Comprehensive. Relational.
Innovative.

This is recovery reimagined.

Men's Recovery

Guiding Light Recovery is an intensive addiction rehab program designed to give men structure and the opportunity to engage in change.

Offer New Life Today!

Your donation provides help for today and hope for tomorrow: basic needs like food, clothes, and shelter and programming, structure, and resources to empower individuals in sustainable recovery for the rest of their lives.

Women's Recovery

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. 

Who We Are

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.

What we Do

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.

Wake up

This is what we want for the men and women you help us minister to: Wake up and live! Wake up to a new life, one free from addiction, one based in responsibility, hard work, and relationship with God.

Latest News

Fox17 Morning Mix Interview

Fox17 Morning Mix talked with Elisha Ash, our Women’s Program Manager, and Brian Elve, our Executive Director, about Guiding Light updates! 

Watch it here!

Wood tv8 feature on guiding light women's recovery.

Grand Rapids’ Wood TV8 news recently interviewed Guiding Light Executive Director Brian Elve and Women’s Recovery Program Manager Elisha Ash to talk about our growing programs. Check it out above.

Thank you to st. george's antiochIan church!

On September 24 Grand Rapids’ St. George Antiochian Church’s annual Middle Eastern Lunch was held to raise funds for local charities. This year we are happy and incredibly grateful to have been named the beneficiary. Check it out on Wood TV 8’s EightWest above. 

RECOVERY PROGRAM ALUM IN THE NEWS

Owner of Wealth Street Bakery tells Guiding Light storyAndy 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!

Stories

Real People, Real Change | Tori’s Story

When Guiding Light was preparing to open two sober-living homes for women, Tori learned about an opportunity to manage one of them. The idea made her nervous. But things were different now. She had achieved years of sobriety after finally breaking free from cycles of recovery and relapse into heroin addiction. And she liked what

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Real People, Real Change | Chaz

Chaz came to Guiding Light in 2022 at rock bottom. With God’s help, the support of this community, and Guiding Light, Chaz has a new life today. His is one of many stories we celebrate. If you see a billboard around town with Chaz or other individuals, know that these are real people who have

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Founded by Women, Serving Women

Guiding Light was launching a residential recovery program for women, Kendra’s House. But it needed a place where clients could go during the day to day to attend class, meet with life coaches, therapists and spiritual directors.

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“Kendra fought hard against alcoholism, but alcoholism is not who she was. She had a very caring nature about her, and her laughter will echo in our hearts forever... So today we stand united, offering our love and support to those who walk the arduous path towards healing."

Read about Guiding Light’s new transitional house for women, Kendra’s House, in our latest newsletter.

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