversary of the Boy Scots of America. As part of Scouting's Centennial Celebration, the Chief Okemos council serves over 5,000 youths in Clinton, Eaton and Ionia counties - including Portland School District. |
| EPIC 517.647.7750 www.epic-community.org |
Epic - A Community Church provides funding for the Mobile Food Pantry. This will feed 100+ families and allow them to take home 50 pounds of food. |
| Girls Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore 616.784.3341 |
Provide a great number of activities for Portland Girls - trained leaders to help them on the Girl Scout journey. Summer Parks Program - first attend a four-week parks program facilitated by council staff. Learn about honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring courageous and strong values. |
| Hospice of Ionia (Lansing) 616.527.0681 www.ioniaareahospice.org |
After the loss of a loved one, Hospice of Ionia mission is to serve all by bringing kindness, respect and quality to the end of life. A large part of fulfilling this mission is the bereavement/grief programs we offer to both our patients and family members. |
| Mount Hope Church 517.647.4136 |
Benevolence Fund - Assisting community members with struggling to find work, pay their bills, and put food on the table. Many are at risk having utilities shut off, being evicted or having their homes foreclosed. Our fund is designated to help people who are struggling to pay their bills. It will assist them with such things as; groceries, utilities, rent, gasoline, and anything else that may fall into this category. |
| Portland Area Service Group, Inc. 517.647.4004 |
PASGis providing programs to those 55 years and older such as our Commodity program and our lunch program. Our in house Food Bank provides food to Portland Community. The Center also offers informative seminars regarding Medicare or ways to better your life in many different ways from eating better to helping with housework, dressing and senior housing. |
| Portland Church of the Nazarene 517.647.6578 www.portlandnazarene.org |
One way to help families or individuals that are in grave financial need. We are able to assist them in financial support through money we have collected - to assist with families having heating, electricity, water/sewer issues as well as rent/deposits, medical/dental and food needs. |
| RAVE 616.527.7170 www.ravem.org |
Supporting and continued services of our Hope Safehouse. The funds assist in staffing the case management services, 24 hour crisis line and emergency shelter. Funds will invest in our efforts to help young children learn and grow in violence free families. |
| The Hope for Sobriety Foundation 616.794.1220 |
Provides intensive moritoring and counseling of participants. During the initial phase, the court mandates participation in many services to immerse the participant in a mindset sobriety. Three-day weekend program offered at eleven sites around the state to combat drunk driving. |
| Tri-County Electric People Fund | The Mission of Tri-County Electric People Fund is the accumulation and disbursement of funds for charitable purposes for the benefit of person the Tri-County Electric Cooperative Service area. This is accomplished by disbursement of funds for food, shelter, clothing, health and other humane needs. |