Need Help with Food Resources?
What Charitable Union Offers
How To Qualify For Help?
Annually, (usually in December) you must re-qualify for assistance at Charitable Union. Here is what you'll need:
Your photo ID and one of the following:
- Medicaid card
- Food Stamp card
- a referral from a Health and Human Service Agency, church or business
- if you have none of the above call 211 Call Center and ask them for a referral to Charitable Union
You will also need to bring the following items for each person in your household or on your card:
- Social Security card (can be a picture of the card)
- Dates of birth for each person
New to Charitable Union? You will need those items above and please fill out a Client History Form either in English here or Spanish here
Have a Special Need?
Meeting immediate needs is just the start. We support individuals in many ways—click "Here’s How We Can Help" for details:
- Victim of a fire? Here is how we can help.
- Need Steel-toed-shoes for a new job? Here is how we can help.
- Welcoming a new baby? Here is how we can help.
- Need Monthly Period products? Here is how we can help.
If you don’t see what you need, call us at (269) 964-7234—we’ll help or point you in the right direction.

