Missions

Fish of Grand Blanc is an all-volunteer 501(c3) organization that has been providing food, clothing, Christmas, and emergency services to the Grand Blanc students and residents since 1974.
Our commitment to serving the Grand Blanc Community School District stems from a deep-rooted belief in the importance of supporting and uplifting our neighbors, especially the students who are the future leaders of tomorrow. We strive to create a nurturing and inclusive environment where every individual feels valued, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. Together, we can build a brighter future for all members of our community.

Since its inception in 2011, Asbury CDC has maintained its commitment to serving the needs of an underserved population in the City of Flint. It operates one of the largest urban farms in Michigan, growing nutritious food as part of its Farm to Table ministry. In partnership with the Foodbank of Eastern Michigan, Asbury offers weekly food distribution to needy Flint residents. Since 2019, it has operated the South Flint Soup Kitchen, which serves meals daily. In partnership with the Flint-Genesee Chamber of Commerce, it also offers summer youth employment in its farming operations. 

The mission of the Baldwin Center in Pontiac is to “Feed, Clothe, Educate, and Empower.” Baldwin’s Family Kitchen provides over 50,000 meals per year to those in need. The Center also has a Clothes Closet, a summer day camp, and an afterschool youth program. Youth gather each day for academic support, a warm meal, and engaging enrichment opportunities. The Center also provides TO BECOME AN Engage mi CONGREGATION, YOUR LOCAL CHURCH MUST GIVE 100% OF ITS ASSIGNED MICHIGAN CONFERENCE MINISTRY SHARES. For more information about Conference Ministry Shares, visit www.michiganumc.org/stewardship/ 14 GIVE Engage mi 2024-2026 15 laundry facilities, commodity distribution to low-income seniors, 

Cass Community Social Services offers programs to people living in areas of concentrated poverty in Detroit. Each year 500,000 meals are served; 300 men, women, and children are housed; 100 developmentally disabled adults participate in skill-building programs; hundreds get medical care through a free clinic with the help of WSU, and up to 85 people are employed in their Green Industries program. In addition, Cass is developing a neighborhood of Tiny Homes adjacent to the main Cass Campus. There are 

Brio Living Services Foundation (formerly UM Retirement Communities & Porter Hills) has been a leader in innovative aging services since 1906, offering Michigan’s most economically diverse housing options and services to older adults. The Foundation was established to help keep our faithful founders’ promise of Benevolent Care for qualified residents who outlive their resources. As the older adult population continues to grow, your gifts to Benevolent Care help ensure that our residents always have a home where they are loved and treasured. 

Our mission is to share God’s love by serving families living near or below the poverty line. Our key programs include the “Church Mouse”, warm clothing give away to our local schools, home improvement and accessibility with Volunteer in Mission teams, and providing gas cards especially for out-of-town medical appointments. The “Church Mouse” is a free store with clothing, household goods, and furniture. We open for emergencies as needed. We receive donations of these items from our area and beyond. 

United Methodist Community House has been a center staple for both the Grand Rapids area and for the United Women of Faith. United Methodist Community House has worked with its community since 1902 and offers services for children, families, and older adults. The programs that UMCH offers include early childhood education, youth programs, and older adult human services. Their overall mission is to create more equal opportunities for success in a diverse community 

The Methodist Children’s Home Society provides individualized treatment, care, advocacy, and permanency to children and families impacted by childhood trauma. Through residential, transitional living, foster care, and adoption programs, as well as educational and clinical services, MCHS provides for and advocates on behalf of victims of child abuse and neglect. 

Love INC is a nationally based, church networking organization. They coordinate assistance for the families in need.  Founder, Virgil Gaulker, states that “if we wish to see God, we should look at the point where a caring Christian intersects with a person in need".  The Flint, MI office was opened in 1981, and they immediately began working with the churches of Genesee County to resource families in need.

Our mission is ending homelessness...one family at a time.
We do that by helping housing-insecure and low-income families achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response.  Family Promise envisions a nation in which every family has a home, a livelihood, and the chance to build a better future.

At Grand Blanc United Methodist Church, we celebrate The United Methodist Church's:
Human Relations Day
United Methodist Student Day
Peace with Justice Sunday
UMCOR Sunday
Native American Ministries Sunday
World Communion Sunday

To provide counseling, healthcare, education, and shelter to destitute youth in war-torn areas throughout Libera.

7130 patient consultations, 358 moms receiving prenatal care, 1878 lab tests, 117 young people in skilled training--these are a few accomplishments the Michigan Conference helped HAPI  (Advance #3020490) achieve in 2023. Our presence ensures families in Mizak have access to dignified healthcare, training for tomorrow, and fair-wage jobs today. Our future? Start Right gives babies a healthy beginning; now, we're fighting to extend life. HAPI is tackling Haiti's biggest killers--hypertension and heart disease--for lives that are healthier, longer, and more prosperous. But we're not just treating; we're training local nurses and doctors on current technology to empower them to take the helm of their healthcare and be hometown heroes! 

Clean and safe drinking water and sanitation are human rights issues that need urgent attention in rural post-war Liberia. Most residents are drinking from unsafe sources of water and do not have access to standard toilet facilities. As a result, water-borne diseases are common. This project helps communities by constructing wells and proper toilet facilities within communities and schools and sets up community structures and leadership that will supervise and coordinate the wells and toilets. 

Our goal is to lift 10 million additional families out of poverty and into sustainable living incomes by 2030. We are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development goals – and our efforts with your help will provide nutritious food, shelter, clean water, access to education for families in Africa, Asia and Central America.
Our framework centers around the following 4 ideas:

1. Extremely poor, rural and smallholder farmers in marginalized communities achieve living incomes, and lead dignified, self-reliant lives;
2. Rural smallholder farmers and their communities have access to inclusive markets and develop the capacity to benefit financially from participation in the economy;
3. Social Capital – which generally refers to institutions, relationships and norms that shape the quality and quantity of a society’s social interactions – is strengthened through Heifer International’s Values-Based Holistic Community Development model;
4. Smallholder farmers use sustainable, climate-smart practices that benefit farmer livelihoods and have a positive environmental impact.

No one in this world should be hungry. That's why the CROP Hunger Walk is more than just a yearly gathering. It's a movement that's 55 years strong, made up of compassionate people in more than 500 communities across the U.S.
The steps we take - and the funds we raise together - will provide life-saving support including emergency food and resources, along with the seeds, tools and programs that will help families feed themselves in the future.

Ennis Center for Children has been working with abused and/or neglected children for over 46 years with our services reaching over 6,000 Michigan children and families in crisis annually. On any given day, we help over 500 children in our foster care program alone.
 
Ennis Center for Children serves all counties in Southeast Michigan with locations in Genesee, Ingham, Oakland, St. Clair, Saginaw and Wayne County. We are a leading agency in finding adoptive families for children, including those with special needs. Ennis Center also works with delinquent teens, helping them stay safe, stay in school and on a path toward a productive adulthood. Our Regional Resource Team helps recruit, train, and retain foster families in 17 counties of the state.
 
Our mission: “With the support of the community, we preserve families when possible and create new families when necessary” drives our trained, dedicated and compassionate staff as they guide children and families toward a future better than their past.