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Officials describe informal pastoral response work in Benton Harbor and say grant funding earmarked years ago has not arrived
Summary
During the Oct. 9 webcast, Director Dan McGinnis and Chief Greg Abrams described a group of pastors who provide emergency family support after shootings or fires and said grant funding intended to formalize a pastoral special response team was not received in recent years.
Director Dan McGinnis and Chief Greg Abrams said on Oct. 9, 2025, that an informal group of local pastors already responds to disasters in Benton Township and the city of Benton Harbor and that organizers have sought grant funding to formalize the effort into a special response team.
Why it matters: Pastors and clergy who provide on-the-ground support can help families with immediate needs — phone calls to employers, shelter, clothing and coordination with relief agencies — but speakers said a formalized team would require funding that has…
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