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shelter@mcrest.org

(586) 415-5101

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Return
families
home.

Our mission is to provide homeless and displaced individuals the opportunity for successful transition to independence.

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Who Are We?

MCREST provides meals, lodging, life-skills training, and emergency shelter 365 days each year to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Macomb County.

We've been returning families home for 35 years.

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Our mission has always been to provide homeless and displaced individuals the opportunity for successful transition to independence. Our vision of a community is a place where men, women and children experiencing the trauma of homelessness find emergency solutions and housing resources.

We want to be the premier advocate for homeless and at-risk individuals and provide a point of entry to smooth the road and make that transition accessible.

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Donate Items!

It's natural to feel reticent when a nonprofit asks for a donation -- we all feel strain on our pocketbooks. But there are SO many smaller, simpler ways that you can help the homeless of Macomb County without having to write a big check.

Blankets. Toothpaste. Bus tickets. We are making an effort to create recurring sources for the items that make up the stuff of life -- the essentials that we provide our guests daily and can run our budget dry.

You Should Get To Know Us.

We're on a mission to return families home.

Impact

For nearly 35 years, MCREST has rebuilt lives and transformed futures. Our mission continues today.

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Volunteer

Volunteer today to be the spark that ignites transformation.

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Shelter

MCREST’s new Women & Children’s shelter is a game changer for families experiencing homelessness.

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Give Now

You can choose to change lives. Donate today to have an immediate impact for good.

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What We Do Matters.

Our mission has always been to provide homeless and displaced individuals the opportunity for successful transition to independence. Our vision of a community is a place where men, women and children experiencing the trauma of homelessness find emergency solutions and housing resources.

Children

Food
Insecurity

More than

of those that we

serve are children.

25%

More than

meals provided since 1988.

2M

Shelter

Housing

More than

nights of shelter provided since 1988.

680K

More than

individuals taken in each year by MCREST.

500

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Hear stories of struggle and resilience.

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Neveah

"Pursuing school while bring homeless is hard. If you're dedicated enough to reach your goals or if you have your eyes set on a specific thing, then you will go for it...Getting to school from MCREST is an hour and a half, sometimes two hours, depending on how the buses run."

The Johnson Family

"Due to the pandemic, I lost my job. So we went from two incomes to one very quick...It's very very difficult to find housing, an apartment...They don't want to give people an opportunity."

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Connie

"The MCREST program makes us feel, like I said, we're family. They will listen to us no matter what it is. You can be at your lowest moment and they'll take their time, no matter what, to help everybody. That I've seen here."

Freshauna

"I had called so many places because I didn't know that shelters didn't take you if you were a mother with a child. I thought that all shelters just take you if you need somewhere to go...We came to MCREST and the support was from day one to the end."

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Connisha

"A safe place to sleep for me and my son. They push me to do better; to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. They never gave up on me."

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MCREST Offices

215 South Main St.
Mt. Clemens, MI
48043

(586) 415-5101
shelter@mcrest.org

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