CHOICES WEST COUNSELING SERVICES INC
EIN 38-3603803 · Addictive Disorders N.E.C.
What they do
THE PURPOSE of CHOICE WEST COUNSELING SERVICES, INC. is to PROVIDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE OUTPATIENT, PREVENTION, and EDUCATION SERVICES to INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, and THE COMMUNITIES BEING SERVED. BY PROVIDING THESE SERVICES WE HOPE to EMPOWER THEM to PRACTICE and SUPPORT HEALTHY LIFESTYLES and POSITIVE GROWTH THROUGH WELLENSS EDUCATION, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTION of ALTERNATIVES and UTILIZING A VARIETY of INTERVENTIONS. OUR OUTCOME is to PROVIDE PEOPLE IN OUR REGION and SURROUNDING AREAS THE OPPORTUNITY to LIVE A LIFESTYLE THAT is ADDICTION FREE. IN THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE SERVED and PROVIDED SERVICES for APPROXIMATELY 250 PERSONS.
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BRUCE VANDERHOOFEXECUTIVE DI
BEATRICE ROSALEZBOARD MEMBER
COLIN SAXTONBOARD MEMBER
DEBORAH WRIGHTPRESIDENT
LEANN SAXTONBOARD MEMBER
MARK HUTCHINSONBOARD MEMBER
PENNY BURILLOSECRETARY
ROY STRAITBOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Location
- 36 S STATE STREET, HART, MI 49420
- County
- Oceana
- In care of
- DEBORAH WRIGHT
- Primary officer
- DEBORAH WRIGHT, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2017
- Tax period began
- October 1, 2017
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- BRICKLEY DELONG PC
- IRS tax category
- Addictive Disorders N.E.C.
- Revocation date
- February 15, 2022