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Donate
If you prefer to make a donation by check, please make checks payable to:
Catholic Charities West Michigan
Mail to Grand Rapids:
Catholic Charities West Michigan
Attn: Development
40 Jefferson Avenue SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Or Mail To Muskegon:
Catholic Charities West Michigan
Attn: Development
1720 Park St
Muskegon, MI 49441
Monthly Giving
Your automatic, monthly gift to Catholic Charities West Michigan allows your support to go directly to providing free meals for those struggling with food insecurity, free opportunities for counseling through Telehealth, and free family resources like diapers, baby wipes, and formula.
For as little as…
Planned Giving
Why I Give
“The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need, those who have nothing apart from their poverty!” Pope Francis has said.
Your support of Catholic Charities West Michigan’s vital services greatly helps our neighbors in need and furthers Christ’s love, particularly for the poor.
Please consider a simple way to ensure that the priorities you invest in throughout your life, such as supporting Catholic Charities West Michigan, will continue to be addressed even after you are no longer here to write the checks.
How is that possible?
By including Catholic Charities West Michigan in your will, living trust, annuity or estate plan, your financial support will help CCWM continue to provide essential social services and can maintain a strong social safety net in the face of unknown future challenges.
Bequests, or gifts made by will, are among the most popular type of planned gift. If you have not already included Catholic Charities West Michigan in your will and would like to, we recommend that you share the sample bequest language here with your estate-planning adviser.
You can decide whether your gift would be unrestricted (which allows the CCWM directors board to determine how best to use your gift based on the situation it faces) or restricted (which means you have designated that your contribution be used to support a specific program or purpose). You could also make clear whether you want the gift used for day-to-day operations or invested in a permanent endowment fund for CCWM.
Before making a gift to Catholic Charities West Michigan, we encourage you to consult with your financial adviser or estate-planning attorney to determine which option is best for your particular situation.
“Think about the hundreds of people who are hungry and would not be fed, thirsty and not be given a drink, naked and not be clothed, ill and not be cared for, in prison and not be visited, a stranger and not be welcomed if Catholic Charities West Michigan did not exist. That is why I support CCWM and why I ask you to support CCWM, so we never have to wake up and find they are gone, that the ‘Acts of Mercy’ have stopped.”
Paul Kuiper, CCWM past board of directors
“I believe all of us of faith receive blessings from God! There are many ways to thank Him. One way is helping others! For me, it is giving my time by serving on the Catholic Charities board and donating to their outstanding services and programs.”
Tom Wesholski, CCWM past board of directors
“My husband and I choose to give to Catholic Charities each year primarily for two reasons: 1) we believe in the hands-on work of Catholic Charities to provide dignity and compassion to each individual made in the image of God and 2) because we are proud to support the deep tradition of the Catholic church’s commitment to justice for families and communities throughout the world.”
Marcie Hillary, CCWM past board of directors
“I think it’s important to give to Catholic Charities West Michigan, not just because I’m a member of the board, but because I believe that Jesus calls all of us to take care of the poor, particularly by feeding the hungry. And the question that I ask, and I hope you will answer the same question is: what hunger will you feed?”
Very Rev. John Geaney, CCWM past board of directors
“What is the mission and, as important, does the charity support the mission in everything it does? These are my threshold questions. Financially supporting Catholic Charities West Michigan’s focus on family and delivery of hope is an ideal way to put our faith into action and further the mission of that faith. When CCWM’s services help build, sustain, stabilize or reunite a family, it’s a blessing not just to that family but to the larger community in which we live.”
Brian Page, CCWM past chair and Executive Committee member
If you have any questions please contact Karol Maurer at kmaurer@ccwestmi.org.