01/27/2026
Help available and needed! Please consider donating your time and resources to support our neighbors in need - some groups working to help unhoused neighbors are highlighted below, but please share others in the comments.
The Giving Table, CommUnity Board of Muskegon, Covenant Community Church RCA (134 E. Barney Ave. 49444 / 231-737-1491), and Samaritan Way Recovery Center (1465 Apple Ave. 49442 / 231-246-8092) have partnered to provide warming spaces and overnight shelter temporarily as dangerously cold temperatures continue in our area. Follow their pages for updates and opportunities to help. They have a list of what's needed (see comments section below), and they especially need volunteers for the overnight shelter and morning transportation.
The Muskegon Rescue Mission provides programming and resources, including food, clothing, and shelter, to neighbors in need. Donations always welcomed! They maintain the following facilities, which can be contacted by phone at 231-727-6090 or 231-727-6085:
📍 Men's Shelter: 400 W. Laketon Ave. 49441
📍 Women's & Family Shelter: 1691 Peck St. 49441
📍 MRM Community Resource Center: 1747 7th St. 49441
The Muskegon County Homeless Continuum of Care Network - Outreach Team and United Way of the Lakeshore are conducting a Point-in-Time Count this Wed, Jan 28. They’re asking people to sign up for three-hour shifts starting at 9 PM and 11:45 PM on 1/28 and 4:30 AM on 1/29. Per their site, “Survey Volunteers support the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count by surveying individuals experiencing homelessness in the community. Volunteers will work in assigned teams of 3–4 people and canvass a mapped area that includes locations where people experiencing homelessness have previously been encountered, such as encampments, parks, alleys, underpasses, and service locations.” United Way recently had a Care Kit Drive to collect personal items and create care kits for handing out to unhoused individuals during the PIT Count.
Folks at Biking With Purpose regularly check on and help unhoused folks around Greater Muskegon. They collect donations and redistribute food and personal items. Reach out if you'd like to support their efforts.
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Hearty thanks to everyone who sustains these organizations and initiatives (among others) by contributing time, talents, and resources!! We’re fortunate to have so many caring and giving people in our community.