Hospice of Lansing is the area’s only nonprofit, independent, community-based, licensed and Medicare certified hospice. We provide kind, respectful, high quality care for the terminally ill regardless of their ability to pay.

The Salvation Army-Capital Area provides emergency services to those residing in the tri-county area. We assist individuals and families with food, rent, utilities, holiday assistance, child care, and other basic necessities throughout the year.

St. Vincent Catholic Charities (STVCC) is a local non-profit dedicated to helping children, families and adults, of all beliefs, living in crisis, transform their lives. Services include STVCC Children’s Home, Family Preservation, Adoption, Foster Care, Refugee Resettlement, Immigration Law Clinic, Housing Services for the Homeless, Counseling Services and more.

The Black Child and Family Institute (BCFI) was established in 1986 to address the crisis of poverty for black children and families in Lansing. Today BCFI serves children from all racial and ethnic backgrounds and provides programming to help Lansing’s students prepare for academic and overall life success.

MSU Safe Place, the domestic violence and stalking program on the campus of Michigan State University, provides shelter, advocacy, counseling, support groups, child care, transportation, and information/referrals to survivors of domestic violence/stalking. The program also provides community education and outreach with a mission of improving prevention efforts and community responsiveness.

The Capital Area Literacy Coalition helps children and adults learn to read, write, and speak English with an ultimate goal of helping individuals achieve self-sufficiency.

Promotes humane treatment of companion animals through protection, placement, education, and example. Serves the animals and people of mid-Michigan through sheltering and feeding homeless animals, adopting pets into forever homes, teaching humane values to our community, offering low-cost spay and neuter services to the public, among other services.

Eaton Community Palliative Care (formerly Eaton Community Hospice) is a volunteer organization providing, at NO COST, physical, emotional, and spiritual care for the terminally ill, their families and/or significant others, enabling the terminally ill to die with dignity in their home or with 24-hour care at the Eaton Community Palliative Care residence.

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Haven House provides emergency housing and support service for single and two-parent families with children. The shelter helps families who are homeless prepare for permanent housing by developing and promoting self-sufficiency, stability, and financial responsibility. Haven House is the only area shelter that accepts fathers and teenage boys.

Impression 5 Science Center is a dynamic, interactive space for families to play, create, and challenge their understanding of science. Our mission is to facilitate learners in scientific exploration through hands-on exhibits and participatory educational programming.

Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan is a home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill children hospitalized or receiving treatment in the Lansing area. We provide inexpensive, comfortable, and private places for families to sleep, eat, and relax. Families receive support, strength, and encouragement to make it through a very difficult time.

Providing prenatal and parenting classes for families in the mid-Michigan area. Our Mission is to improve the health and well-being of our community’s children by empowering parents with knowledge, skills, and resources needed for a safe and nurturing environment.

Habitat for Humanity Lansing’s mission is to eliminate substandard housing and improve neighborhoods by working in partnership with economically disadvantaged families to achieve and maintain home ownership.

WKAR connects Mid-Michigan to the world of arts, culture, and education by offering award winning children's programing, reading services for the disadvantaged, behind-the-scenes access to studio performances, and in-depth state and local news coverage.

Ele's Place is a healing center for grieving children, supporting families in the Lansing and Ann Arbor regions and beyond. Each week, peer support group programs help hundreds of children and teens to cope with the death or life-threatening illness of a parent, sibling or other close family member or friend.

The Boys & Girls Club of Lansing seeks to create hope, opportunity, and foster civic engagement through proven youth development programming while inspiring and enabling all young people, especially those that need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its congressional charter, will provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

Helping our community to prosper by providing housing assistance to all, revitalizing neighborhoods and empowering residents through education and counseling.

Our mission is to provide opportunities to children, youths, families, and other individuals to be more responsible for their own lives and to strengthen their relationships with others. Your votes are needed to help Highfields as it celebrates 50 years of providing services annually to about 6,000 individuals in 10 mid-Michigan counties. Our programs nurture children, strengthen families, and transform communities.

Founded 8 years ago, Care Free Medical and Dental Clinic provides affordable health care to the uninsured or under insured people in our community. This includes medical, gynecological, pediatric, dental, optometric, behavioral health, and substance abuse services. Patient’s pay for services based on their income status.

Child and Family Charities is a local organization which provides support to our community’s most vulnerable people. Programs and services include Angel House, Foster Care, Adoption, Independent Living, Mental Health Counseling, Lansing Teen Court, Adolescent Substance Abuse, Truancy Outreach, Family Growth Center, and Child Abuse Prevention.

We lead, advocate for, and advance arts and culture in the capital region by providing funding, educational programs, and services to grow our economy, support the work of local artists and cultural organizations, and advocate for the arts in our daily lives.

We are a multi-service, one-stop agency, for 44 years, providing service to the most vulnerable in this area. In 2011 we provided $1,150,000+ free prescriptions; clinic treated 13,000+ patients; assisted 500+ individuals seeking employment; assisted with free, GED & computer classes; counseling & senior programs, etc.

Big Brothers Big Sisters helps children realize their potential and build their futures. We nurture children and strengthen communities. Most children we serve live in single-parent and low-income families, or households with an incarcerated parent. As the nation’s premiere mentoring network, we make meaningful matches between adult volunteers and children.

Enriching lives through excellence in music and in educational outreach.