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Michigan has endured it's fair share of hardships. This page is dedicated to the men and women who help change lives through their work at these agencies. 
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Food Banks The Food Bank Council of Michigan provides statewide leadership to food banks in their efforts to alleviate hunger through the distribution of surplus food to those in need.
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Housing
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Home Ownership Services may help prevent loss of a home, providing services such as:
The lifetime Home Ownership Services maximum is $2000. The lifetime maximum is the combined cumulative total of all home ownership service payments. Home Ownership Services cannot be approved if the emergency was client-caused. The total amount of taxes past due for all years does not exceed $2,000.
A client-caused emergency is when an SER group fails to pay required payments for the six-month period prior to the month of application. Good cause may exist (except for property taxes) as a basis for an applicant's failure to prevent an emergency.
Only a DHS Specialist can accurately determine your eligibility for this program. Ask for details when turning in a completed application at your local DHS County Office. |
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Health care coverage is available to individuals and families who meet certain eligibility requirements. The goal of these health care programs is to ensure that essential health care services are made available to those who otherwise do not have the financial resources to purchase them.
It is very important that individuals and families obtain health care coverage. In Michigan, there are many health care programs available to children, adults, and families. Specific coverages may vary depending on the program and the applicant's citizenship status (some non-citizens may be limited to coverage of emergency services only). The Michigan Department of Human Services (MDHS) determines eligibility for some of the health care programs that are administered by the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH).
All of the health care programs in Michigan have an income test and some of the programs also have an asset test. These income and asset tests may vary with each program. For some of the programs, the applicant may have income that is over the income limit and still be able to obtain health care benefits when their medical expenses equal or exceed their deductible (formerly known as spend-down) amount.
Children | Pregnant Women | Adults | Families
Healthy Kids Healthy Kids is a Medicaid health care program for low-income children under age 19 and for Pregnant Women of any age. (Healthy Kids for Pregnant Women is discussed under the Pregnant Women heading). There is only an income test. There is no monthly premium for Healthy Kids. Most children who are eligible for Healthy Kids are enrolled in a Medicaid health plan. Healthy Kids provides a comprehensive package of health care benefits including vision, dental, and mental health services.
MIChild MIChild is a health care program administered by the Department of Community Health. It is for the low income uninsured children of Michigan's working families. MIChild has a higher income limit than Healthy Kids. There is only an income test. Like Healthy Kids, MIChild is for children who are under age 19. There is a $10 per family monthly premium for MIChild. The $10 monthly premium is for all of the children in one family. The child must be enrolled in a MIChild health and dental plan in order to receive services. Beneficiaries receive a comprehensive package of health care benefits including vision, dental, and mental health services. For more information and an application, contact MIChild at 1-888-988-6300 or visit the MIChild Information website .
Children's Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) Children's Special Health Care Services is a program within the Michigan Department of Community Health that provides certain approved medical service coverage to some children and adults with special health care needs. Children must have a qualifying medical condition and be under 21 years of age. Persons 21 and older with cystic fibrosis or certain blood coagulating disorders may also qualify for services. Click here for more information about Children's Special Health Care Services .
Under 21 Medicaid is available to eligible persons under age 21. There is an income test and an asset test (beginning May 1, 2006) for this program. If income is over the income limit, the person is assigned a deductible. Persons may incur medical expenses that equal or exceed the deductible and still qualify for this program. Beneficiaries receive a comprehensive package of health care benefits including vision, dental, and mental health services. Contact the local MDHS office in your county to apply for this program.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) SSI is a cash benefit for disabled children whose families have low income. The Social Security Administration (SSA) determines SSI eligibility. The beneficiaries are automatically eligible for Medicaid and they receive the comprehensive package of health benefits including vision, dental, and mental health services. Most beneficiaries are enrolled in a Medicaid health plan. Medicaid may continue even if SSI stops.
