GRAND VALLEY CATHOLIC OUTREACH OFFERS EMERGENCY SERVICES TO MORE THAN 100,000 PERSONS OF LOW INCOME AND/OR TO THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: ALMOST HOME-AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOCATOR; EMERGENCY HOUSING - TWO FAMILIES AT A TIME WHO HAVE CHILDREN AND ARE HOMELESS ARE HOUSED FOR ONE TO TWO MONTHS; FREE CLOTHING BANK; SOUP KITCHEN; EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY; DAY CENTER OFFERS AMENITIES TO THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND A JOB AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; FINANCIAL AID TO STOP EVICTIONS AND RESTORE UTILITIES, PRESCRIPTION, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER EMERGENCY FINANCIAL NEEDS; A BOOK IN HAND - NEW HARD COVER BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AGES ONE TO SIX; TRANSITIONAL, EMERGENCY, AND PERMANENT HOUSING - SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS TO END CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS FOR MORE THAN 50 INDIVIDUALS.

To proclaim the dignity and worth of each person and respond to human needs while striving to show the compassion of Christ.