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Greater Kalamazoo Area Chapter of the American Red Cross (5640 Venture Court, 269-353-6180) |
Provides emergency help 24 hours a day to victims of fires and other major disasters, financial assistance with prescription payments for people without insurance, collects and distributes blood to hospital patients, conducts bone marrow screening, and safety training courses.
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| Big Brothers/Big Sisters A Community of Caring (605 Howard, Kalamazoo, 269-382-6800) |
Develops and nurtures relationships between at-risk children (ages 6-17) and volunteers. |
| Boys & Girls Cloub of Kalamazoo (915 Lake, 269-349-4485) |
Provides recreational and educational programs, athletics and camping for young people ages 6-18 |
Boy Scouts of America, SW Michigan Council (1035 W. Maple, Kalamazoo, 269-343-4687) |
Programs for boys from 1st grade and for girls ages 14-20.
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| CARES (Community AIDS Resource and Education Services) (629 Pioneer, Kalamazoo, 269-381-2437) |
Supports people affected by HIV/AIDS by providing buddies, self-help groups, emergency financial assistance, care coordination and resource and education programs. |
| Catholic Family Services (1819 Gull, Kalamazoo, 269-381-9800) |
Provides support services to youth, adults and senior citizens, in addition to offering assistance for pregnant women and teens. Serves people of all faiths. 24-hour crisis hotline for youg people 800-873-TEEN. |
| Center for Developmentally Disabled Adults (1000 Oakland, Kalamazoo 269-387-7200) |
Offers a day activity and training program for adults with profound developmental disabilities.
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| Community Advocates for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (806 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, 269-342-9801) |
Advocates to improve the quality of life for people of all ages in Kalamazoo County with developmental disabilities and supports families. |
| Comstock Community Center (6330 King Hwy, Kalamazoo, 269-345-8556 |
Serves primarily Comstock area residents with a variety of social, recreation, health and human services and community programs. |
Constance Brown Hearing and Speech Center (1521 Gull, Kalamazoo 269-343-2601) |
Offers comprehensive diagnostic hearing testing, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, aural rehabilitation therapy and industrial hearing conservation services. |
Douglass Community Association (1000 W. Paterson, Kalamazoo, 269-343-6185) |
Provides recreational and cultural activities plus: mental health outpatient counseling; home-based family preservation and support services; pregnancy counseling; and respite services for caregivers of adults and children with emotional problems or developmental disabilities.
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| Family & Children Services (1608 Lake, Kalamazoo 269-344-0202) |
Offers individual, relationship, marital and family counseling; home-based family preservation and support services; pregnancy counseling; and respite services for care givers of adults and children with emotional problems or developmental disabilities. |
| The Family Institute (505 S. Park, Kalamazoo, 269-383-3355) |
Provides comprehensive services for families. Also offers a sliding fee scale for educational child care, parenting services, life skills education, volunteer opportunities, and advocacy and support groups. |
| Gateway Outpatient Services (1910 Shaffer, Kalamazoo, 269-382-9827) |
Offers outpatient substance abuse treatment.
