Nonprofit Profile: Greater Lansing Food Bank
In the face of increasing need, the Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) is rising to the occasion. GLFB had a record high for fundraising with its Envelope Campaign for the 2009-2010 year. Its great success is enabling it to increase the next year’s budget. “We beat last year’s donations by about $40,000,” said Terry Link, executive director of the GLFB....
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Nonprofit Profile: Capital Area Humane Society
There is an abundance of animals in the Lansing area in need of families. Capital Area Humane Society (CAHS) has many furry companions available for meet and greets daily. Dogs and cats are the most popular dwellers at CAHS, however pocket pets such as rats, chinchillas, bunnies and even birds can be found at its facilities from time to time. In order to ensure...
Continue ReadingNonprofit Profile: Hannah’s House
Every day, thousands of women get pregnant, and thousands of women lose their jobs. For those women who experience both at the same time — or otherwise find themselves in a rough patch they cannot imagine raising a baby in — there is hope. Hannah’s House is the answer, functioning as a shelter for women who have nowhere to go and are financially unprepared...
Continue ReadingNonprofit Profile: EVE INC.
Unlike most people, Jillian Pastoor and Susan Shoultz would love to be out of their jobs. If this were the case, Lansing would be free of domestic violence. Unfortunately, according to Shoultz, the rate of domestic violence has stayed the same in recent years, and people like Pastoor and Shoultz, the community relations coordinator and executive director for...
Continue ReadingNonprofit Profile: Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan
For the families of hospitalized children, there is no better home away from home between hospital visits than the Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan, located in downtown Lansing. The House provides bed and shelter for families who wish to remain near their hospitalized children. Constructed in 2000, the Ronald McDonald House was not built by the fast food...
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