Family Futures

🎁 Car Seat Safety Check
2025-09-25 16:00 - 19:30 (America/Detroit) | Kent County Sheriff’s Department, 701 Ball Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503
Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is hosting a Car Seat Safety Check held from 4pm-7:30pm.
This safety check provides FREE car seat inspections performed by certified child passenger safety technicians and are available by appointment only! To save your spot call (616)391-7233
A limited number of low-cost replacement car seats are available at all locations, for those who qualify. Children who need a replacement seat must be present with a parent or legal guardian.

📚 Perinatal Mental Health Workshop
2025-09-26 08:30 - 16:00 | Postma Center, 300 68th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI
Attend this workshop tackling the link between Perinatal Mental Health and Substance Use on Friday, September 26th from 8:30am-4pm at the Postma Center – Building C-2.
For more information about the workshop event click HERE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑⭐️ Community Resource Fair at GRPL
2025-09-26 13:00 - 17:00 | Grand Rapids Public Library, 111 Library Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503
Join us for the Community Resource Fair at the Grand Rapids Public Library on Friday, September 26th from 1pm-5pm at the GRPL Main Branch.
Connect with a variety of community resources all in one place. Local organizations will be available to discuss different supports for many areas of life.
For more information about this event CLICK HERE

40th Anniversary Family Reunion Community Celebration
2025-09-27 16:30 - 18:30 | Garfield Park, 250 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49507, United States
Celebrate with us at Garfield Park from 4:30pm-6:30pm on September 27th!
Join us in celebrating 40 years of supporting children and families at our Family Reunion event!
Our 40th Anniversary Family Reunion Community Celebration will bring together 1,500 member of our community for a day of fun and connection. With food, activities, and valuable resources, this family-friendly event offers an opportunity to connect with those in our community.
For more information or sponsorship opportunities, contact mkehr@familyfutures.org
CLICK HERE to sponsor this event!

Supported in part by the City of Grand Rapids Neighborhood Match Fund

Thank You to our Gold Sponsors!

Thank You to our Silver Sponsors!

Help Us Reach 40 by 40!
Our goal for our 40th Anniversary is to secure 40 donors contributing $40 by the end of 2025.
Help us reach this milestone by clicking the image below!

📚 Money Management Webinar
2025-09-29 12:00 - 13:00 | MI
Join Michigan State University for their FREE Money Management Webinars!
Registration is required — to register click HERE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑⭐️ Red Flannel Festival
2025-10-04 09:00 - 17:00 | Downtown Cedar Springs, 18 S Main St, Cedar Springs, MI, 49319
Join us at the Red Flannel Festival event on Saturday, October 4th from 9am-5pm in Downtown Cedar Springs.
For more information about the event CLICK HERE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑⭐️ Lowell Harvest Festival
2025-10-11 08:30 - 16:00 | Downtown Lowell, 113 Riverwalk Plaza, Lowell, MI, 49331, United States
Join us for the Lowell Harvest Celebration on Saturday, October 11th from 8:30am-4pm in Downtown Lowell.
For more information about the event CLICK HERE

Car Seat Safety Check
2025-10-16 16:00 - 19:30 | Wyoming Fire Department, 2300 Gezon Parkway SW, Wyoming, MI, 49519

Family Future's Mini Monsters Trunk or Treat
2025-10-21 17:00 - 19:00 | Garfield Park, 250 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49507, United States
Join us for our 3rd Annual Mini Monsters Trunk-or-Treat from 5pm – 7pm on October 21st!
Get ready for our beloved annual Mini Monsters Trunk-or-Treat, designed especially for families with young children. Enjoy a safe, fun, and festive evening of trunk-or-treating with over 1,000 kids expected to join the fun this year. Costumes are encouraged and treats will be provided for all our trick-or-treaters!
For more information or sponsorship opportunities, contact mkehr@familyfutures.org
CLICK HERE to sponsor this event!

Thank You to our Gold Sponsors!

Thank You to our Silver Sponsors!

Jason & Krista Schrotenboer

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Trunk or Treat for Lead Defect
2025-10-23 17:00 - 19:00 | SECOM Parking Lot, 15545 Buchanan Ave SW #2, Grand Rapids, MI, 49507
Join Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan for their annual Trunk or Treat for Lead Defeat!
Held during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, we will teach you about what lead is, where it is, and what you can do about it. Come for the games, raffle prizes, donuts, cider and candy, leave with knowledge about lead poisoning prevention! Some other highlights to look forward to:

Families will have the opportunity to have their children’s blood lead levels tested (parents must bring their ID and their child’s insurance card)

Families can also bring soil samples from their home gardens to be tested for lead (soil must be 2-3 cups of dry soil brought in a clean quart-sized zip bag)

There will be over 20 community organizations present

The first 20 people to arrive will receive a free air purifier (only one per household and an adult must be present to claim the air purifier)

Follow our Facebook Page for more information!

