A program of TrueNorth Community Services, Camp Newaygo prides itself on being the community’s camp. Along with being a popular location for school trips, community meetings, and weddings, Camp Newaygo hosts events that allow our community to come together and enjoy the outdoors.
Not only do these events give families a fun outing, they also thrive on the community support of local businesses, organizations and individuals. This fall, Camp’s annual, 3-day Halloweekend Festival will come together thanks to donations from local farms of pumpkins and apples, groups decorating spooky cabins throughout October, and plenty of volunteers helping facilitate the fun during the event.
Camp Newaygo hosts Girlfriends’ Getaway – a 3 day retreat the first weekend in both October and May. Local women and folks from across Michigan come to enjoy a weekend of relaxation, activities and great food-thanks to Ridge Catering. Camp features local vendors and businesses by contracting with massage therapists, artists and local fitness instructors – all adding to the experience of the retreat.
With talented staff and excellent facilities, Camp Newaygo also partners with other, local organizations for programs and events. For the second year in a row, Lang Lodge at Camp will be host to the Newaygo County Influential Women in Leadership Luncheon. With on-site catering and staff who excel creating phenomenal experiences, Camp Newaygo makes a great partner for organizations looking for a place to host events, parties and fundraisers. Partnering with the luncheon specifically also aligns with Camp Newaygo’s mission to “continue (their) tradition of supporting opportunities for girls and women.”
These are just a few of the many community events that Camp Newaygo hosts. If you are interested in getting involved in your community at Camp Newaygo as a community supporter, contracted vendor, or participant, you can learn more at campnewayg.org/events or contact Scott at slakin@campnewaygo.org.
There are high percentages of children who face hunger in rural West Michigan. Common causes of child hunger include poverty, the rising cost of essential goods and limited food access, all of which have lasting negative physical and psychological effects on children.
With one out of eight children in Michigan being food insecure, according to Kelly Reitsma’s article The State of Childhood Hunger in West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, child hunger is a reality many face. Read more to learn about the causes and impacts of child hunger and see how you can create brighter futures for food insecure children and their families.
Causes of Child Hunger in Rural West Michigan
Hunger is a physical effect that results from food insecurity. Children who are food insecure do not have continual access to enough food for a healthy lifestyle, as the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ERS) describes.
There are a number of factors that contribute to child hunger and food insecurity. Causes can range from poverty, low household income and unforeseen expenses to unaffordable housing and a lack of adequate food storage, as Reitsma describes in her article.
Economic Causes
Low family income increases the risk of child hunger. When families must choose between paying bills or buying food, they face an impossible situation. Food is often the first essential need that families reduce during hardship due to its flexibility. As the cost of living and groceries has risen, the quantity and quality of food families can afford has decreased.
Below are two charts that show the living wage calculation and costs of typical expenses for Newaygo County. This data has been gathered by The Living Wage Calculator and was last updated in February 2024. Additionally, there is similar data available via the link for other West Michigan counties. Take a look at the charts below for a snapshot of what expenses low income Newaygo County residents experience.
As seen in the chart above, high housing costs are often a significant burden for low income families. When families do not have access to affordable housing, a higher percentage of their income goes toward housing costs, and less is available for other necessities, such as food.
Situational Causes
Food waste can also impact child hunger as it can be challenging for low income families to properly store their food. Families may have limited space to store food properly, lack electricity or water or have limited access to a refrigerator or freezer. Having the capabilities to store food safely can help families preserve and prepare the food they purchase.
Impacts of Child Hunger
Child hunger has a number of negative effects on those who experience it. From influencing child development to negatively impacting physical and mental health, there can be many impacts.
Impacts on Child Development
Children who face hunger develop differently than those who do not. As Reitsma discusses in her article, hunger can impact how children’s brains and bodies develop, changing how they think, learn and behave.
According to No Kid Hungry in their article, Effects of Hunger on Children’s Development, hunger and health are closely linked. There can also be long-term effects, even for children with brief experiences with hunger. Cognitive development in children is greatly impacted by lack of proper nutrition. For example, infants and toddlers with iron deficiencies often experience developmental delays. For school-age children, a lack of nutrition brings difficulties with children’s abilities to think clearly, recall information and reason well, as No Kid Hungry explains.