Special Disabled Children Medicaid is available to children who received SSI benefits on August 22, 1996, provided the child meets current SSI income and resource standards and the definition of childhood disability in effect before the 1996 revised disability definition. The comprehensive health care package of Medicaid benefits is available. Contact the local MDHS office in your county to apply for this program.
Pregnant WomenHealthy Kids for Pregnant Women Medicaid is available to an eligible woman while she is pregnant, including the month her pregnancy ends and during the two calendar months following the month her pregnancy ends, regardless of the reason (for example: live birth, miscarriage). There is an income limit for this program. The comprehensive health care package of Medicaid benefits is available. Contact the local MDHS office in your county to apply for this program or apply on-line .
Group 2 Pregnant Women A woman who has income that exceeds the income limit for Healthy Kids for Pregnant Women, may be eligible for Medicaid under the Group 2 Pregnant Women program. If the income is over the income limit, the pregnant woman is assigned a deductible. Persons may incur medical expenses that equal or exceed the deductible and still qualify for this program. Contact the local MDHS office in your county to apply for this program.
Maternity Outpatient Medical Services (MOMS) The goal of the MOMS program is to provide immediate health coverage for pregnant women. It provides outpatient prenatal coverage only. The MOMS program is available to provide immediate prenatal care while a Medicaid application is pending. Other women who may be eligible for MOMS include:
The woman must use Medicaid benefits if and when they become available. Prenatal health care services will be covered by MOMS and/or Medicaid for the entire pregnancy and for two months after the pregnancy ends. There is an income test for all persons except teens. The local health department can help women apply for the MOMS program.
Caretaker Relatives Medicaid is available to eligible parents and people who act as parents, caring for a dependent child. These people are called caretaker relatives. There is an income test and an asset test (beginning May 1, 2006) for this program. If the income test is over the income limit, persons may incur medical expenses that equal or exceed the deductible and still qualify for this program. Beneficiaries receive a comprehensive package of health care benefits including vision, dental, and mental health services. Contact the local MDHS office in your county to apply for this program.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) SSI is a cash benefit to low income adults who are aged, disabled, or blind. The Social Security Administration (SSA) determines SSI eligibility. SSI beneficiaries are automatically eligible for Medicaid and the comprehensive package of health care benefits including, vision, dental, and mental health services. Medicaid may continue even if SSI stops. Contact the Social Security Administration to apply for this program.
Aged, Blind, Disabled Medicaid is available to persons who are aged, blind, or disabled. There are income and asset tests. If the income is over the income limit, persons may incur medical expenses that equal or exceed the deductible and still qualify for this program. Most beneficiaries are enrolled in a Medicaid health plan and receive a comprehensive package of health care benefits including vision, dental, and mental health services. Contact the local MDHS office in your county to apply for this program.
Disabled Adult Children (DAC) A person who had a disability or blindness that began before age 22 may be eligible to receive Medicaid benefits in his adult years. He must also be receiving DAC benefits from Social Security. Most beneficiaries are enrolled in a Medicaid health plan and receive a comprehensive package of health care benefits including vision, dental, and mental health services. Contact the local MDHS office in your county to apply for this program.
MIChoice The MIChoice waiver provides home and community based health care services for aged and disabled persons. The program's goal is to allow persons to remain at home to receive health services. If they did not receive such services, these persons would require nursing home care. The cost of care at home must be less than the cost of care in a nursing home. MIChoice Beneficiaries are not enrolled in a Medicaid health plan but still receive a comprehensive package of health care benefits including vision, dental, and mental health services. In addition, the waiver may provide other benefits to help the person remain at home. Contact the local MDHS office in your county to apply for this program.
Medicare Savings Program (MSP) The Medicare Savings Program pays for certain Medicare costs. There is an asset test. The income amount determines what is covered. The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) may help pay the following, depending on the income amounts:
In some cases, the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) may refund the beneficiary a portion of the Medicare Part B premium on an annual basis. Contact the local MDHS office in your county to apply for this program.
