Your Gift Matters

Thank you for partnering with us!

We welcome gifts and bequests to support our ministry in providing quality Christian care.

Gifts to Edison Christian Life Services help meet current needs for residents who have exhausted their resources. Gifts are also used for capital improvements, equipment and programming.

Gifts to the Edison Christian Foundation are invested in an endowment fund which returns the earnings to the Home for ongoing resident needs, ensuring our ability to continue to provide care for current and future residents.

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How to Give

Edison Christian Life Services and the Edison Christian Foundation are both licensed 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Gifts are tax-deductible as donations for federal income tax purposes and bequests are deductible for estate tax purposes.

Contributions can be made by cash, check or money order payable to Edison Christian Life Services or the Edison Christian Foundation and sent to 1000 Edison Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504.

Gifts may also take the form of appreciated assets, life insurance, gift annuities, charitable trusts or bequests. Gifts can be designated for benevolent care, specific projects or as a memorial or tribute gift. Your contribution is always appreciated and will be used to the benefit of our residents.

Michigan Charitable Contributions Solicitation License Numbers:

Edison Christian Life Services – MICS 6594
Edison Christian Foundation – MICS 8956


Pray

We seek God’s continuing guidance to meet the needs of our residents. Please remember the needs of our residents and their families, our staff and our volunteers in your prayers. Your prayer support is deeply appreciated.

Creating Christian Community

Our emphasis is on faith-based quality care and vibrant, homelike living environments.

At Edison, we are committed to Christ-centered care. The foundation of our organization is Jesus Christ, and our care reflects Him and His will for our lives. Our vision is to honor God by enriching the lives of all those touched by or involved in our ministry.

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Volunteer Your Time

Volunteers contribute to the quality of care that residents receive in a variety of ways. Opportunities for volunteers include assisting with a variety of activities, folding laundry, feeding residents and serving on boards.

  • Assist with manicures.
  • Assist with bingo .
  • Lead a Bible Study.
  • Lead a musical program as a group or individual– play the guitar, piano, violin, etc. or sing.
  • Lead exercise class at Edison Assisted Living Center.
  • Assist with craft class.
  • Assist with activities on our memory loss unit.
  • Lead a prayer group at Edison Assisted Living Center.
  • Interested volunteers need to complete a volunteer application.
  • Volunteers will be contacted based on current needs and availability.
  • Volunteers must be at least 15 years of age or part of a school or social group, supervised by an adult or guardian (ie) girl or boy scouts, youth group. If the potential volunteer is a minor, the parent/guardian needs to grant permission to volunteer and must be present during the TB skin test (if required) and orientation.
  • Once an agreement is made between the volunteer and the facility, references will be requested and contacted.
  • A two-step TB skin test is required for all volunteers with direct resident contact. TB skin tests can be obtained, at no cost to the volunteer, at Edison Christian Life Services.
  • Step one of the TB skin test must be completed prior to volunteer orientation.
  • Volunteers must complete education and competency training upon their start date.
  • Initial education includes a facility orientation and numerous policies, including handouts.
  • Education and competency training is also done on a yearly basis, at minimum.
  • Following orientation, education and competency, volunteers are paired with activity staff and/or trained volunteers to begin their volunteer experience with supervision.

Learn more about who we are and what we stand for.

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