About HQ
HQ is a drop-in center in Grand Rapids, Michigan for youth between the ages of 14 and 24 who are experiencing unsafe or unstable housing. We believe that everyone should be celebrated for who they are, as they are. At HQ, basic resources are available to youth with no strings attached. We rely on community partners and volunteers to provide critical resources that help break the cycle of homelessness in our community.
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Volunteer at HQ
Volunteers make HQ possible. Give your time, build relationships, and support our staff as we break the cycle of homelessness together. From working drop-in to sorting donations and folding laundry, if you’re passionate about it, there’s a place for you at HQ.
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What Our Members Say
"I knew there would be other people in this space that are going through the same situation that I’m going through."
"I feel compassion when I walk through these doors.”
"HQ is open arms. They love everyone. Even though everyone is different, they don’t judge.”
“From when I first stepped in here, we were family.”
Aging out of foster care is a huge and often difficult transition. According to a recent study, 40 percent of former foster care children in Michigan had been homeless between age 19 and 21. It takes a community to break the cycle of homelessness, and providing robust resources for youth aging out of foster care is a part of that journey.
How Michigan shortchanges foster children facing life as adults
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Agencies intended to keep children safe, physically and mentally, fall woefully short. And when a successful program begins to gain traction, funding to expand it across the state is kneecapped by Lansing politics.It's a bittersweet day at HQ as we say goodbye to our Development Coordinator, Liam!! We will miss your humor, kindness, creativity... we could go on and on! We are so happy to have worked with you the last 2+ years and believe you will be great as you take on the next challenge. Good luck from all the HQ Team!!
There is still time to register for our first "Fourth Friday Tour" of the year! We'll have lunch and an opportunity to get to know our work tomorrow at noon! Register at hqgr.org/events-at-hq