Adult Benefits Waiver (ABW), a.k.a., Adult Medical Program (AMP) ABW/AMP provides basic medical care to low income childless adults who do not qualify for Medicaid. There are asset and income tests. ABW/AMP medical coverage is limited (e.g., inpatient coverage is not covered). However, pharmacy is included. Some counties have a county health plan that the person must be enrolled in to receive ABW/AMP benefits. Some services may require prior authorization from the county health plan or state (if there is no health plan in the county of residence). Contact the local MDHS office in your county to apply for this program.
FAMILIES Many times, the entire family may be eligible for health care benefits:
Low Income Families (LIF) Medicaid is available to families under the Low Income Family (LIF) Program. There are income and asset tests. Families that receive cash assistance (Family Independence Program or FIP) are automatically eligible for this program. Other families must apply at the local MDHS office. Families don't have to apply for FIP in order to receive health care coverage under this program. Most beneficiaries are enrolled in a Medicaid health plan and receive a comprehensive package of health care benefits including vision, dental, and mental health services.
Special N Support Special N Support is available to families that received Low Income Families (LIF) Medicaid or cash assistance (FIP) but are no longer eligible due to income from child support payments. Special N Support is available for 4 months. Most beneficiaries are enrolled in a Medicaid health plan and receive a comprehensive package of health care benefits including vision, dental, and mental health services. Your Family Independence specialist will let you know if you qualify for this program.
Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) TMA is available to families that have received LIF or cash assistance (FIP) in at least 3 of the last 6 months. The family is no longer LIF/FIP eligible because a parent has too much income from employment. TMA is available for up to 12 months and the family does not need to fill out a new application. Most beneficiaries are enrolled in a Medicaid health plan and receive a comprehensive package of health care benefits including vision, dental, and mental health services. Your Family Independence Specialist at the Department of Human Services will let you know if you qualify for this program.
Transitional Medical Assistance Plus (TMA-Plus) TMA-Plus assists beneficiaries in achieving self-sufficiency by extending medical coverage for families unable to purchase employer-sponsored health care coverage. TMA-Plus is available to adults after the 12 months of TMA. The family must apply and be eligible for the TMA-Plus program. There is only an income limit. There are monthly premiums based on the number of adults and how long they have been in the TMA-Plus program. TMA-Plus is not available for children. The DHS specialist will tell you about health care coverage for the children in the family. If available, the beneficiaries must be enrolled in a Medicaid health plan. Beneficiaries receive a comprehensive package of health care benefits including vision, dental, and mental health services. Your DHS specialist will let you know if you qualify for this program.
NOTE: To learn even more about Medicaid, you can also visit the Department's on-line courses at http://www.training.mihealth.org . |
Spiritual
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For those not living in this state, toll free National Resource numbers and websites will be listed on the "LINKS" page.
A CAA Agency Oh no, I’m behind on my electric bill. Oh no, I am behind on my gas bill. Oh man…I’m behind on…is familiar words heard across the land. Everyday people face the harsh realities of late payments, past due bills, and utility shut-offs. Where can you go for help? Community Action Agencies (C.A.A.) were created under President Lyndon Baines Johnson Great society legislation known as the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Wayne Metro community Action Agency is a non-profit agency with a 501 (C) 3 status. The agency supports 42 communities in out Wayne County. The community action program’s focus is offering community support services, homeless programs, youth and family services and community development. Wayne Metro is part of a 1,000 Community Action Agency across the United States that offers people a wide range of anti-poverty and human services programs that helps to uplift people out of poverty. President Johnson said during a historic March 1964 speech, “Your imagination, your initiative, and your indignation will determine whether we build a society where progress is the servant of our needs, or a society where old values and new visions are buried under unbridled growth. For in your time, we have the opportunity to move not only toward the rich society and the powerful society, but upward toward the Great Society”. Wayne Metro works diligently with clients to help them. All issues brought to the staffs attention is addressed and every available option is offered. It is important to know as with all programs, poverty levels, incomes, and other factors determine eligibility. If you have any further questions or needs, please phone 734-955-6752 or 313-843-2550 26650 Phone 734-941-4991 This is a new health clinic opened up for uninsured and underinsured clients. Offers primary dental care. Serves people living in Community Dental Center 406 Ashley Phone 734-998-9640 Provides quality dental care to individuals with an emphasis on serving those with limited finances.
