Give Back This Winter: Support Local Grassroots Organizations This Giving Tuesday
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This Giving Tuesday—Tuesday, December 2nd—the most meaningful gift you can give may not come in a box at all. Instead, it can be shared through your time, compassion, or generosity.
Across Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, and Tuscola Counties, grassroots organizations are working tirelessly to feed families, support youth, assist survivors, and strengthen the wellbeing of our communities. Their impact relies on volunteers and community support, especially during the winter months when needs are highest.
Whether you’re able to lend a hand in person or prefer to give from home, your support helps power food pantries, shelters, youth programs, crisis response teams, and more. Grassroots organizations often run lean, depend heavily on volunteers, and share wish lists to highlight the items they need most urgently.
Below are some of the organizations accepting donations or volunteers this Giving Tuesday. Use the drop-down arrows next to the organization for more information. Your kindness can help warm and uplift our communities this winter.
Huron County
Bad Axe Retirees
The Bad Axe Senior Retirees Club's purpose is to attempt to assist seniors and other eligible individuals to live independently through socialization, volunteerism, assistance and education.
Get Involved:
Make Checks Payable to Bad Axe Seniors Retirees, Inc., Attn: Dan Glaza -
150 Nugent Road, Bad Axe, MI 48413.
Huron County Baby Pantry
Offering gently used items for infants through age 5, including diapers, unopened formula, feeding supplies, toys, and baby food. Open the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 10 AM–3 PM at 309 Outer Drive in Bad Axe, or by appointment.
Get Involved:
Drop off Monetary Donations or donate baby necessities (diapers, wipes, soaps) or gently used baby items during pantry hours - 309 Outer Drive, Bad Axe MI
Huron County Homeless Solutions
Huron County Homeless Solutions is to help Huron County residents in need of housing by providing hope, information, and collaborative supports to regain self-sufficiency and maximize independence.
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Huron County Recovery and Prevention Coalition
A group of diverse community members who share a common goal to promote awareness, educate, and increase understanding of substance use disorders while advocating to reduce stigma and increase pathways to recovery.
Get Involved:
Make checks payable to the Huron County Health Department - Memo Recovery and Prevention Coalition
Join the Group -
Michigan House of Hope
A faith-based men’s homeless shelter serving Sanilac, Tuscola, and Huron Counties, dedicated to providing a safe and supportive environment for men experiencing homelessness. Their mission is to offer pathways to hope, healing, and empowerment—helping individuals find purpose, opportunity, and community connection.
Get Involved:
Make checks payable to Michigan House of Hope -
262 Margaret Street Sandusky, MI 48471
Pigeon Ecumenical Food Pantry
The Pigeon Food Pantry, located in Pigeon First Church for over 50 years, partners with local churches, agencies, and volunteers to serve Huron County residents in need. Funded entirely by community donations, the pantry provides food assistance by appointment and occasionally helps with emergencies when resources allow.
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Port Hope Amvets Post 115 Food Pantry
Serving the community with weekly food assistance every Friday from 4:30–7:30 PM. Offers pop-up pantries throughout the year as well.
📍8011 Rubicon Rd, Port Hope.
Get Involved:
Drop of non-perishable items during pantry hours.
Thumb Blessing Boxes
Established in 2020, Thumb Blessing Boxes Purpose and Mission is to fulfill the essential needs of individuals and families in the Thumb of Michigan so they can thrive.
"Take what you need, leave what you can. Above all, be blessed." A community resource for anyone to access non-perishable goods.
Get Involved:
Lapeer County
Country Christian Food Pantry
Blessings in the Country Food Pantry exists to help families having difficulty putting food on the table. Drop off donations of unexpired, non-perishable food items in the marked container at the church office. Food items we can never have enough of: soup, peanut butter, jelly, and breakfast cereal.
Located at: 5677 North Lapeer Rd North Branch, MI 48461
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Food Pantry
Immaculate Conception Catholic Food Pantry, located in downtown Lapeer, has been serving individuals and families facing food insecurity for over 35 years, providing nutritious food and essential support to residents across five townships and beyond. Committed to ensuring no one goes hungry, the pantry offers balanced food supplies and connects clients to additional resources, and to health and hygiene products.
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LICA (Lapeer Interfaith Community Association)
Lapeer Interfaith Community Association encompasses four Lapeer Churches that host a soup kitchen/dinner Monday through Friday throughout the year. They have 3 food pantries and a weekly pop up food pantry giveaway.
Get Involved:
Michigan House of Hope
A faith-based men’s homeless shelter serving Sanilac, Tuscola, and Huron Counties, dedicated to providing a safe and supportive environment for men experiencing homelessness. Their mission is to offer pathways to hope, healing, and empowerment—helping individuals find purpose, opportunity, and community connection.
Get Involved:
Make checks payable to Michigan House of Hope -
262 Margaret Street Sandusky, MI 48471
The Refuge Lapeer Homeless Shelter
The Refuge Homeless Shelter and Restoration Center of Lapeer County assists people by providing temporary housing, food, clothing, help with obtaining personal identification, employment, transportation, referrals for housing assistance, counseling, educational, vocational, and basic life skills training.
Get Involved:
Love Inc.
Love Inc. partners with local churches and agencies to create a place where our neighbors with physical, financial, relational, and spiritual needs can find practical help and hope.
