United Way Helps Ottawa County Citizens to Get Connected
C-A-L-L 211. Department of Human Services. Greater Ottawa County United Way. Human Services Coordinating Council. MI Works. Ottawa County Health Department.
What are all these government and nonprofit agencies? What do they do? Whom do they help? How does it all work?
Whether you’re a human services professional or a private citizen, “Getting Connected” is a workshop to help you decode the alphabet soup of agencies and community collaboratives, the work they do and the services they offer, on Thursday, October 22, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District (OAISD) Educational Services Building, 13565 Port Sheldon Street, (northeast corner of US31) in Holland. The cost is $25 per person and includes continental breakfast, lunch, and a CD of all materials.
Billed as “a practical and constructive introduction to Ottawa County for human services professionals, community members, agency staff, parents and new residents,” topics include current population demographics; an introduction to human service organizations and collaborative groups, and helpful tools for accessing services that citizens can use in their jobs and their lives. Dozens of agencies will be represented at the Agency Fair from 10:00 to 12:30, and workshop attendees will participate in an “interactive agency experience” where they go in search of resources to meet specific needs.
This annual event is presented by Greater Ottawa County United Way in collaboration with Pathways, MI, Department of Human Services, Community Action Agency, Good Samaritan Ministries, CALL 211, Great Start Collaborative-Ottawa, and Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore.
Click to download a Registration Form. Questions, call Liz DeLaLuz Vanderby (616) 396-7811 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Completed forms, along with $25 per person registration fee, should be mailed by October 13 to Kelly Henry, Greater Ottawa County United Way, P.O. Box 1349, Holland, MI 49422.
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