Unfortunately, children who experience hunger are at a higher risk to have physical and mental health issues later in life.
Impacts on Physical Health
Child hunger also impacts physical health. Heather Hartline-Grafton and Sandra G. Hassink outline a number of health concerns for children experiencing food insecurity and hunger in their article, Food Insecurity and Health: Practices and Policies to Address Food Insecurity among Children. They list a number of negative health effects, such as: “low birth weight,” “iron deficiency anemia,” “cardiometabolic risk factors,” “high blood pressure,” “more frequent colds and stomach aches,” “asthma” and risks for poor mental health.
Because food insecurity is linked to poverty and low-income, these health concerns can often worsen because families can’t afford the medicine needed to treat illness. No family should have to make decisions about whether to buy medicine, put food on the table or pay other bills. All of these factors combined can multiply the effects of food insecurity and hunger as there is no simple solution for families in these situations.
Impacts on Mental Health and Behavior
Children’s mental health and behavior are affected by food insecurity and hunger as well. Hartline-Grafton and Hassink go on to explain how food insecurity impacts children’s mental health causing depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation. Childhood hunger can sometimes even lead to substance abuse disorders as No Kid Hungry describes. These issues can stem from children forming unhealthy attachments with parents and caregivers and from the lack of stability in their lives. Lack of proper nutrients to support brain development, combined with the stress of food insecurity, presents numerous challenges for children both during periods of hunger and later in life.
Impacts on Education
As seen in the sections above, there are a number of negative effects that result from childhood hunger. All of these factors can contribute to children struggling in school. Without proper nutrition and food security, children will come to school unable to focus and often cope with these challenges in unhealthy ways.
In No Kid Hungry’s article, How Does Hunger Affect Learning?, they dive into how food insecurity and hunger impact school performance. Educators see effects such as difficulties concentrating, poor academic performance, increased behavioral issues and more frequent illness, as No Kid Hungry describes. These challenges cause hungry children to fall behind their peers academically, leading to additional obstacles later in life.
Amount of Children Affected by Hunger in Rural West Michigan
Unfortunately, there is a high percentage of children who face hunger in rural West Michigan. The table below, created by Kids Count Data Center which is funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, illustrates how the amount of children who experience food insecurity has increased from 2021 to 2022.
These counties do not represent the entirety of rural West Michigan but were chosen for this article because they are five counties where TrueNorth has a significant presence.
With the complexity of food insecurity, there are multiple factors that contribute to this increase. For a broader look at food insecurity and its causes that contribute to child hunger, check out our blog post, “The Realities of Food Insecurity in Rural West Michigan.”
How to Help End Child Hunger in Rural West Michigan
You can step in and help children in need. In order to help end child hunger, everyone needs to work together.
How TrueNorth is Helping End Child Hunger
At TrueNorth Community Services, we have a number of resources to assist food insecure children and their families. We work to meet people where they are through comprehensive programs to ultimately move families further on their paths to self-sufficiency.
TrueNorth offers an onsite Food Center and Mobile Food Pantrywhere families can receive nutritional food. We also partner with Feeding America for theirfood rescue initiative. Through this initiative, we work with local businesses to take food they would otherwise dispose of, that is still safe to eat, and have available in our Food Center. This helps us provide more fresh fruits and vegetables to those in need. Additionally, we offer programs that reduce poverty and food waste, guide collaborative food security efforts and bring food and nutrition-related resources to those in need as well.
During the school year, we also help families feed their children on the weekends through our Weekend PowerPacks initiative. TrueNorth fills bags with non-perishable food items and delivers the bags to students in need at school. This initiative ensures children have enough to eat over the weekend when they don’t have access to school meals.
Summer is a difficult time for children and families because children are no longer receiving meals at school. To help meet this need, TrueNorth partnered with Holton Public Schools for the second summer. Together, we distributed over 46,000 meals this year to area youth as part of the Meet Up and Eat Up initiative.
You can take steps to end child hunger by getting involved with TrueNorth.
How You Can Help End Child Hunger
You can give our children in need a hand up. We have many opportunities at TrueNorth for you to make an impact on area youth and families. From volunteering in the Food Center and packing Weekend PowerPacks to donating money and food items to our Hunger Prevention programs, you can make a real difference.
