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If you're learning Spanish at Calvin, you won't just study it in the classroom; you'll experience it in Grand Rapids.听With over 29,000 Hispanics living in Grand Rapids (that's about 16听percent of the city's population!), it isn't too difficult to discover ways to use your Spanish in the community. Whether you volunteer听to serves the Hispanic population, worship at a Spanish-speaking church, or enjoy a meal at a Latin American restaurant, you are sure to discover a way to meet the Hispanic community of Grand Rapids.
Check out our list of area Hispanic contacts below, or visit the听听for more ideas on how to serve.
Agencies
(Volunteer)
1050 Fuller Ave NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503听
616-456-8661
Lunes鈥揤iernes, 9 a.m.鈥5 p.m.
(Counseling, education, prevention programs, & more)
1115 Ball Ave NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505听
616-456-6571
info@arborcircle.org听
(Community outreach, counseling services, child welfare programs, family preservation programs)
40 Jefferson Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616-456-1443
info@ccwestmi.org听
(Various health services for low-income families)听
Heart of the City Health Center:
100 Cherry St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616-965-8200听
*Visit website for hours as well as more locations across Grand Rapids
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(Bilingual staff providing health care and counseling for underserved, homeless, migrants,听and uninsured)
730 Grandville Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503听
616-685-8400
Lunes鈥揤iernes: 7 a.m.鈥5 p.m.
Martes: 7 a.m.鈥8 p.m.
Sarah Pegman, Volunteer Coordinator
spegman@exaltahealth.org
616-475-8446 ext. 116
Volunteer interest form at website
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(Vocational training)
3035 Prairie St SW
Grandville, MI 49418听
616-532-4200
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*Always looking for volunteers - do not need to be fluent*
(Family support services, adult education, youth services,听and more)
1204 Grandville Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503听
616-742-0200
Lunes鈥揤iernes: 8 a.m.鈥5 p.m.听
(Serves the pastoral needs of Hispanic Catholics within the Midwest Region)
Cathedral Square Center听
360 Division Ave S
Grand Rapids, MI 49503听
616-246-0598
Juan Farias-Gonzalez, Director
jfarias@dioceseofgrandrapids.org
*Volunteers for interpretation needed*
(Shelter, food, education, biblical studies, computer-based learning, and work training for those in need)听
225 Commerce Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503听
General service line:听616-454-8249
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(Offers a variety of legal services to migrant workers)
1104 Fuller Ave NE听
Grand Rapids, MI 49503听
616-454-5055
(Assists refugee families in resettling in West Michigan)
901 Eastern Ave. NE听
Grand Rapids, MI 49503听
616-238-4269
616-224-7550 to volunteer
*Always looking for volunteers听鈥 call or fill out a volunteer application on the website*听
(ESL & literacy services, teen/youth programs, family enrichment programs, income tax preparation, and bilingual counseling)
1530 Grandville Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503听
616-475-5881
Lunes鈥揤iernes: 9 a.m.鈥5 p.m.
(Promotes and assists Hispanic-owned business leaders through educational workshops and more)听
2007 Division Ave S
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-452-3960
Bookstores
(Publishing company for materials in Spanish)
2450 Oak Industrial Drive NE听
Grand Rapids, MI听49505听
616-451-4775听
portavoz@portavoz.com
1700 28th St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508听
1-800-426-8355
ventas@librosdesafio.org
info@librosdesafio.org听
Lunes鈥揤iernes: 8 a.m.鈥5 p.m.
360 Division St S, Suite 1B
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616-245-2251
Lunes鈥揤iernes: 9 a.m.鈥5 p.m.
S谩bado 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Churches
Victor y Lupe Morales, Pastores
2143 Division Ave S
Grand Rapids, MI 49509
616-243-4505听
contacto@lacasadelrey.org
Domingo: 10:30 a.m.
Mi茅rcoles: 7:30 p.m.
