Community Impact

HJWL is pleased to financially support children in the greater Holland area. Once a year, HJWL receives many grant requests from various charitable agencies in the greater Holland area including surrounding communities such as Zeeland, West Olive, Borculo, Dorr, Saugatuck, and more. 

 

Through a formal investigating process, HJWL members, a.k.a volunteers, interview each agency that has submitted a grant request to HJWL. As a collective group, the members of HJWL carefully consider how each organization's grant request may positively impact the lives of children in greater Holland area. 

 

See Grants to learn more on how to submit a grant request

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Below is list a recent list of local organizations HJWL has awarded funds to help at-risk kids.

2022 Grant Recipients

Total Awarded: $75,000

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• Beacon Ministry

• Bethany Christian Services

• Camp GENEVA

• Children's Advocacy Center

• Critter Barn

• Explore Hope Academic Outreach @ Hope College

• Family Hope Foundation

• Fellinlove Farm

• First Presbyterian Preschool

• First Tee of West Michigan

• FITKIDS H20

• Hand2Hand Ministry

• Holland Area Arts Council

• Holland Hospital Fund Development

• Hope Pkgs

• Hospice of Holland

• Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity

• Lisa's Legacy

• Michigan Fosters

• Mosaic Foster and Adoptive Ministry

• Neighbors Plus

• Nestlings Diaper Bank

• OAISD - Young Adult Services Program

• Ottawa County Department of Public Health - Miles of Smiles

• Outdoor Discovery Center

• Ready for School

• Renew Therapeutic Riding Center

• Resilience

• Turning Pointe School of Dance

• Upward Bound Ministries

• Winning @ Home

• Zee Bus

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2021 Grant Recipients

Total Awarded: $72,013.63

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• Beacon Ministry

• Beechwood Church

• Bethany Christian Services

• Boys and Girls Club

• Camp GENEVA

• Camp Sunshine

• Children's Advocacy Center

• Douglas Park Project

• Escape Ministries

• Fellinlove Farm

• FITKIDS H20

• Hand2Hand Ministry

• Holland Hospital Fund Development

• Holland Public Schools - West Elementary

• Hope Pkgs

• Hospice of Holland

• Kairo's Krew

• Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity

• Lakeshore Little People's Place

• Lisa's Legacy

• Michigan Fosters

• Neighbors Plus

• Nestlings Diaper Bank

• Ottawa County Department of Public Health - Miles of Smiles

• Ready for School

• Renew Therapeutic Riding Center

• Resilience

• The Family Hope Foundation Inc.

• Zeeland Christian School

• Zero Gravity Ministries

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2020 total Awarded: $69,968.90

2019 total Awarded: $79,993.79

2018 total Awarded: $64,410.54

2017 Total Awarded: $35,000.00

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