You can also help end child hunger by participating in our signature Hunger Prevention fundraiser, Empty Bowls, in October. Combining soup, art and love, Empty Bowls brings together kindhearted individuals like you to fight hunger and food insecurity in our community. Come and enjoy a simple lunch of soup and bread. You will also take home a hand-painted bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in our community.
Join our fight to end child hunger today and know you are building brighter futures.
Realities of Food Insecurity in Rural West Michigan
Unfortunately in rural Michigan, there is a high percentage of families and individuals who experience food insecurity. But, what does that look like? Food insecurity has many facets–making it challenging to paint a clear picture of what individuals experience because it rarely is an isolated issue.
The complexity of the issue doesn’t mean we can’t discuss the realities of food insecurity in rural West Michigan. This is just a reminder that food insecurity looks different for those who experience it. But, there are still common factors and repercussions that are important to understand in the fight to end food insecurity and hunger in West Michigan communities.
Keep reading to learn more about the realities of food insecurity and how you can step in and make a difference.
Difference between Food Insecurity and Hunger
In order to look at the realities of food insecurity in West Michigan, we need to define what it means to be food secure, be food insecure and experience hunger. Many use food insecurity and hunger interchangeably, but there are real differences between the two terms.
A food insecure household would not have dependable access to the nutritious food necessary to lead a healthy life. They also may need to resort to emergency measures to have enough to eat.
So, food insecurity is related to not having quality food access whereas hunger is the poor physical effect resulting from a lack of food.
Causes of Food Insecurity in Rural West Michigan
While every individual who experiences food insecurity has their own story, there are a few common contributing factors.
Poverty and the cost of living are two of the largest causes of food insecurity and hunger. These two issues have a number of contributing factors from lack of affordable housing and unemployment to unforeseen emergencies and health concerns. Unfortunately, sometimes all it can take is an unplanned major expense such as needing to replace a car, unexpected surgery or a parent losing a job that can lead to a household becoming food insecure.
Below is a snapshot of the number of West Michigan residents that experience a few of these factors. For the purposes of this article, we are looking at the following counties that TrueNorth serves: Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo and Oceana. This is just a portion of West Michigan and is not representative of its entirety. The data and charts were gathered by Kids Count Data Center, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation:
Transportation is another barrier to food security. Most rural communities do not have public transportation. While urban cities are more walkable and have public transportation, those who live in rural areas can live miles away from the nearest grocery store. So if someone loses access to a car or cannot afford one, it can be extremely challenging for them to access the nutritional food they need.
There are a number of ways individuals and families can become food insecure. Looking at these causes creates a better understanding of what individuals and families experience and how this impacts their lives.
Impacts of Food Insecurity
Food insecure individuals face a number of poor effects from not having access to nutritious food. Poor health is one of the biggest consequences. Feeding America describes how food insecurity can negatively impact both physical and mental health.
Physical health is one of the most observable effects of hunger. Malnutrition and chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes are more likely to occur for people who lack food security, as Feeding America describes. Not having healthy, nutritious food to eat also hinders development in children and can lead to unhealthy relationships to food later in life.
Mental health is also negatively impacted. Not knowing where your next meal is coming from increases stress and anxiety, even leading to depression. This can lead to eating disorders and unhealthy relationships with food as well.
Overall, food insecurity leads to instability for those who experience it. Having to decide between buying food, paying rent or other needed expenses should not be a decision people have to make.
Who is Affected
Food insecurity can affect anyone. From individuals and families to seniors, all it takes is one financial or emergency setback to become food insecure. Rural communities like those in West Michigan face unique challenges to those in urban areas. Between lack of transportation, high poverty rates and limited access to nutritional food overall, many individuals and families struggle to put food on their tables.
According to Feeding America’s “A Report on County and Congressional District Food Insecurity and County,” the average percentage of food insecure individuals across all counties and districts in the United States was around 13% in 2022. Looking at the selected rural communities in West Michigan specifically, there is a definite increase of food insecure individuals from the national average. We highlighted these counties because they are a part of TrueNorth’s service areas. Below are a few of the percentages of food insecure individuals by county from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap calculator:
Lake County: 19.8%
Mason County: 15.9%
Muskegon County: 14.1%
Newaygo County: 16.2%
Oceana County: 16.4%
This is just a brief snapshot of those who experience food insecurity in our communities. But, these numbers don’t illustrate how not having enough to eat actually affects individuals in their day-to-day lives.