Car Seat Safety Check
2025-10-27 16:00 - 19:30 | Algoma Township Fire Department, 10820 Edgerton Avenue NE, Rockford, MI

🎁 Thanksgiving Community Meal & Resource Giveaway
2025-11-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Heartside Park, 301 Ionia Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
Join The M.O.M.S Club of Grand Rapids, RTS Trash Service, and Meaning In Colors for our annual Thanksgiving Community Meal & Resource Giveaway a day dedicated to serving, giving back, and spreading warmth in our community.

Enjoy a free holiday meal and receive winter essentials including hats, gloves, socks, and hand warmers while supplies last for those truly in need.

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM Location: Heartside Park301 Ionia Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

This event is open to the public for those who are in need this holiday season of a warm meal and resources. Let’s come together to give thanks, share kindness, and make sure no one is left without a warm meal this holiday season.

Event Partners:• Markesha Witherspoon -The Moms Club Of Grand Rapids• Ryan Johnson — RTS Trash Service• Iryonna Davis — Meaning In Colors

🎁 Car Seat Safety Check
2025-11-13 16:00 - 19:30 | Walker Fire Department, 4101 Lake Michigan Drive, Walker, MI, 49534

📚Advanced Relationship Abuse Support Group
2025-11-13 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-11-20 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-12-04 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-12-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Safe Haven Ministries, 2627 Birchcrest Dr. SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506
This 6-week educational advanced support group is for survivors of relationship abuse who have completed a cycle of Safe Haven Ministries’ Relationship Abuse Support Group or have participated in similar programming. In addition, we will focus on these topics specifically around the holiday season.
Upcoming Dates
Thursdays 6 pm-7:30 pm
11/6 Trauma Bonds
11/13 Relationship Grief
11/20 Trusting Yourself Again
12/4 Boundary Exploration
12/11 Building Community
12/18 Victim Survivor Thriver
Snacks and refreshments offered. Childcare available.
For Information:
Call or Text, 616.452.6664
Advocates are available 24/7 via call. text, or webchat at sarehavenministries.org

🎁 Kids Coat Giveaway
2025-11-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 1630 Godfrey Ave. SW, Wyoming, MI, 49509, United States
Where: Holy Name of Jesus Parish
1630 Godfrey Ave. SW Wyoming, MI 49509
When: Sat., November 15, 2025, 9am to 12pm.
Coat Sizes: boys and girls sizes 12M, to boys and girls XL
No need to sign up. First-come, first-served basis.
Child must be accompanied by a parent, and child must be present.
Contact: Marty Brown 616-560-0479, martybrown81@gmail.com if needed
Today, eighteen percent of American children and fourteen percent of Canadian children live in poverty. As a result, many families cannot afford to provide even the basic necessity of a warm winter coat. Putting their faith into action, Knights of Columbus councils have handed out more than 500,000 coats to children throughout the United States and Canada through the Coats for Kids Program.
There are approximately 17,000 Knights of Columbus councils that make up the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in 1882 to assist working-class and immigrant Catholics in the United States, today the approximately two million members of the Knights put their faith into action through a broad range of charitable causes locally, nationally, and internationally with financial contributions and hands-on service.

🎁 Coat Distribution / Distribución de Chamarras
2025-11-15 10:00 - 17:00 | Hispanic Center of West Michigan, 1204 Cesar Chavez Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503
Join us for our annual Coat Distribution! We’ll be giving away over 700 brand-new jackets for kids on November 15 at 10:00AM. Jackets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, and children must be present to receive a jacket.
This year, we’re also offering a limited number of jackets for adults. Don’t miss this opportunity to keep your family warm this winter!
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¡Únase a nuestra campaña anual de Distribución de Chamarras para niños y familias! El 15 de Noviembre a las 10:00AM regalaremos más de 700 chamarras nuevas para niños. Las chamarras se distribuirán por orden de llegada, y los niños deben estar presentes para recibir una chamarra.
Este año, también ofrecemos un número limitado de chamarras para adultos. ¡No pierda esta oportunidad de mantener a su familia abrigada este invierno!

