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Through the guiding light of God’s Spirit, Guiding Light partners with individuals to fulfill their God-given potential through rescue, recovery and re-engagement in the community.
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Thanksgiving Meals!
Over 480 served for Thanksgiving Meals
Saturday and Sunday, November 17th & 18th, Guiding Light hosted a hot, sit-down meal for our Heartside neighborhood and for our recovery program particpants and their families.
For Saturday’s meal, our recovery men welcomed over 300 Heartside neighbors in for turkey, mashed potatoes & gravy, stuffing, green beans, dessert and coffee. We loved seeing our men exercise hospitality, seating, waiting on, and cleaning up for all those who joined us for a hot turkey dinner. On Sunday, volunteers served 181 of our men and women and their families. Sunday’s meal included testimonies from a current recovery participant and from a father of a past participants.
Thank you to Fifth Third Bank for being our title sponsor!
WGVU’s Mutually Inclusive “Alcohol Sobriety & Recovery”
WGVU Interviews Guiding Light’s Brian Elve
WGVU’s Mutually Inclusive spent some time at Guiding Light to learn about addiction recovery resources! You can watch the show here on PBS or here on YouTube.
In Season 4, Episode 9, Mutually Inclusive helps “West Michigan’s sober community take the mic to share their unique and inspiring journeys overcoming alcohol. Together we’ll discover paths to addiction resources, fun non-alcoholic options in West Michigan, and bring visibility to sobriety and addiction recovery! We’re excited to partner with Guiding Light, More or Less N/A Bottle Shop & Corewell Health on this inspiring exploration and celebration of our thriving sober community!”
7 more men celebrate their first YEAR of sobriety
We applaud the remarkable journey of seven men who achieved their first full year of abstinence-based sobriety! The commitment of Jeff, Garrick, Chaz, Richard, Jack, Chad, and Kevin to transformation, resilience in the face of adversity, and the support they found within the Guiding Light community are testaments to the power of recovery. This is just the beginning of their journeys, and we are honored to walk alongside these men as they continue in their recovery. Congratulations to these individuals on this incredible milestone!
Recovery Program Alum in the News
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!
Women’s Sober Living
Guiding Light operates two sober living homes tailored specifically for women. This is safe, accountable dignified living designed for women where they can adjust to life in recovery with support, encouragement, and high expectations.
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“I want to be in my daughter’s life.”
Read Carol’s story, along with articles about Tim, Addison, Jordan, and Sammi’s changed lives in our latest newsletter.
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