A Look at Real People who Experience Food Insecurity
Seniors in particular have been struggling because the cost of living has surpassed what their fixed income may be. One TrueNorth Food Center participant, Ethel, struggled to make ends meet because her and her husband’s fixed income was not sustainable. She says, “I’m just thankful for the help that we do get…for senior citizens, they can’t work. This is a tremendous support for them.”
Ethel shopping in the Food Center.
Large households also struggle with food insecurity. Jackie, a TrueNorth Hunger Prevention program participant, has a multigenerational, 11-person household. She participates in a number of TrueNorth programs to ensure her family has enough food to lead healthy lives: “It’s got to the point here lately, if it wasn’t for you guys [TrueNorth], I don’t know what I’d do…TrueNorth has been a lifesaver for me.”
Jackie receiving food for her family at TrueNorth.
These are a few personal examples of what food insecurity looks like in rural West Michigan. There are hundreds of stories of people just like Ethel and Jackie who face hunger and need caring people like you to give them a hand up in their moment of need.
How to Help Reduce Food Insecurity
Food insecurity is a reality for many in rural West Michigan. TrueNorth Hunger Prevention and Children’s Services Director, Mike Voyt, says, “According to recent reports, 44% of families in our area struggle to afford basic necessities including food. Food is usually the first thing families cut back on during hardship. Offering food assistance isn’t just about feeding bodies; it’s about nourishing hope, fostering resilience and empowering individuals to build better futures. We need your support to ensure that everyone in our community has dependable access to enough food to live active, healthy, lives.”
At TrueNorth Community Services, we provide comprehensive Hunger Prevention programs that meet people where they are. Not only are our initiatives person-centered, but they also involve the community–ensuring everyone thrives. We work with local farmers and receive donations from individuals to provide fresh produce in our on-site Food Center. Through our food rescue, we collect food that would otherwise go to waste from large businesses in the community. Our goal is to improve the health and well-being of our neighbors to help them move forward.
We have lots of opportunities at TrueNorth for you to get involved and make a difference. Whether you donate, volunteer or advocate for those in need, you can join the fight against food insecurity. You can also show your support by attending our signature Hunger Prevention fundraiser, Empty Bowls, in October. Get involved today and be confident you are personally helping our neighbors in need.
“It’s impossible when you’re in a car,”says TrueNorth Housing Resource Center participant Matthew about managing his health issues while living in his car. “I’ll be honest, I didn’t think I had any chance of getting any apartment anywhere.”Thankfully, Matthew did find a place to call home after working with TrueNorth Community Services. Receiving guidance and encouragement throughout his housing journey enabled Matthew to be where he is today – safely housed and looking forward to a brighter future.
November is Homeless Awareness Month – raising awareness to help people just like Matthew who face homelessness and housing insecurity. Matthew had been living out of his car for over a year after he left his past place due to it not being accessible for him. With the current rise of housing needs in addition to the decreased availability of rentals, he was unable to find another place to call home.
Matthew eventually went to a medical rehabilitation facility after a hospital visit because of his poor health. He has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure, stage 3 kidney disease, prostate cancer and type 2 diabetes. At the facility, Matthew worked with TrueNorth and his rehabilitation caseworker to help find him safe housing for when he was ready to be discharged. Matthew spent about six weeks at the facility getting his strength and overall health back on track. When it was time for him to be discharged, he unfortunately still did not have a place to go even after putting in multiple applications for income-based and senior housing.
The next day, however, TrueNorth found a local hotel willing to participate in our hotel voucher program. Matthew describes how he felt getting out of his car and staying in the hotel: “I felt great, but at the sametime I felt that this was temporary. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to spend the rest of my life there.” Thirty days later Matthew found his new home. While he was excited at first to have his own place, he was hesitant to go because he didn’t know how he could afford rent and all his medical bills. With guidance from TrueNorth, Matthew felt comfortable moving into his new apartment that will ultimately set him up for a healthier future.