Get Involved:
People of Impact - Lapeer County
DNEM - Lapeer County
Tuscola County
Emersion Life Center - Sober Living Home in Caro, Michigan
Family Promise of Tuscola County
Family Promise helps families experiencing homelessness by providing prevention, shelter, case management, and long-term support. Through local partnerships and community compassion, we guide families from crisis to stability—empowering them with skills, resources, and hope for a brighter future.
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Good Samaritan Fund
The Good Samaritan Fund has two parts. One assists individuals facing shut-off notices or serious financial hardship, while the Good Samaritan Food Pantry serves families throughout Tuscola County. Located in the lower level of Caro United Methodist Church located at Caro United Methodist Church 670 W. Gilford Rd. Caro MI 48723, the pantry continues to grow thanks to strong community support.
Get Involved:
Michigan House of Hope
A faith-based men’s homeless shelter serving Sanilac, Tuscola, and Huron Counties, dedicated to providing a safe and supportive environment for men experiencing homelessness. Their mission is to offer pathways to hope, healing, and empowerment—helping individuals find purpose, opportunity, and community connection.
Get Involved:
Make checks payable to Michigan House of Hope -
262 Margaret Street Sandusky, MI 48471
Millington Ministerial Alliance
The Christian churches in Millington and the surrounding area have been working together as the Millington Ministerial Alliance (MMA) to help people with their physical, emotional and spiritual needs in the name of Jesus Christ. They host events that provide free meals and educational resources and oversee Emergency Needs Fund for emergency assistance.
Get Involved:
St. Paul Lutheran Church Millington
For over 125 years, members of St. Paul Lutheran in Millington have used their talents and resources to serve the community through meals, quilts, home repairs, visitations, and more. Their outreach includes both individual efforts and congregation-wide initiatives to support those in need.
Thumb Blessing Boxes
Established in 2020, Thumb Blessing Boxes Purpose and Mission is to fulfill the essential needs of individuals and families in the Thumb of Michigan so they can thrive.
"Take what you need, leave what you can. Above all, be blessed." A community resource for anyone to access non-perishable goods.
Get Involved:
Tuscola County CAC
The Child Advocacy Center of Tuscola is a place of hope for abused children in Tuscola County. They provide a safe, child-friendly place for children to make difficult, but truthful disclosure one time, at one place, to one person; who is specially trained, who can, and will help.
Get Involved:
Tuscola County Homeless Coalition
The Tuscola Homeless Coalition is a local non-profit organization established in 2000 whose mission is to prevent homelessness and provide financial assistance and resources in coordination with other human service agencies addressing the homeless population in Tuscola County, Michigan.
Get Involved:
WAYGFT - What Are you Grateful For Today
WAYGFT provides safe, recovery-based housing for men committed to maintaining sobriety in a positive and supportive environment. The WAYGFT Ranch offers essentials like a bed, linens, toiletries, and a rec room, along with peer counseling, life coaching, goal-setting, and access to resources for employment, education, and personal growth.
Get Involved:
Sanilac County
Cros-Lex Project Blessing
Cros-Lex Project Blessing supports the Croswell and Lexington communities by providing food and emergency assistance through referrals from FIA or local pastors. Services are available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 AM–2 PM at Trinity Lexington Church located at 5646 Main Street Lexington, Michigan 48450
Croswell Area Food Truck
Get Involved:
Send monetary donation or check to: Croswell Food Truck 5242 N. Black River Road, Croswell MI 48422
Eva's Place
Eva's Place is Sanilac County's only emergency residential shelter program that provides a safe, supportive environment for domestic violence victims and their children.
Get Involved:
Mamas Mission
Mama's Mission supports Sanilac County families by providing food and essential items through a local food pantry. The pantry is open Wednesdays from 5–7 PM at 122 Croswell Ave, Croswell, inside the Community of Christ Church.
Get Involved:
Drop off canned or boxed food, hygiene products at Community of Christ Church 122 Croswell Ave. Croswell, MI (Front Door)
Checks can be made out to: Mama’s Mission and sent to 122 Croswell Ave. Croswell
Michigan House of Hope
A faith-based men’s homeless shelter serving Sanilac, Tuscola, and Huron Counties, dedicated to providing a safe and supportive environment for men experiencing homelessness. Their mission is to offer pathways to hope, healing, and empowerment—helping individuals find purpose, opportunity, and community connection.
Get Involved:
Make checks payable to Michigan House of Hope -
262 Margaret Street Sandusky, MI 48471
Sanilac CAC
The Sanilac Child Advocacy Center was established in November of 2013 as a community based, child-focused, and child-friendly facility where representatives from many disciplines meet to discuss and make decisions about investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases. The primary goal of all CACs is to ensure children are not further victimized by the intervention systems designed to protect them.
Get Involved:
Sanilac Food Pantry
The Sanilac Food Pantry organizes local food distributions to support community members in need and is actively working toward establishing a permanent location.
Get Involved:
Sponsor or Volunteer at Upcoming Food Distribution -
Sanilac County Baby Pantry
The Sanilac County Baby Pantry assists families with basic goods and resources needed to raise healthy, and safe children. The pantry is FREE for all Sanilac County residents where they provide gently used (and new) infant and children's clothing from newborn to size 6, and other necessities such as wipes and diapers.
