Holy Cross Services

What Holy Cross Services does

Holy Cross Services is a Michigan-based nonprofit human services organization founded in 1948 and headquartered in Saginaw. For 78 years it delivered child welfare programs (including foster care, family support, and stability services) and homelessness services (shelter, care, and support) directly to children, families, and individuals in need across Michigan. It operated on a community-led, direct-service model, delivering services free of charge to vulnerable populations without any technology product offering.

The organization's business model was donation-driven: it relied on charitable contributions solicited through its website (holycrossservices.org) to fund ongoing operations, with no fee-for-service pricing. Its go-to-market was community-based, using its website as the primary channel for outreach, service information, and donation collection, and direct field delivery of services to individuals and families domestically within Michigan. Staffing was in the 251–500 employee band.

Holy Cross Services operated as an independent private nonprofit with no parent company, subsidiaries, or disclosed institutional investors. In a decisive strategic development, the organization announced it will formally dissolve in October 2026, concluding decades of community service. Note that references in the source data to Holy Cross Ministries partnering with the Wasatch Latino Coalition and Intermountain Health relate to a different entity and not to Holy Cross Services.

Name

Holy Cross Services

Legal name

Holy Cross Services

Website

https://holycrossservices.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Holy Cross Services is a Michigan-based nonprofit, founded in 1948, providing child welfare (foster care, family support) and homelessness (shelter, support) services free of charge to vulnerable children, families, and individuals, funded through charitable donations. It is dissolving in October 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services (Child Welfare and Homelessness Services)

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Homeless shelter services
• Foster care programs
• Family support services
• Community social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saginaw

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a nonprofit social services organization, Holy Cross Services relies on charitable donations from the community to fund its child welfare and homelessness programs. The organization explicitly solicits donations through its website.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Holy Cross Services is a nonprofit organization that delivers direct social services to vulnerable populations in Michigan. It operates Michigan Child Welfare Services (including foster care and family support/stability programs) and Homelessness Services (shelter, care, and support for homeless individuals and families). All services are provided free of charge to recipients, funded by charitable donations.

Product overview

Holy Cross Services is a nonprofit social services organization that has operated for 78 years, providing Michigan Child Welfare and Homelessness Services to children, families, and individuals in need. The organization is not a technology product company; rather, it delivers direct social services including child welfare programs and homelessness services. The organization is formally dissolving in October 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Michigan Child Welfare Services Direct child welfare programs including foster care placement, family support, and family stability services for children and families in need within Michigan. Funded by charitable donations and provided free of charge to recipients.
• Michigan Homelessness Services Direct shelter, care, and support services for homeless individuals and families in Michigan. Includes emergency shelter and ongoing support to help clients navigate difficult circumstances.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Wasatch Latino CoalitionminorOthersHoly Cross Ministries (note: different entity from Holy Cross Services) partnered with the Wasatch Latino Coalition as part of a Community Health Needs Assessment conducted by the Wasatch County Health Department. This partnership was for data gathering purposes related to community health assessment.
• Intermountain HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoly Cross Ministries partnered with Intermountain Health as part of a Community Health Needs Assessment conducted by the Wasatch County Health Department. The partnership was formed to gather comprehensive data for identifying community health challenges including vaccination rates, food access, and youth substance use.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• Samaritas: Michigan-based nonprofit providing foster care, refugee services, and housing/homeless services — directly comparable to Holy Cross Services' mission across child welfare and homelessness in the same state.
• Catholic Charities of Michigan: Faith-based Michigan nonprofit offering foster care, family services, housing, and shelter programs — directly parallel to Holy Cross Services in both service mix and faith-based community delivery model.
• Bethany Christian Services: Faith-rooted nonprofit headquartered in Michigan providing foster care, adoption, and family support services — closely comparable to Holy Cross Services' child welfare and family stability programming.
• Volunteers of America Michigan: Michigan-focused nonprofit providing housing, homeless services, and family/child welfare programming — closely comparable service mix and target populations to Holy Cross Services.
• Family Promise: National nonprofit providing shelter, housing, and family stability services to families experiencing homelessness — directly comparable mission and direct-service nonprofit delivery model.
• Child & Family Services of Michigan: Michigan-based nonprofit offering foster care, adoption, family preservation, and child welfare services — directly comparable to Holy Cross Services' primary child welfare service line.
• Lutheran Social Services of Michigan: Faith-based Michigan nonprofit providing foster care, refugee resettlement, and supportive housing — directly parallel faith-affiliated service portfolio and target populations.

Regional players

• Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries: Michigan-based faith-affiliated nonprofit operating emergency shelters, transitional housing, and recovery programs — directly comparable to Holy Cross Services' homelessness services in the same state.
• COTS (Coalition on Temporary Shelter): Detroit-based nonprofit operating emergency shelters and homelessness services — directly comparable shelter operations for vulnerable populations within the same Michigan service region.

Broad incumbents

• Salvation Army (Michigan): Large national faith-based nonprofit with substantial Michigan presence offering shelter, foster care, and family services — broad incumbent operating overlapping programs at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HolyCrossServ
• Facebookfacebook.com/HolyCrossServices1

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