Women’s Resource Center’s New Beginnings is a jail-based, trauma-informed workforce and life-development program for justice-involved women (17+) at the Muskegon County Jail.

Volunteer For Dental (VFD) provides no-cost, comprehensive dental care and oral health education to uninsured or under-insured adults in Muskegon and Oceana Counties in exchange for community service.

TrueNorth’s Housing Case Manager provides flexible, person-centered support to Muskegon County residents experiencing—or at imminent risk of—homelessness, especially ALICE households who often don’t qualify for rigid state/federal programs.

TrueNorth’s Weekend PowerPacks fills the weekend meal gap for 400 PreK–12 students across Grant, Newaygo, White Cloud, Hesperia, and the Newaygo County Education & Activity Center for 40 school weeks.

TrueMentors is TrueNorth’s countywide mentoring initiative offering four evidence-informed tracks that wrap caring adults around Newaygo County youth.

The Hope Project’s Group Therapy, Recovery & Mentoring Groups provide trauma-informed, wrap-around healing supports for girls and women who have survived sex trafficking—as well as targeted prevention for highly vulnerable youth—in Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana Counties.

Read Muskegon’s Family Literacy Initiative is a two-generation (2Gen) model serving families in Muskegon and Oceana Counties.

Pathfinders’ Lights On Afterschool runs September–June and provides a safe, trauma-sensitive space where Muskegon County youth—especially those in ALICE and low-income households—receive one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and engaging enrichment.

Lights On Afterschool at Orchard View’s Cardinal Elementary serves grades 2–5 in a licensed, safe, after-school and summer setting that extends the school day with hands-on STEAM projects, literacy enrichment, homework support, and social-emotional learning.

Orchard View Community Education’s Innovative Learning Center provides free, on-site child care so parents can attend GED or high school completion classes without the cost or logistics of arranging care.

The Oceana County Council on Aging (OCCOA) operates the only public transportation available to county residents, prioritizing adults 60+.

Newaygo County Compassion Home provides no-cost, home-like end-of-life care and education for terminally ill neighbors in Newaygo County and surrounding areas.

Mission for Area People’s free Walk-In Medical Clinic gives uninsured and underinsured Muskegon County residents fast, no-cost access to primary care.

Mission for Area People’s Transportation Assistance (ALICE) program removes transportation barriers so working Muskegon County residents can obtain and keep employment.

Certified HUD Housing Counselors provide group workshops and one-on-one counseling for first-time homebuyers, renters, and homeowners.

Mediation & Restorative Services’ Balanced & Restorative Justice (BARJ) program helps Muskegon County youth repair harm, build skills, and stay connected to family and school.

Mediation & Restorative Services’ Family Mediation program gives Muskegon and Oceana County families a safe, low-cost way to resolve conflict and plan for the future.

Love INC’s New Directions program delivers small-group, skills-based classes across Muskegon County that help ALICE households stabilize and grow.

Life Align operates a no-cost recovery community center and harm-reduction hub for people navigating substance use and co-occurring mental health challenges—and their families.

Legal Aid of Western Michigan (LAWM) provides free civil legal help to low-income residents of Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana counties.