Today, Matthew is living in his senior apartment where he can focus on his health. He is set up to receive Meals on Wheels and even received a box of healthy food from TrueNorth thanks to their Farm to Home Boxes program. Along with these resources, Matthew is receiving physical therapy and has nurses checking in on him. Now, Matthew can focus solely on his health without his previous stress and anxiety from not having a place to call home. “I call it a miracle,” says Matthew when reflecting on his housing journey.
You can make a difference in the lives of people like Matthew. Whether you donate, volunteer, advocate or help in any way you can, you can help those in need find the safe, affordable housing they need to thrive. Click here to “GET INVOLVED” to ensure the health and well-being of our community during Homeless Awareness Month and beyond.
As summer approached, Trevor’s parents were looking for positive and meaningful experiences for Trevor and his two siblings. Twelve-year old Trevor had already attended White Cloud’s Project FOCUS Rural Grit program last school year, and with the program offering a summer session, his parents knew this would be a good fit for their kids. After Trevor’s mom told him he would be attending summer programming, he was even more excited for summer to begin.
“I’d heard really good reviews about it from other kids,”Trevor said. “I think it’s cool, because we get to do these really fun experiments… like, I heard next week, we’re going to get to go on our computers and code drones and fly them!”Trevor really likes summer programming because he gets more time in the day to do fun and cool things. He loves arts and crafts and enjoys wood carving and whittling. Trevor was particularly fond of a craft project they did this summer where they collected rocks, sticks and other natural material from outside and used them to make sculptures.
He’s also looking forward to school-year programming this fall. Since Trevor has made several new friends this summer, he is looking forward to continuing those friendships throughout Project FOCUS. Trevor credits the homework help and tutoring time at Project FOCUS for helping him turn his grades around from 5th grade to 6th grade. He said, “The only real reason I passed math this year was because of the help I got!”
“If it wasn’t for TrueNorth I don’t know what I’d do. You guys have been lifesavers on more than one occasion,” says TrueNorth Hunger Prevention participant Jackie. Having a multigenerational, 11-person household with the continued rising cost of living has made making ends meet challenging for Jackie and her family. But, through the resources from TrueNorth Community Services, Jackie’s family has received the food and support they need to move forward.
Jackie has been participating in TrueNorth’s Hunger Prevention programs for over 10 years. From coming to the Food Center to picking up free summer meals for her grandchildren and great grandchildren that live with her, Jackie always makes sure her family is taken care of.
Jackie’s love for her family extends to others who are in a similar financial situation as her. She helps pick up food for eight other families who are not available during certain programming times and face transportation barriers, ensuring their families have food to put on their table. “You guys always help me when I need it. So, I try returning the favor to other people,”says Jackie. “I can’t see people struggle because I struggle, and I know what that’s like.”
Living on her fixed income while taking care of her family has been challenging for Jackie. However, she knows how to use her resources to make the most out of what she has. Receiving meat and fresh vegetables from TrueNorth’s Food Center has helped Jackie’s family tremendously since purchasing those
items for 11 people is unaffordable.
Besides coming to the Food Center and picking up summer meals for her family, Jackie also participates in TrueNorth’s Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon and receives a Senior Harvest Basket. Being able to come and socialize with community members at the Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon has helped Jackie feel a part of TrueNorth and her community.
“Words can’t say how much I appreciate you guys,”says Jackie when reflecting on her overall experience with TrueNorth. “TrueNorth helps a lot more people than they know. I hear everybody talk about ‘well TrueNorth helped me here’ or ‘TrueNorth helped me there.’” You can help people just like Jackie by making a gift to TrueNorth’s Hunger Prevention programs. Your support means our neighbors will have
peace of mind knowing they have reliable access to the nutrients they need to thrive.
We need your help to reach our $25,000 goal. Without compassionate people like you, many in our community would go hungry. You can also make an impact by attending TrueNorth’s signature Hunger Prevention fundraiser, Empty Bowls. This event brings caring community members like yourself together to help our neighbors who struggle with food insecurity. Join us for a simple lunch of delicious soup and
bread and take home a hand-painted bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in our community. Empty Bowls will take place on Thursday, October 3 at the TrueNorth Service Center in Fremont and on Friday, October 4 at the VFW Post 4249 in Newaygo. Soup will be served between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm at both locations.
Donate today and register for Empty Bowls to make a difference right here.
