Ministry with Community offers a variety of programs and services for people who are struggling in Kalamazoo.

Meals Program

In 2008, MwC served more than 100,000 individual meals.  Breakfast is served daily 8-9 a.m. Lunch is served daily 1:30-2:30 p.m. Each meal is nutritious and lovingly prepared by staff and volunteers.

Dining room tables are set
family-style.  Volunteers greet and serve individuals. Fresh flowers
on the tables and dignified service feed the spirit as well as the
body. 

Drop-in Center

The Drop-in Center is open 11 hours every day. The building
houses Healthcare for the Homeless (a Family Health Center satellite clinic) as well as a Loaves & Fishes food pantry.

Life Skills

MwC offers on-site classes and individual coaching to:

• Improve opportunities for member economic independence
• Help members initiate and maintain a clean and sober life
• Improve communication skills
• Educate about basic health care
• Generate member interest in self-improvement

Volunteer Program

We are able to serve increasing numbers of people without
dramatically increasing our budget by encouraging our consumer members
to volunteer. Volunteers work in the kitchen, serve food, clean, haul
groceries, answer phones, and manage the reception desk.

Candle Project

Members and community volunteers hand roll beeswax candles each
year. Area merchants and churches sell the candles. This fundraiser is
an opportunity for people from all walks of life to work toward a
common goal.

Santa's Workshop

Each December, volunteers come to Ministry with Community to wrap
more than 800 gifts that are distributed from the Drop-In Center on
Christmas Day. In most cases these are the only Christmas gifts our
members receive.