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Impact of You: How Volunteers Transformed Family Haven
When a family comes to stay at ICCF Community Homes’ shelter, Family Haven, they often arrive having lost not only their home, but many of their belongings. To help meet immediate needs, Family Haven offers a donation center where families can choose clothing at no cost during their time of crisis. Volunteers play a vital […]
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Housing Stability Services: A Step Forward for Six Families
This past November, something extraordinary happened at ICCF Community Homes: six families found permanent homes just in time for the holidays. Through ICCF’s Housing Stability Services program, Step Forward, Housing Resource Specialist Linsey Holverson walks alongside referred individuals and families who are unhoused or at risk of homelessness, developing personalized housing plans and providing financial […]
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Working and Waiting: Reflections on the CCDA Conference
The 2025 Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) Conference brought thousands of practitioners to Grand Rapids under the theme of Shalom, a word meaning peace, or “nothing broken, nothing missing.” Throughout the week, this shared time served as a call to pursue wholeness, justice, and well-being in our neighborhoods. Through workshops, plenary sessions, and local Go […]
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“It’s a Big Deal”
Yvonne Jones never stopped trying to find a place where she could feel secure and at home, even when the doors kept closing. Finding a place to rent became a constant source of stress and heartbreak. Renting an apartment shouldn’t feel impossible, Yvonne thought, even though it often did. Time after time, she was turned […]
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