Wayne Metro
Dentistry Options in
888-707-2500 ext. 6
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Energy Assistance
FY 2009 Low-Income Energy Programs
Federal | State | Utilities | Charitable
Federal
LIHEAP Contact
Public Inquiries: 1-800-292-5650
Website: www.michigan.gov/fia/
LIHEAP Administering Agency Contacts
www.michigan.gov/fia/1,1607,7-124-5461---,00.html
Weatherization Assistance Program
Local Administering Agency Contacts
Website
LIHEAP FY 2009 Funding
$222,412,468 - regular block grant
$27,004,012 - emergency contingency funds
LIHEAP Income Eligibility Level
Heating: 110% Federal Poverty Guidelines
Crisis: 60% State Medium Income
LIHEAP FY 2008 Benefit
Heating: $141 average
LIHEAP Households Served (Estimate for FY 2008 Heating)
526,307
LIHEAP Program Dates
Heating: January 1 - September 30
Crisis: Year-round
State
Low-income Rate Assistance
Home Heating Credit
A state tax credit to assist low-income families living in
www.michigan.gov/heatingassistance/0,1607,7-215-33210---,00.html
State Emergency Relief (SER)
SER provides limited help to households with low income who have an emergency that threatens their health or safety. Covered services include home heating, electric and utility bills. Applications are available at the following website: www.michigan.gov/heatingassistance/0,1607,7-215-33211-106339--,00.html
Contact your local DHS office for more information or an application, www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5461---,00.html
Utilities
Low-income Rate Assistance
Arrearage forgiveness and deposit and fee waivers are provided by utilities that participate in the state's automated positive billing system and other payment plans. Under positive billing, a participating household must pay a percentage of its monthly assistance grant to its utility.
Winter Protection Plan
This plan protects senior and low-income customers of Commission-regulated natural gas and electric companies, rural electric cooperatives and alternative electric suppliers from electric or natural gas service shut-off and high utility payments between December 1 and March 31. Persons qualify for the plan if they meet any of the following criteria:
- are age 65 or older, or
- receive Michigan Family Independence Agency cash assistance, or
- receive Food Stamps or Medicaid, or
- have a household income at or below 200 percent of poverty level.
Winter Protection allows eligible low income customers to make monthly payments of at least 7 percent of their estimated annual bill, along with a portion of any past-due amount, December through March, and avoid shut-off during that time even if their bills are higher. Eligible senior citizens participating in Winter Protection are not required to make specific monthly payments between December 1 and March 31, but are encouraged to do so to avoid higher bills when the protection period ends. At the end of the protection period, both low-income and senior citizens taking part in the plan must pay off any money owed in installments between April and November.
To apply, contact your natural gas or electric utility company or alternative electric supplier.
DTE, 800-477-4747
SEMCO, 800-624-2019
Consumers Energy, 800-477-5050
www.michigan.gov/documents/homeheatinghelp_106697_7.pdf
Emergency Charitable Assistance
Please note these charitable funds are last resort emergency funds with limited resources and limited times of operation.
The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW)
An independent non-profit organization, THAW distributes funds for bill-payment assistance across the state and promotes energy conservation, weatherization and energy efficiency education. THAW partners with several utility companies, who provide funding to administer and operate the program. Most match customer and other donations dollar for dollar and all contributions go directly to low-income bill payments.