Church Location:
301 Sheldon Blvd. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Domingo, 12 p.m.
Parish Office:
215 Sheldon Blvd. SE
616-456-1454
Lunes-Jueves:听9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Viernes: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
514 Eastern Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616-454-4888
eacrc@eacrc.org
Domingo: 11 a.m. (Bilingual service)
1265 36th St SW
Wyoming, MI 49509
emanuelcrc@gmail.com
Domingo: 11 a.m. y 5 p.m.
255 28th St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548听
616-570-1249
Andr茅s Garcia, Pastor
pastorandres1@netzero.com
Iglesia Evang茅lica de Restauraci贸n
2788 Woodward Ave SW
Wyoming, MI 49509
616-257-3983听
Domingo: 10 a.m.
Viernes: 7 p.m.
*Note: Women and men sit on opposite sides of the church.听Women also cover their heads and wear long skirts.*
2100 44th St SW
Wyoming, MI 49519听
616-531-2100 ext. 111 for Hispanic Ministry Center, ext. 148 for Pastor
Domingo: 9 a.m.听en (Espa帽ol), 11 a.m. (en ingl茅s traducido al Espa帽ol)
Mi茅rcoles: 7 p.m.听
Jonathan Espinoza, Pastor
hispanicministries@grandrapidsfirst.org
1005 Evergreen St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-560-4207
lanuevaesperanza7@yahoo.com听
Nohemi V. Ramirez, Pastor
Domingo: 10 a.m.听鈥 Escuela Dominical
Domingo: 11:30 a.m.听鈥 Servicio de Adoraci贸n
Martes: 7 p.m.听鈥 Estudio B铆blico y oraci贸n
225 32nd St SW
Wyoming, MI 49548
616-456-7982
S谩bado: 5 p.m. (Bilingual)
Domingo: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. (en Espa帽ol)
Newspapers
2818 Vineland Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508听
616-246-6023
Andr茅s Abreu, Editor
editor@elvocerous.com
2500 E. Beltline Ave. SE, STE G #118
Grand Rapids, MI 49546听
616-977-0658
staff@lazocultural.com
听(Bilingual)
1066 Grandville Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503听
616-243-9090
Radio
Western Michigan University听
1903 West Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
269-387-5715
鈥淎lma Latina鈥 鈥 Music and community info
Domingo: 4 p.m.
711 Bridge St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504听
616-459-4788
"El Mundo Musical" 鈥 Mexican hits
Oscar Zuniga, Host听
Lunes-Viernes: 5 a.m.鈥7 a.m.
S谩bado-Domingo: 6 a.m.鈥8 a.m.
Restaurants
2948 28th St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
616-977-2674听
Lunes-Jueves: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Viernes-S谩bado: 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Domingo: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
527 Bridge St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504听
616-451-4290听
Lunes-S谩bado: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
*Offers student discounts*
636 Bridge St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504听
616-458-8583
Domingo, Cerrado
Lunes-Jueves: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Viernes-S谩bado: 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
38 Fulton St W
Grand Rapids, MI 49503听
616-774-8272听
Lunes-Jueves: 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
Viernes-S谩bado: 8 a.m.-11 p.m.
Tacos El Cu帽ado
455 Burton St SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Domingo-Jueves: 9 a.m.-12 a.m.
Viernes-S谩bado: 9 a.m.-3 a.m.
*See website for other locations around Grand Rapids
Taqueria San Jose
1338 Division Ave S
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Lunes-Jueves: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Viernes-S谩bado: 10 a.m.-11 p.m.
