ROCKFORD COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER
10075 NORTHLAND DR, ROCKFORD, MI 49341 www.nkconnect.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: NORTH KENT CONNECT IS A CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF ALL PEOPLE IN NORTHERN KENT COUNTY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS AND PROMOTING ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE.

FOUNDED IN 1973, NORTH KENT CONNECT (NKC) IS THE HUB, THE RESOURCE CENTER IN NORTHERN KENT COUNTY. IT PROVIDES THE ONLY SERVICES OF ITS KIND IN THE REGION INCLUDING: A HEALTHY FOODS MARKET PANTRY, THE STEP2 PROGRAM, UTILITY AND RENT ASSISTANCE, EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, SENIOR MEALS ON WHEELS, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, FREE TAX PREPARATION, FIVE SUPPORT PANTRIES, AND AFFORDABLE CLOTHING IN ITS THRIFT STORE. ONSITE PARTNERS ARE WEST MICHIGAN WORKS! (JOB SKILLS), ARBOR CIRCLE (MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING), AND THE YWCA (DOMESTIC ABUSE COUNSELING). NKC CASE MANAGERS WORK EXTENSIVELY WITH FAMILY PROMISE OF GRAND RAPIDS AND MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES TO CONNECT HOMELESS FAMILIES TO HOUSING. NKC SERVES MORE THAN 4,300 PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN A LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREA (HALF OF KENT COUNTY)FROM 6 MILE RD TO 22 MILE RD AND EAST AND WEST TO THE COUNTY LINES. IT INCLUDES BELMONT, CEDAR SPRINGS, COMSTOCK PARK, GOWEN, GRANT, GREENVILLE, KENT CITY, ROCKFORD, SAND LAKE, AND SPARTA. AS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3), NKC IS FUNDED PRIMARILY BY INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, CIVIC GROUPS, AND FOUNDATIONS.

A THRIFT STORE ONSITE PROVIDES QUALITY, AFFORDABLE CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS ALL DONATED BY THE COMMUNITY AND IS OPEN TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. ALL PROCEEDS ARE PUT BACK INTO FUNDING THE MISSION OF NORTH KENT CONNECT.

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