At Mustard Seed Shelter, we believe healing doesn’t happen in isolation – it happens in connection. Our initiatives are built to support the whole person: body, mind, and spirit. Whether it’s offering a safe place to sleep, walking alongside someone as they transition into permanent housing, or providing basic household items to create a new beginning, every initiative we launch grows from one place: compassion.
Below are just a few ways we extend our mission beyond the shelter walls.
Our initiatives offer compassionate, long-term support that helps individuals move from crisis to stability with dignity, hope, and community.
Neighbors Enabling Success Together
What began at Mustard Seed as a humble giveaway space and has grown into a full-scale furnishing program, helping individuals transition from homelessness to home. Now operated by Partnership Center, NEST continues to provide household essentials with dignity and care.
Collaboration That Changes Lives
Mustard Seed is proud to be an active member of SC-CHAP – the Saginaw County Consortium of Homeless Assistance Providers. This collaboration brings together local agencies, service providers, and advocates to fight homelessness through coordinated, compassionate care. Together, we work every day to ensure no one in our community has to navigate homelessness alone.
The journey doesn’t end when someone leaves the shelter
We stay connected long after someone moves out. Our aftercare program offers emotional support, referrals, and check-ins to ensure the stability they’ve worked so hard to build continues. Once part of the Mustard Seed family, always part of the Mustard Seed family.
Because none of us is in this alone
From local churches and nonprofits to businesses and volunteers, our work is strengthened by the many hands that hold it up. We believe deeply in collaboration – sharing resources, knowledge, and love to meet needs we could never reach on our own.
Be part of something rooted in hope
Our initiatives grow because people like you choose to show up. Whether you have a few hours, a truck, or a heart for helping, there’s a place for you here.
Our work is made possible by the generous support of individuals, churches, clubs, organizations, and foundations. With 95 cents of every dollar going directly to our life-changing programs, your contributions make a tangible impact.
Our Mission: We water the seed of inner strength in women experiencing homelessness so they can make a better life for themselves and their children.