Guiding Light Recovery is an intensive addiction rehab program designed to give men structure and the opportunity to engage in change.
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The Guiding Light Women’s Recovery program offers a residential experience tailored for women, focused on a dynamic culture of community, comprehensive programming, and peer support.
For over 95 years, Guiding Light has served individuals struggling with hopelessness, homelessness, hunger, and addiction. With our main facility located downtown Grand Rapids, we are dedicated to helping men and women WAKE UP to new life as they recover from addiction and the associated chaos of a life consumed by substance abuse. Learn more about our team, our board of directors, and our guiding values.
Guiding Light provides tools, relationships, and support to empower individuals in living a new life of recovery, where they’re back to work, reconnected to God, restored to family, safely housed, and active in service. Learn more about Guiding Light’s comprehensive and innovative recovery services for men and women.
Brian Elve and David Madiol dive into what makes Guiding Light’s addiction recovery program unique. We are also excited to announce that the second annual Guiding Light Live! benefit concert will be held on February 21st. Tickets go on sale December 15th.
Over 200 community members came out to support Guiding Light and those struggling with substance abuse. See you next year!
The organization’s annual 5K Run/Walk returns to Millennium Park on Saturday, October 11, at 9 a.m., celebrating physical transformation, resilience, and the power of community during National Recovery Month.
The women’s recovery program has officially been open for one year, and we celebrated this milestone at Kendra’s house. Kendra’s family joined us in revealing a namesake plaque, and Kendra’s legacy lives in in each woman pursuing recovery in Guiding Light’s program.
Watch this feature by Wood8 as they share their stories of how Fentanyl use nearly cost them their lives, but in active recovery, their lives have changed for the better.
5 men celebrated their first year of abstinence-based sobriety on March 6th. After testimonials, each of the men nailed their name plaque onto Guiding Light’s Wall of Sobriety, joining over a hundred men who have achieved that milestone before them. Watch the Wood8 feature above!
Thanks to our sponsors, supporters, musicians, audience, and staff for such a neat event. And thanks, Local Spins, for writing about the Saturday, February 15th concert! Check out the article to see how it went or watch video highlights above!
Andy came through the doors of Guiding Light over 4 years ago hopeless, homeless, and addicted. Through the innovative, intensive programming of the recovery program, Andy found an entirely different way to live in this world: Awake! Responsible! Connected!
Check out Fox17’s piece on Andy, the new owner of Wealthy Street Bakery and Hall Street Bakery, and read more in our latest LightPost newsletter!
We’re so proud of the man, father, son, and friend you’ve become, Andy! Congratulations on this next huge step in life!
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On November 19 we celebrated a meaningful new chapter for Guiding Light as we introduced our Heritage Society. The Heritage Society recognizes individuals who have pledged a gift to Guiding Light in their estate plans or wills. These long term commitments are powerful expressions of commitment to Guiding Light’s mission, and they help ensure that
“My life now is better than it was before coming to GLR. I have a job. I have a positive attitude. I renewed relationships with my family and with my daughter. I have a community around me that pushes me to be the best me. I am grateful for everything right now in life, big
The following excerpt was written by one of our women’s program spiritual directors, Annie Karasinski as an email shared to the congregation of St. Andrew’s Church: On Division Avenue, across the street from the Cathedral, is Guiding Light, a program dedicated to the recovery and restoration of people suffering from addiction. Many people I love,
In the busyness of everyday life, it’s rare to find time for quiet. But for the men and women in our recovery program, stepping away from the noise is not just a luxury. It becomes a key milestone in their recovery journey. Participants in our Recovery Program travel to the Hermitage once during the foundations
As a teenager, Pablo left his home in Puerto Rico because he couldn’t stand watching how his father treated his mother whenever he got drunk. He moved in with his uncle in Holland, graduated high school, was married for 26 years, had three daughters. But, little by little, family history repeated itself: His own drinking
Fall of 2018, Javier was detoxing from alcohol and knew something was wrong. He sat on the corner of 44th & Clyde Park until his sister could get him to the ER. This almost-deadly detox had happened before, and Javi’s liver was close to failure. Javi had left California after destroying his family relationships there
Sam spent a lot of time living — and a lot of time drinking — in isolation. “It was just a steady, nonstop stream of alcohol. I was getting plastered, and I didn’t want to be seen.” Then a case of acute pancreatitis landed him in the hospital. “I was stuck in a hospital bed
"When I came in, the other women in the program were so loving and caring and kind and nuturing," [Angela] said. "They poured their love on me. When I didn't love myself, they filled a gap between me and God, and they showed me God's love."
Read about Angela’s story in our newsletter.
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