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Building a healthier Copper Country, together.

 
Our programs and funding opportunities are designed to serve and inspire more healthful lifestyles that will cultivate a thriving community.

Houghton County Millage for Elder Nutritional Services

No senior should feel the indignity of being without access to nutritious meals and social connection.

As the senior population has grown, so too has the demand for home-delivered meal services. In the last three years, Copper Shores Meals on Wheels has doubled the number of people served daily, reaching current organizational capacity.

Within the state of Michigan, only five counties do not have a millage to support senior nutritional services. Copper Shores Meals on Wheels serves two of those counties - Houghton and Keweenaw. These are the only two counties in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula without millage support.

Our Mission

Positively influencing a more healthful community through enhanced philanthropy and collaboration

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Grants
560
 Scholarship Recipients
$ 14.3 mil.
Total Grants & Scholarships

What We Do

 

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Bridges

Helping people develop hope, resources and a future story.
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Meals on Wheels

Delivering a meal and companionship to residents.

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Victim Support

Supporting victims of any crime including emergency response. 
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Outreach and Education

Evidence-based prevention education for Copper Country residents.
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Scholarships

Supporting those looking to better themselves through education. 
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Grants

Funding opportunities for municipalities, nonprofits and schools. 

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July 17, 2025

Five reasons you should apply for Getting Ahead

Getting Ahead is the cornerstone class of Copper Shores Bridges, a free program that helps people understand generational poverty and the steps to ...
July 16, 2025

What does “all of Houghton County” mean?

If the Elder Nutrition Services millage proposal passes on August 5, we will bring Meals on Wheels to all of Houghton County - but what does that ...
July 16, 2025

Rotary-funded produce cleaning station supports seniors and local farmers alike

A soon-to-be-completed produce washing station on the west side of 821 Water Street will help transform the way Copper Shores Meals on Wheels works ...
July 9, 2025

Uplifting lives with long-term investments

Copper Shores invests in Water Street building to better serve community Big things are cooking at 821 Water Street in Hancock! Home of our Meals on ...

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