Frozen Food Giveaway rescheduled to

Noon on Wednesday, Jan. 11

Our monthly frozen food giveaway has been rescheduled to this Wednesday, Jan. 11.

This event starts at noon in the parking lot of our Mental Health Center, 376 E. Apple Ave., and will go on until the food is gone. It is open to everyone in our community.

Did you know Clubhouse offers a vocational assistance program?

HealthWest's Clubhouse offers many services, including a Vocational Assistance program. Offering assistance with Transitional Employment, Supported Employment and Independent Employment. Below is a flyer that gives a snapshot of the different employment services offered. We encourage you to share it with consumers and coworkers. If you would like more information, please contact Nicole Norman .

Parenting Through Change

A 10-week group where parents will learn and practice new skills for use at home and in the community. This group is open to caregivers of children currently receiving services at HealthWest.

Download PTC Group Flyer

Sound Bathing



Mondays 3:30p- 4:30p 

CRU Gym - Covenant Hall, 1364 Terrace street- Use Catawba ave. entrance- Gym door will be labeled for groups.

Open to HealthWest employees and consumers

We are excited to announce a new group for staff and individuals in services! Sound Bathing is a meditative practice using resonant sounds designed to assist in stress relief and personal restoration. The practice can be enjoyed seated or lying on a mat.

Our Sound Bathing group will be offered every Monday from 3:30-4:30 pm in the Crisis Residential Unit Gym. No referral or RSVP needed. Any staff member or adult in HW services is welcome. Attendees should wear comfortable clothing and may choose to bring a yoga mat, blanket, or pillow. Some yoga mats will be available for those that do not have one. 

TIDE Meet and Greet

Come out and meet members of TIDE, a passionate Team from HealthWest working to forge relationships and create opportunities for learning and change surrounding Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity.

It’s National Mentoring Month! This January, join The TIDE committee in celebrating the unique impact of human connections through mentorship.

We would love to share the impact that having or being a mentor has had in the life of our staff in an upcoming newsletter. If you are willing to share your story, please email Chelsea Kirksey.

Meet a community partner specializing in mentorship opportunities:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lakeshore (BBBSL) is an affiliate agency of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. It was founded over 50 years ago to serve children in Michigan’s lakeshore counties of Muskegon, Ottawa, Oceana and Mason.

Visit their website to learn more about the organization.

Community-Based Mentoring

Community-based mentoring is the traditional Big Brothers Big Sisters relationship, all about one-on-one time spent with the volunteer and the child doing things they enjoy in the community.

Site-Based Mentoring

Site-based mentoring programs take place on school grounds during school hours or at partner locations during after-school hours.

Mandated Reporter

HealthWest staff who work directly with persons served are considered Mandated Reporters. If you work directly with persons served and have not yet taken a Mandated Reporter training with DHHS, there are now four available sessions to choose from. We have additionally been working with DHHS to enhance the content provided around the APS process and they are working to address this gap in these upcoming trainings. 

Click here to access mandated reporter sessions and sign up for this 1 hour virtual training.