Project Connect, presented by the Shiawassee County Homeless Coalition hosted the 9th annual Project Connect Thursday, June 9, a free event aimed at providing support to county residents who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless. The event was made possible through a grant received from the Owosso Rotary and Rotary District 6310.
A special time was set aside for Veterans only, although Veterans were welcome any time throughout the event. With the help from a Rotary grant, Veterans received a free hot breakfast, lunch, and a backpack full of personal care items.
Some of the vendors in attendance were Aleda E. Lutz: Veterans Justice Outreach Coordinator; Aledo E. Lutz, Saginaw VAMC; Allited Motion Motor Products Employees; American Red Cross; Capital Area Community Services Shiawassee Access Center; Care N Assist; Catholic Charities; Child Abuse Prevention Council; Department of Veterans Affairs; Department of Veterans Affair Voc. Rehab and Employment; Disability Appeals Advocates LLC; Disability Network; DOT Caring Center; Family Life Center; Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan; Greater Lansing Food Bank; Health Delivery, Inc.; Humana; Legal Services of South Central Michigan; Memorial Healthcare; Michigan Agency for Energy; Michigan Works; MSU Extension; New Directions Drop In Center; OLHSA; Redeemer Lutheran; Rotary; SafeCenter; Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity; Saginaw VA; Saginaw Vet Center #433; Shiawassee Area Transportation Agency; Shiawassee County Community Mental Health; Shiawassee County Health Department; Shiawassee County Department of Health & Human Services; Shiawassee County Veterans Affairs & Services; Shiawassee Hope; Shiawassee Taskforce on Prevention (STOP): Shiawassee United Way; State of MI, WDA, Veterans Employment Services; The Salvation Army; Thrivent Financial; Valley Area Agency on Aging; Volunteers of America – Michigan; and Wellness Services – Inc.
The Greater Lansing Food Bank truck was also there giving food to those who qualified.
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