1-800-866-8429
www.thawfund.org/
Consumers Energy
PeopleCare
Begun in 1983, PeopleCare is a partnership between Consumers Energy and The Salvation Army to help
Cherryland Cooperative
Operation Round Up®
Customer donations for Operation Round Up® go to the locally administrated Community Caring Fund. Funds are distributed to individuals and organizations through grant requests submitted to Community Caring.
231-486-9200, 800-442-8616
www.cecelec.com/memberprograms/roundup.cfm
Lansing Board of Water & Light
Pennies for Power Program
Customer donations fund the Pennies for Power Program that provides utility shutoff protection for low-income families in the
517-371-6006
www.lbwl.com/pennies.asp
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army provides utility assistance throughout the State of
Tri County Electric
People Fund and Operation Round Up®
Customer donations provide funds for individuals and community organizations. Grant Guidelines include: $2,500 maximum in grants to any one family or individual per year; an applicant may not re-apply within 6 months from a previous application; and individuals or families must submit copies of previous federal income tax forms. To qualify for a grant, your family or organization must be located in the Tri-County Electric service area, which includes portions of Barry, Clare,
Application form.
1-800-562-8232
www.homeworks.org/home_peoplefund.htm
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MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
"I PROMISE" PROGRAM
A fund to assist Downriver residents faced with the challenge of cancer.
Eligible candidates can receive assistance for prostheses, wigs,
swimsuits, and other items to improve the quality of their lives.
Please call 734-246-6053 to schedule an appointment and
complete an application.
AND FREE WIG BANK
Wigs, hats, turbans, etc. for Cancer patients
AND FREE YOGA CLASSES for cancer patients,survivors and any others!
Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 10 to 11:15 a.m.
Josephine Ford Cancer Center-Downriver
19675 Allen Road, Brownstown MI 48183 Website: www.henryfordhealth.org
Workshops:
734-479-3311
CHECK OUT THE "Adult FREE Medical Tests, Services & Treatments" webpage for many other programs such as the above one......also "Disability Resources", "Prescription Resources", "Financial Resources" etc.!
WAYNE COUNTY
ACCESS Community Health & Research Center
6450 Maple St.
Dearborn MI 48126
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6451 Schafer Accepts Arabic clients or any Dearborn resident
Dearborn MI 48126
Phone: 313-842-7010
Website: www.accesscommunity.org
(Not a free clinic--uninsured pay $40 first visit, $30 afterwards)
Provides a wide variety of health, mental health and social services at seven locations in Dearborn; call
or visit website for more information or to make an appointment. Lab work discounted, patients are
responsible for 30%. Free mammogram's for women ages 40 and up. Free HIV testing. Pediatrician
available for kids from newborn to 17 years old. $25 fee. General practice for ages 18-21, $25 fee.
Over 21, $40 fee.
Advantage Health Centers
2395 W. Grand Blvd.
Detroit MI 48208
Phone: 313-897-2061
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Thea Bowman CHC
20548 Fenkell Street
Detroit MI 48223
Phone: 313-255-3333
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Advantage Family HC
4777 East Outer Drive
Detroit MI 48234
Phone: 313-369-1960
After Hours Toll Free: 877-868-2242
Z.IA.D. Health Care for the Uninsured, Inc.
12830 Sibley Road
Riverview MI 48192
Phone: 734-347-1462
Website: www.ziadhealthcare.org
Over 50 metro Detroit locations in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
Patients pay on a sliding scale.
Wayne County Department of Public Health Clinics
Website: www.waynecounty.com
Dearborn Health Clinic
6450 Maple
Dearborn MI 48126
Phone: 313-216-2201
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Hamtramck WIC Clinic
8626 Joseph Campau
Hamtramck MI 48212
Phone: 313-875-5120
OR
Taylor Health Center
26650 Eureka Road
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-955-3900
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Wayne Health Center
33030 Van Born Road
Wayne MI 48184
Phone: 734-727-7100
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Western Wayne Family Health Center
2500 Hamlin Ct.
Inkster MI 48141
Phone: 313-561-5100
Henry Ford Wyandotte Clinic for the Working Uninsured
23050 West Road Suite 230
Brownstown Twp. MI 48183
Phone: 734-365-3560
Website: www.henryfordhealth.org
Website: www.wyandotteclinic.com (under construction now!)