In its second summer of partnership with Holton Public Schools, our Hunger Prevention Programs have distributed over 46,000 meals to area youth as part of the Meet Up and Eat Up initiative.
Local resident Scott Raterink is grateful for the meal support: “It’s been real helpful. I’m 65, we’ve adopted five kids, the youngest is 12 and I’m on disability. This [program] really helps out a ton.”
The summer to-go meal packs are assembled at the TrueNorth Service Center and distributed weekly every Thursday morning. Each child in the household received 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches and a gallon of milk. Many children go hungry during the summer when access to school-day meal services is unavailable. Filling the summer hunger gap is important because hunger is linked to summer learning loss, also known as summer slide. Stopping the “summer slide” among kids from low-income families could save up to $50.6 billion in reteaching costs, equal to approximately 10% of the current U.S. spending on K-12 education. The final distribution for summer 2024 took place today.
“We are deeply thankful for the opportunity to partner with Holton Public Schools in delivering this remarkable service. It is striking the difference this program makes in improving the lives of families every week” said our Hunger Prevention Director, Mike Voyt.
Both Community Connections and Camp Newaygo work to build connections and resilience through shared experiences. Combining these two programs at an intergenerational event this month created a fun, unique experience for participants and campers.
Campers and staff from Camp Newaygo’s Spanish Immersion Day Camp came to TrueNorth to gather together for a meal of Mexican street food with Community Connections participants. The campers also shared a camp song in Spanish with the group, showing a snapshot of what they had learned during the week.
Having the Day Campers join Community Connections’ participants for a meal made an impact on everyone involved. “When you spend seven days a week eating alone basically, it’s nice to have somebody to actually eat with–have a conversation,” says Community Connections participant Cindy.
For day camper Lauren, she had fun sharing a meal with new people and the friends she made at Camp Newaygo. While she was nervous singing in front of others, overall she enjoyed the new experience.
“That was really cute…having the kids sit at the different tables so you could actually converse with them, that was cool,” says Cindy about the event. “I think it’s a wonderful idea because some kids don’t have the opportunity to, you know, be around their grandparents.”
Engaging with new people from different generations helps broaden horizons and form new relationships. This event partnered between Community Connections and Camp Newaygo allowed participants, young and older, to connect and learn from one another for a fun-filled, engaging experience for all.
“Seeing my home with the repairs done makes me smile when I see my house now,” says Neighborhood Enhancement Program participant, Heather, about the impact the program has had on her and her home.
Living in Hesperia since 2012, Heather has grown to love the close-knit community. She bought and still resides in her current home and works in Hesperia as well. Unfortunately, the siding and shutters were in need of repair and the cost was too high for Heather to afford.
But, through recommendation from a friend in the community, Heather applied for the Neighborhood Enhancement Program, in partnership with MSHDA, and received the repairs she needed. Heather says, “It’s been a blessing because my siding was really bad.”
Local contractors worked on Heather’s home. Knowing the program was also helping provide opportunities for others in her community made the process even more special to Heather.
Receiving these repairs has “relieved a lot of stress” for Heather. Having one less thing to worry about has helped her focus on other aspects of her life. Not only that, the repairs have had a positive impact on the community of Hesperia overall.
Knowing she has the support of her neighbors and community is comforting for Heather. “I like living in a smaller community,” she says. “We look out for each other.” Many of her neighbors stopped by after she had the repairs done to tell her how nice it looks, helping Heather take pride in her home.
Now, Heather continues to live in Hesperia and is happy to see the repairs the program has done for others in her community. She even recommends the program to those she thinks would benefit from it, just like had been previously done for her.
“It’s a great program,” says Heather. “It’s definitely helped boost our community.”
We have seen and met the needs of our neighbors because of support from caring people like you. Your commitment to ensuring youth thrive, building vibrant communities, creating paths to self-sufficiency and meeting essential needs has supported the well-being of our community.
Together, we have inspired hope in our neighbors, allowed individuals to build life-changing relationships and connect with the community. Together, we have also moved people to their path of resilience and allowed families to find safe, essential housing.
We invite you to take a moment and read through TrueNorth’s 2023 Annual Report which shares stories of Elijah, Karen, Bonnie, Joe and James. We hope you are moved by their journeys as we continue to work together to inspire hope and create a better world.
