We're so grateful for the hundreds of volunteers who donate their time and talents to power our service. This past year, 905 volunteers chose to serve with us, filling roles like Food Rescue Drivers, Food Sorters & Shelf Stockers, Bicycle Repair experts, and Community Kitchen cooks, ultimately logging 42,404 hours of volunteer service.
CEO Update - 3 Big Announcements!
As a community-powered nonprofit, we’re chartered to think and work creatively to respond to community trends and opportunities. Our core values drive us to design our work with our guests’ needs & perspectives at the center of our decision-making, and to work together with our entire community to find the better way, in areas big and small. Today, I am excited to share about three big new initiatives. You’re an important part of our work, so I want to keep you informed on the big steps we’re taking to better serve our community!
Action House Nominated for Best Non-Profit Organization
We're honored to have been nominated in the top 3 for the 2022 Community Choice Awards Best of Holland in the Nonprofit/Charity Organization category!
Thank you to everyone who nominated and voted for us as Best Nonprofit/Charity - we appreciate the recognition and are extremely grateful for our community's continued support.
March 2023 eNewsletter
We remain committed to standing alongside our neighbors in the critical moment between a challenge and a crisis, to ensure that all in our community have the resources they need to achieve stability. This work is only possible because of people like you, and we're incredibly grateful for your belief and support.
Action House raises $3,416 for I Am Academy!
Community Action House is committed to taking active steps to create a more just, inclusive community. As a part of this effort, in 2021 we began holding dedicated shopping days at the CAH Resale Store, donating a portion or all of the sales to different organizations on the frontlines of addressing racial equality.
February 2023 eNewsletter
We believe that our community’s biggest asset is our people. Everyone deserves a safe home. Everyone deserves good food. Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a brighter future. And everyone needs a community that believes in them - their worth, their dignity, their possibility. We’re grateful for the multitude of individuals & partners working alongside us to create a community where this is true for all of our neighbors.
WHTC: A Partnership of Nonprofits
Tune in as our Food Access Program Manager, Chara, and I Am Academy Founder, Henry Cherry discuss how our partnership together has evolved since 2020, the upcoming Resale Store Takeover Event to support I Am Academy, and other ways to get involved on WHTC’s Talk of the Town.
Fustini's Selects Community Action House for Their New Fustini's Cares Initiative
Refresh: Hygiene and Hope Turns Four this Month!
Celebrating Black History Month with I Am Academy
Community Action House: Reimagining Our Approach & Expanding Our Impact
Our partners at the Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce are helping spread the word about our efforts to build a stronger, healthier community!
Homeless Persons' Remembrance Day Reflection: Seeing the Humanity in Our Neighbors
January 2023 eNewsletter: "This was the best Christmas present we could have ever imagined."
As we enter a new year, we’re looking back on 2022 with nothing but gratitude for what our community chose to accomplish, together. Your support as volunteers, food drive partners, financial supporters, cheerleaders, and advocates, made it possible for more neighbors than ever before to find the healthy food, belief, and partnership they needed to move forward.
Local Nonprofit wins $75,000 through Chick-fil-A’s “True Inspiration Awards”
Expanded Thanksgiving Service on WHTC
Hear about our Thanksgiving service from Food Access Program Manager, Chara, and learn about how you can help our neighbors this holiday season on WHTC's 'Talk of the Town.'