Schools
ESL or Bilingual Programs
2505 Madison Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507听
616-819-2242听
Denishea Killingham, Principal
killinghamd@grps.org
1775 Buchanan Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49507听
616-819-2252听
Evelyn Ortiz, Principal
ortize@grps.org
2133 Buchanan Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49507听
616-819-2262听
Allison Woodside de Carillo, Principal
WoodsidedecarilloA@grps.org听
2133 Buchanan Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-819-2269
Michael Perez, Principal
Perezm@grps.org
1205 Grandville Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503听
616-819-2560听
Aimee Garcia, Principal
garciaai@grpublicschools.org
940 Baldwin St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616-819-2201
Erek Kooyman, Principal
kooymane@grps.org
*Not a language center school, offers ESL, and has a Spanish language requirement*
448 Dickinson Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-819-2505
*Not a language center school, offers ESL, and has a Spanish language requirement*
851 Madison Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-819-2640
Jerry McComb, Principal
mccombj@grps.org
1441 Davis Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
616-819-2565
Troy Wilbon, Principal
wilbont@grps.org
309 Palmer St NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
616-819-2929
Leanne Lange, Principal
langel@grps.org
*Not a language center school, offers ESL, and has a Spanish language requirement*
3859 Chamberlain Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
616-819-3095
Sherrie Ross, Principal听
rosss@grps.org
943 Sibley St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
616-819-3100
Roselyn Charles-Maher, Principal听
charlesmaherr@grps.org
1525 Mount Mercy Dr, NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504听
616-819-3322
Dennis Branson, Principal听
bransond@grps.org听
FLES (Foreign Language in the Elementary School) Programs
6206 Ada Dr SE
Ada, MI 49301听
616-676-1289听
Melissa Brower, Principal
mbrower@adachristian.org
1429 Wilcox Park Dr SE
Grand Rapids, MI 46506听
616-458-4228听
Suzi Furtwangler, Principal
sfurtwangler@stthomasgr.org
Immersion Programs
[Forest Hills Public Schools]
7192 Bradfield SE
Ada, MI 49301听
616-493-8970听
Patrick Stecco, Principal
pstecco@fhps.net听
1050 Iroquois Dr SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506听
616-574-6500听
Mark Krommendyk, Principal
mkrommendyk@grcs.org
Sara Seth, Spanish Immersion Coordinator
sseth@grcs.org
540 Russwood St NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
616-363-4869听
Kari Huckaby, Director听
huckabyk@npchristian.org
[Grand Rapids Public Schools]
801 Oakland SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503听
616-819-2947
Carlos Delabarrera, Principal听
delabarrerac@grps.org听
K-12 Spanish Programs
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District Office:
2915 Hall St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506听
616-235-3535
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Administration Building:听
6590 Cascade Rd SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546听
616-493-8800
GRCS Administrative Office:听
2400 Plymouth Ave听SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506听
616-574-6000
Tom DeJonge, Superintendent
tdejonge@grcs.org
Elementary/Middle:
810 Van Raalte Dr SW听
Grand Rapids, MI 49509听
616-241-5202
High School:听
2500 Newport SW听
Wyoming, MI 49519
616-249-8050
John Booy, Superintendent听
jbooy@pottershouseschool.org
Stores
El Matador Tortilla Factory
45 Franklin St SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-241-1121
La Familia Stop-N-Shop
(Puerto Rican)
1066 Grandville Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503听
616-608-5953
El Milagro of Michigan (La Favorita Tortiller铆a)
1846 Clyde Park Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49509听
616-452-6625
Rodriguez Supermarket
2211 Division Ave S
Grand Rapids, MI 49507听
616-246-0970
Television
(24-hour Spanish programming, available online)
听-听Cable channel 25
711 Bridge St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504听
616-459-4788
听- Channel 25 in Wyoming & Kentwood, U-Verse channel 99
5261 Clyde Park Ave SW
Wyoming, MI 49509
616-261-5700
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(24-hour Spanish programming; videos available online)
Translation and Interpretation Services
*Always looking for volunteers, do not have to be fluent - see also the Translation Internship*听
1204 Grandville Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616-742-0200
9028 N Rogers Dr SE Suite D
Caledonia, MI 49316
616-285-0005
chris@lang-int.com
STI Translations听
160 Sluyter St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548听
616-249-9050
1455 Forest Hill Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546听
616-550-7057 / 616-942-5742
translationsu@gmail.com
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(Interpreting, translation, education, consultation, video interpretation in over 200 languages)
426 Plymouth Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
616-233-6505
info@voicesforhealth.com听
Lunes鈥揤iernes: 8 a.m.鈥5 p.m.