New Mel Trotter Ministries shelter space serves young men WZZM 13 March 1, 2016 “There’s a new option for a specific group of homeless people in Grand Rapids..” [watch the clip]
Continue readingHQ forges connections to help homeless youths with jobs Grand Rapids Business Journal December 4, 2015 “There are more homeless teenagers in West Michigan than one might think, but the good news is, they don’t have to be homeless or unemployed any more.” [read more]
Continue readingHQ: Helping kids and teens facing homelessness WoodTV8 December 1, 2015 When you think of a homeless person in Grand Rapids, a teenager or child might not come to mind, but they’re out there and they need help. That’s where HQ Runaway and Homeless Youth Drop-in Center comes in. [read more]
Continue readingGR Lip Sync Battle to raise money for homeless teen center MLive November 24, 2015 The GR Lip Sync Battle featuring local media and business professionals is set to take the stage at Celebration Cinema North, 2121 Celebration Drive NE, on Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. The beneficiary of the
Continue readingTeen drop-in center to celebrate community involvement, youth helped with first GR Lip Sync Battle The Rapidian November 24, 2015 HQ, a drop-in center for homeless teens on State Street in Grand Rapids, is celebrating its one year anniversary with GR Lip Sync Battle at Celebration Cinema North. [read more]
Continue readingDrop-in center celebrates 1 year of helping homeless youth WoodTV8 Novemer 18, 2015 A local center is celebrating one year of helping homeless youth in Grand Rapids. HQ Runaway and Homeless Youth Drop-in Center set a goal to help 200 young people when it first opened its doors in November 2014. Organizers
Continue readingNew drop-in center for homeless youth in GR WoodTV8 November 14 2014 A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday for the first drop-in center for runaway and homeless youth in Grand Rapids. HQ Grand Rapids partnered with Mars Hill Church to building the facility located at State Street, between Lafayette Avenue
Continue readingHQ to open runaway, homeless youth drop-in center The Rapidian November 11, 2014 On December 1, HQ will open its doors to homeless and runaway youth ages 14-22 at 320 State Street in Heritage Hill. [read more]
Continue readingDrop-in center for runaways and homeless youth ready to open near downtown and Heritage Hill MLive November 10, 2014 Shandra Steininger isn’t sure how many teenagers and young people will use HQ, the area’s first drop-in center for runaway and homeless youth between downtown and the Heritage Hill neighborhood. [read
Continue readingNew drop-in center for homeless youth WoodTV8 November 6, 2014 The first drop-in center for runaway and homeless youth in Grand Rapids is expected to open next month. HQ Grand Rapids partnered with Mars Hill Church to build the facility which is located on 320 State Street SE. The facility will
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