We are excited to finally be able to share some big news! 

Over the summer we were asked to consider expanding our work into Clinton & Shiawassee Counties. Through a lot of hard work and incredible partnerships with service providers in those communities, we are very close to opening an emergency shelter in Owosso to serve Shiawassee County with hopes of one soon to follow in St. Johns to serve Clinton County. 

To help accomplish this growth we have made a name change: "Hope Works Mid-Michigan" - Because every story deserves hope.

We also want to make certain that our supporters in Gratiot County know that this expansion will not adversely affect our work right here, where it all started, in the Gratiot County community.  To ensure that we are able to continue serving our most vulnerable neighbors right here at home, funds raised in Gratiot County will be reinvested in direct services to our Gratiot County shelter guests. This means that money raised in Gratiot County will stay in Gratiot County. Likewise money raised in Shiawassee & Clinton Counties will stay in those counties. To make this transition easy, our online giving is now set up for donors to select what county their donation should support. You can check that out by clicking the "Donate" button. 

Stay tuned for more info to come as we role out this change and expansion, including a new website, new print material, and much more. 

--Nathan, Jake, & the whole team at Hope Works Mid-Michigan (Gratiot County Hope House)