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| Glowing Embers Girl Scout Council (1011 W. Maple, Kalamazoo, 269-343-1516) |
Serves girls 5-17. |
| Goodwill Industries of Southwest Michigan (2700 N. Pitcher, Kalamazoo, 269-382-0490) |
Serves people who live with disabling conditions or other special needs which present barriers to employment. Provides vocational evaluation and career exploration, work adjustment training, personal growth instruction, facility and community-based work experience and job services. |
| Greater Kalamazoo United Way (709 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, 269-343-2524) |
Community problem-solving service information, federated fundraising, and monitoring and distribution of community campaign funds. |
| Gryphon Place (1104 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, 269-381-1510) |
Operates a 24-hour help line and also offers information and referral and crisis intervention, emergency mental health services and suicide prevention. |
| Guardian, Inc. (124 Portage, Kalamazoo, 269-344-0668) |
Provides people who are elderly and/or disabled and unable to make decisions on their own behalf with personal decision making and money management services including guardianship, conservatorship and representative payeeship. |
| The Guidance Clinic (2615 Stadium, Kalamazoo, 269-343-1651) |
Provides outpatient psychiatric and psychological servies. Problem areas served include developmental, behavioral, school, marital, children of divorce, substance abuse, and physical and sexual abuse of children. Also provides group counseling, early intervention for at-risk infants, and consultation to schools and parenting groups. |
| Hispanic American Council, Inc. (1627 W. Main, Kalamazoo, 269-385-6279) |
Provides services tailored to Hispanics in education, employment, housing and agency referrals. |
| Hospice of Greater Kalamazoo (301 W. Cedar, Kalamazoo, 269-345-0273) |
Specialized care for individuals with terminal illnesses and their families, focusing on maximum quality of life within familiar surroundings. Services include physician and nursing visits, personal care, support, counseling and volunteer assistance. Bereavement programs are also offered for families and friends following death. |
| Housing Resources, Inc. (345 N. Burdick, Kalamazoo, 269-382-0287) |
Acts as Kalamazoo County's primary clearinghouse for emergency, transitional and permanent housing assistance. Operates a family shelter, overflow motel lodging program, supportive housing program to help homeless families become self-sufficient and sponsors affordable permanent housing projects. |
| Kalamazoo County Family YMCA (1001 W. Maple, Kalamazoo, 269-345-9622) |
Offers social development and recreational opportunites for everyone. Offers special senior programs, aquatic services to arthritis sufferers and the physically handicapped, programs for at-risk youth and urban outreach to youth. |
| Legal Aid Bureau of Southwest Michigan, Inc. (201 W. Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, 269-344-8113) |
Provides legal advice and representation to eligible low income residents of Kalamazoo County. Areas of service are domestic relations, housing, public benefits and consumer law. |
| Ministry with Community (440 N. Church, Kalamazoo, 269-343-5880) |
Offers an environment of hope to people experiencing poverty, homelessness and mental illness. Through a daytime drop-in center, the agency provides hot meals, washers and dryers, haircuts, telephones, showers, referral services and volunteer opportunities. |
| MRC Industries, Inc. (1310 Bank, Kalamazoo, 269-343-0747) |
Offers work services to adults in Kalamazoo who have a develomental disability, mental illness, or traumatic brain injury. |
| Portage Community Outreach Center (7130 S. Westnedge, Portage, 269-323-1942) |
Offers information and referral, emergency assistance, programs for youth, tutoring, self-care workshops, advocacy services and self-help programs. |
| Residential Opportunities Inc. (1219 S. Park, Kalamazoo, 269-343-3731) |
Operates group homes and provides supported living services for adults of Kalamazoo County who have a developmental disability. Also offers crisis services to those individuals when their placements are in jeopardy. |
| Salvation Army (1700 S. Burdick, Kalamazoo, 269-344-6119) |
Provides emergency and financial assistance to individuals and families for needs like utilities, food and clothing. Operates a clearinghouse for Christmass assistance and distributes toys, food and winter coats. Tutorial programs for children, a luncheon club for seniors, and scouting activities for boys and girls. |
| Senior Services, Inc. (918 Jasper, Kalamazoo, 269-382-0515) |
Services include case coordination, congregate meals at 16 friendship centers, Coover Senior Center activities, eldercare resources, information assessment, personal care, homemaking, respite care, home repair, information and referral, substance abuse recovery program, mental health services and transportation services. |
| South County Community Services (101 S. Main, Vicksburg, 269-649-2901) |
Activities and meal sites for senior citizens, tutoring, youth summer recreation, adult aftercare, advocacy, emergency assistance, food pantries, information and referral services. |
| Visiting Nurse & Hospice Services of Southwest Michigan (348 N. Burdick, Kalamazoo, 269-343-1396) |
Provides family-centered intermittent health care through visits in patients' homes. Services include nursing, personal care, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, medical social work, nutrition and hospice care. |
| Volunteer Center (709-A S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, 269-382-8350) |
Recruits and refers adult, youth and handicapped volunteers. Provides training and consultation services to clubs, churches and human service agencies on volunteer managment and sponsors communitywide volunteer recognition programs. |
| YWCA of Kalamazoo (353 E. Michigan, Kalamazoo, 269-345-5595) |
Services include shelter for victims of domestic assault and their children; counseling, crisis line, support groups and resource referral for victims of domestic or sexual assault; early care and education for children; mentoring for nontraditional students who aren't women or teenagers; fitness programs for men and women; and programs for members and the community. |
