Support Services
The following resources are located in the Greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan area. Please note: this is not an exhaustive list. If you need assistance finding additional services, please contact Stacey for your individual needs.
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Addiction Services/Substance Abuse
Breastfeeding Support Groups/Clinics/Classes
Early Intervention/Babies with Special Needs
Support Groups for Parents of Children with Special Needs
Lactation Consultants
Multiple Birth Support
Parenting Groups/Classes
Perinatal Loss/Berreaved Families Support
Perinatal Mood Disorder Resources/Support Groups
Pregnancy Support
Siblings Classes
Teen Parent Support
VBAC/CA Support Groups
Addiction Services/Substance Abuse
Al-Anon & Alateen Family Groups
Call for local times and locations:
616.257.8089 or 616.538.3664
Alcoholics Anonymous — Kent County
Phone: 616.913.9256
24-hour Hotline: 616.913.9149
Family Outreach Center
Phone: 616.247.3815
Network 180
Customer Services: 866.411.0690 or 616.336.3909
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
Contact Center (open 24/7): 616.455.5000
Main Campus: 616.455.9200
Salvation Army — Turning Point
Phone: 616.742.0351
Wedgewood Christian Services
Phone: 616.942.2110
Breastfeeding Support Groups/Clinics/Classes
Healthy Kent Breastfeeding Coalition — Kent County
Holland Hospital
Phone: 616.394.3269
Kent County Health Department Lactation Consultants
Phone: 616.632.7058
La Leche League
Phone: 616.752.8300
See website for support group times and locations; babies and children are welcome
Mercy Health — Saint Mary's Campus
Call Becky at 616.685.6661
Mondays 12:30–2pm and Fridays 3–4:30pm
Mercy Health — Muskegon
Phone: 231.727.5272
Call for dates/times
Metro Health Hospital
Phone: 616.752.7894
Mondays 1:30-3pm
Renew Mama Studio:
Nourish Breastfeeding Support Group
Phone: 616.443.3995
Classes provided by lactation consultant
Support group 2nd/4th Wednesday of the month from 12:30-1:30pm
Spectrum Health Breastfeeding Support Groups
Support Groups: 616.391.5000
Warmline: 616.391.9437
classes available; outpatient lactation services;
video chat; support groups
Strong Beginnings HUGS Breastfeeding Support
Phone: 616.391.5830
For women of color, WALK-INS welcome
Wednesdays 12:30-2pm
Early Intervention/Babies with Special Needs
Behavioral Resources and Institute for Neuropsychological Services (BRAINS)
Phone: 616.365.8920
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Search website for state specific criteria
Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan
Phone: 616.956.3488
Early On — Kent Intermediate School District
Phone: 616.365.2310
Easter Seals MI, Inc.
Phone: 616.942.2081
Birth–36 months
Family Tree Services
Phone: 616.447.7799
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation — Grand Rapids Division
Phone: 616.247.6861
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
Phone: 800.528.8989 or 616.840.8000
Michigan Commission for the Blind
Phone: 616.356.0180
Spectrum Health Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics
Phone: 866.989.7999
Support Groups for Parents of Children with Special Needs
Mothers United for Moral Support (MUMS)
Phone: 877.336.5333 or 920.336.5333
National parent to parent network
Lactaction Consultants
Holland Hospital
Phone: 616.394.3269
Kent County Health Department Lactation Consultants
Phone: 616.632.7058
La Leche League
Phone: 616.752.8300
Mercy Health — Saint Mary's Campus
Phone: 616.685.5335
Mercy Health — Muskegon
Phone: 231.727.5272
Metro Health Hospital
Phone: 616.752.7894
Renew Mama Studio
Lactation Consultant Kelly Emery
Phone: 616.443.3995
Simply Born
Phone: 559.907.5341
Spectrum Health Breastfeeding Services
Phone: 616.391.9437
Multiple Birth Support
Capital Area Mothers of Multiples Club
Grand Rapids Mothers of Twins Club
Lakeshore Area Multiple Births Support (LAMBS)
Phone: 616.847.6161
Michigan Organization Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc.
Raising Multiples — a MOST Community
Spectrum Health-Twins, Triplets and More…
Phone: 616.267.2626
Call for times/locations
Parenting Groups/Classes
Bright Beginnings
Phone: 616.364.1333
Serves Kent County
Daddy Daughter Times
See website for membership rates and events
Grand Rapids Center for Mindfulness
Phone: 616.361.3660
See websites for workshop locations/times
Great Start Collaborative
Phone: 616.632.1019
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)
Check website for local chapter or Facebook group
Moms in Tow
Email: info@momsintow.com
Moms of Grand Rapids
Email: info@momsofgrandrapids.org
Mocha Moms, Inc.
Email: grandrapidsmochas@att.net
Partners In Parenting
Phone: 616.459.2578
Email: parenting@grdominians.org
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
Phone: 616.222.3700
Nurtured Heart Approach
Spectrum Health —
Dads on Deck: For Dads-to-Be
Pointers from a Pediatrician
Phone: 616.267.2727
Perinatal Loss/Bereaved Families Support
Ele's Place
Phone: 616.301.1605
For children experiencing grief
Ella Bullis Foundation
Phone: 855.687.3552
MomsBloom — Cameron's Garden
Phone: 616.828.1021
Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Phone: 800.944.4773
Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS)
National Online Group
SOUL
616.391.3232
Tomorrow's Child/Michigan SIDS
Phone: 517.485.7437
Perinatal Mood Disorder Resources/Support Groups
MomsBloom
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services — Main Campus
Mother/Baby Unit
Contact Center (open 24/7) 616.455.5000
Warmline 844.MOM.HOPE
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services — Portage Clinic
Anchored in Hope Postpartum Therapy Group
Phone: 269.910.7327
Postpartum Progress
Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Warmline 800.944.4PPD
Online support groups; chat with an expert; resources for dads
Spectrum Health — Healthier Communities
PPD Support Group
Nancy Roberts 616.391.1771
Tuesday evenings
Pregnancy Support
DA Blodgett — Pregnancy Counseling
Phone: 616.451.2021
Catholic Charities — Pregnancy Services
Phone: 231.726.4735
Siblings Classes
Mercy Health — Saint Mary's Campus
Sibling Preparation class
Phone: 616.685.6417
Check website for class schedule
Spectrum Health — Healthier Communities
Sibling Class for Big Brother, Big Sister
Phone: 877.495.2626
Please call for class time/location
Teen Parent Support
Catholic Charities — West Michigan Teen Parent Program
Phone: 231.726.4735
DA Blodgett — Sisters in Support
Phone: 616.451.2021
Spectrum Health — Healthier Communities
Preparing for Childbirth: Teen Classes
Phone: 877.495.2626
Please call for class time/location
VBAC/CA Support Groups
International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) of Grand Rapids
Phone: 800.686.ICAN
VBAC Support
Spectrum Health — Healthier Communities
Cesarean Birth Class
Phone: 877.495.2626
Please call for class times/location