🎁 Car Seat Safety Check
2025-11-18 15:00 - 18:00 | Gaines Charter Township Fire Department, 3471 68th Street SE, Caledonia, MI, 49316
Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is hosting a Car Seat Safety Check held from 3pm-6pm.
This safety check provides FREE car seat inspections performed by certified child passenger safety technicians and are available by appointment only! To save your spot call (616)391-7233
A limited number of low-cost replacement car seats are available at all locations, for those who qualify. Children who need a replacement seat must be present with a parent or legal guardian.

Thanksgiving Community Meal and Resource Giveaway
2025-11-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Heartside Park, 301 Ionia Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
Serving holiday meals, distributing gloves, hats, socks, and hand warmers.
Wednesday, November 26
10 AM – 2:30 PM
Heartside Park
301 Ionia Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Hosted by The M.O.M.S. Club, Meaning In Colors, and Rocks in Trash

MDHHS Virtual Baby Fair
2025-12-02 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-03 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
Are you a new or expecting parent?

Join us for a virtual baby fair to learn how to be better prepared for your best adventure yet! Learn about resources available to you, important information, and ask questions to experts.

Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

For more information, please email MDHHS-VirtualBabyFair@Michigan.gov or call 517-284-4992.
To register visit Michigan.gov/VirtualBabyFair.

Annual Book Gift Giveaway
2025-12-04 16:00 - 19:00 | MI
Get a book and give a book!
We’ll have: Fun games, a book gift wrap station, snacks, and lots of FREE books.
Date & Time: Thursday, December 4, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: 1100 César E. Chávez SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Know Your Rights Workshop
2025-12-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Community of Christ Church, 2140 Union Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49507, United States
Join the Garfield Park Neighborhood Association, Alger Heights Neighborhood Association, and the GR Office of Oversight and Public Accountability for a Know Your Rights workshop. Understand your rights and be prepared for potential encounters with law enforcement in your neighborhood.
Thursday, December 4 at 6:30 PM
Questions? Call: 616-241-2444
Email: info@gpnagr.org or ben@algerheights.org

Artificial Christmas Tree Farm at Valley Church
2025-12-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Valley Church, 5980 Lake Michigan Drive, Allendale, 494101, United States
All Special Needs Families, or families In Need are invited to sign up to come to our all INDOOR and low-sensory Artificial Christmas Tree Farm
Bring the family along and you can walk through a forest of trees to select your very own Christmas Tree. Our volunteers will even box it up and take it to your vehicle. You will also receive a bag of new ornaments and tree lights
ALSO

​Sign up to receive a bag with groceries to make a holiday meal at home
Christmas-themed photo booth will be available
Brunch from 10 till 11 am
Lunch from 11 till 1 pm

Learn more and sign up at: https://www.evite.com/signup-sheet/5080021207351296/?utm_campaign=send_sharable_link&utm_source=evitelink&utm_medium=sharable_invite

Car Seat Safety Check
2025-12-11 16:00 - 19:30 | Alpine Township Fire Department, 1100 Henze St NW, Comstock Park, MI, 49321, United States

Toy Distribution
2025-12-13 10:00 - 14:00 | Southwest Middle High School – Academia Bilingue, 327 Rumsey St SW, Grand Rapids, 49503, 49503, United States
December 13, 10 AM – 2 PM
Southwest Middle High
327 Rumsey St SW, Grand Rapids
Gifts for kids ages 13 and younger. The child must be present to receive the gift.
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13 de Diciembre, 10AM – 2PM,
en Southwest Middle High:
327 Rumsey St SW, Grand Rapids
Regalos para niños de 13 años o menos. El niño debe estar presente para recibir el regalo.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑⭐️ Kendra Scott Giveback Event
2025-12-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Kendra Scott Jewelry, 1944 Breton Rd SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506
Join us for the Kendra Scott Giveback Event on Sunday, December 14th from 1pm-4pm at Kendra Scott Jewelry.

Free Christmas Meal and Gift
2025-12-15 16:00 - 19:00 | Urban Family Ministries, 543 Eastern Ave SE, Grand Rapids, 49503, United States
Hosted by Ellnora’s Kitchen, Elijah Libbett, and the Libbett Family.
All kids under 18 will receive a free gift. Must be present to receive meal and gift.
Monday, December 15, 2025
4-7 PM
Urban Family Ministries Building
543 Eastern Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503
