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.
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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“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,
"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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