Working adults ages 18 and up without health insurance are seen by appointment from 4 to & 7 p.m. on Wednesdays only. Also offers free mammogram's through its "Yes Ma'am Fund".
Romulus Help Center
Phone: 734-942-7585
Community-based services meet the needs of individuals and families with substance-abuse problems.
Medicaid is accepted and a sliding-fee scale is available for substance-abuse services.
Teen Mental Health Services
19170 Eureka Rd.
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 248-661-3500 (Administrative)
734-324-8326 (Southgate)
313-396-5300 (Detroit)
Outpatient and mental health services are offered for individuals in Wayne, Oakland, Saginaw, and Genessee counties. Fees are based on an ability to pay.
Western Wayne Family Health Center
2500 Hamlin
Inkster, MI 48141
Phone: 313-561-5100
Website: www.wwfhcinkster.org
Healthcare services are priced to be based on the family's income and ability to pay. Accepts
Medicaid and MI Child, HMO Coverage, Medicare ($100 deductible waived) and Sliding Fee Scale.
Also offers Family Planning/Plan First program, Sports/Camp/Employment Physicals, Immunizations, and discounted drug program & delivery. If you are insured, you will be responsible for the deductible,
co-pay, and other charges that your insurance does not cover. Patients without insurance may qualify for a discount of as much as 90% depending on family size & income. This clinic is for those who live in Taylor, Romulus and Brownstown and Huron Townships.
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Western Wayne Family Health Center of Taylor
26650 Eureka Road
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-941-4991
Same day or next day appointments. No-cost HIV testing. Insured and Uninsured patients welcome. Federally funded. Mental health services also.
Covenant Community Care Just added 1-30-2010!!
559 West Grand Blvd.
Detroit MI 48216
Phone: 313-554-4095
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1700 Waterman
Detroit MI 48209
Website: www.covenantcommunitycare.org
New Hope Baptist Church & U of M Outreach Clinic for Seniors
Phone: 734-647-8447 OR 734-998-6085
A-Access Clinic
1640 Fort (Fort & King)
Trenton MI 48183
Phone: 734-675-9888
Services Offered:
Low Cost health care
Detroit Hope Hospital
801 Virginia Park
Detroit MI
Phone: 3130874-0100
Website: www.detroithope.com
Affordable community based hospital including mental health.
Detroit Medical Center
4059 W. Davison
Detroit MI 48238
Phone: 313-491-5400
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Offering discounts for uninsured patients; bring photo ID.
Michigan Association of Physicians from India Free Clinic (MAPI)
MAPI Charitable Clinic of Taylor
12701 S. Telegraph #101
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-374-3152
Email: office@mapiusa.org
Website: http://www.mapiusa.org
Primary care for adults without health insurance.
St. Vincent DePaul Health Center at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
15055 Hubble
Detroit MI 48227
Phone: 313-837-5078
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St. Vincent DePaul Health Center
22255 Greenfield Suite 220
Southfield MI 48075
Phone: 313-837-5078 OR 248-849-2746
Email: julie.nitzkin@stjohnhealth.org
Website: www.stjohnhealth.org AND www.svdpdetroit.org
Services for adults only. Open Monday and Thursday; call for hours.
Detroit Community Health Connections
Website: www.dchcquality.org
Woodward Corridor Family Medical Center
611 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Detroit MI 48215
Phone: 313-832-6300
OR
East Riverside
13901 E. Jefferson
Detroit MI 48215
Phone: 313-822-0900
OR
Bruce Douglas Health Center
6550 W. Warren
Detroit MI 48210
Phone: 313-897-7700
OR
Eastside Health Center
7900 Kercheval
Detroit MI 48215
Phone: 313-921-5500
OR
The Nolan Family Health Care
111 W. Seven Mile Road
Detroit MI 48203
Phone: 313-369-2600
Mercy Primary Care Center (Samaritan Center)
5555 Conner Ave.
Detroit MI 48213
Phone: 313-579-4000
Email: meyersm@trinity-health.org
Community Care Services (medical care for the mentally ill)
Phone: 313-389-7525 (Administrative)
313-389-7500 (Lincoln Park)
734-955-3550 (Taylor)
734-697-7880 (Belleville)
Family and Neighborhood Services
Phone: 734-941-2300 (Administrative)
313-843-2210 (River Rouge)
734-782-9800 (Romulus)
734-326-4262 OR 734-595-2880 (Westland)
Services are available for individuals, families and communities in need, especially people who are not traditionally serviced.
American Indian Health and Family Services
4880 Lawndale
Detroit MI 48210
Phone: 313-846-3718 M-F 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Website: www.aihfs.org
Medical, dental, and substance abuse as well as prevention services are provided on a sliding scale.
Traditional healing is offered.
Arab-American and Chaldean Council (ACC)
Community Health Center
16904 Warren
Detroit MI 48228
Phone: 313-846-8156
OR
Detroit Headquarters
111 W. Seven Mile Rd.
Detroit MI 48203
Phone: 313-893-5269
OR
28551 Southfield
Lathrup Village MI
Phone: 248-559-1990
Website: http://myacc.org
CHASS (Community Health & Social Services Center)
Southwest Clinic
5635 W. Fort Street
Detroit MI 48209-3154
Phone: 313-849-3920
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CHASS Midtown Center
7436 Woodward Ave.
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-556-9907
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Western International High School Health Center
1500 Scotten
Detroit MI 48209
Phone: 313-849-5504
Website: www.chasscenter.org
Free and low-cost medical services in both English and Spanish
Detroit Health Care for the Homeless
2395 W. Grand Blvd.
Detroit MI 48208
Phone: 313-897-2061
Medical and some mental health services. Walk-ins Monday through Friday; open at 7:30 a.m.
$10 fee required, bring picture ID, Social Security card and proof of income. If in a shelter or treatment
center, bring a referral letter, otherwise there is a $10 fee.
Detroit Medical Group
8282 Woodward
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-874-3440
OR
6455 Gratiot
Detroit MI 48207
Phone: 313-921-8600
OR
14071 E. Seven Mile Road
Detroit MI 48205
Phone: 313-371-2828
Photo ID required. Free vaccinations and discounted medical services for the uninsured.
St. Francis Cabrini Clinic of the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church
1435 Sixth Street
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-961-7863
Email: cabriclinic@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.cabriniclinic.org
The oldest free clinic in the U.S.A.
St. John Community Health Center
Van Elslander Family Center/Society of St. Vincent dePaul
3000 Gratiot Ave.
Detroit MI 48207
Phone: 313-567-7462
Provides free non-acute health care for the uninsured such as physicals and preventive care with a nurse, medical assistant and social worker referrals.
St. John Oakland Primary Care
27450 Schoenherr, Suite 400
Warren MI 48088
Phone: 586-582-7550
Accepts new patients; call for an appointment.
Care First
640 Temple St. Suite 370
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-833-3450
Medical care for those adults denied Medicaid.
Hutzel OB/GYN Health Center
4201 St. Antoine
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-745-4380
AIDS Consortium
645 Griswold (Suite 1600)
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-496-0140
Counseling and FREE testing for HIV and AIDS. AIDS education. Immunization Clinics (FREE or low-cost)
Cabrini Clinic
1234 Porter Street Mental health counseling at 3 p.m. Wednesdays---call for an appointment
Detroit MI 48226-2405
Phone: 313-961-7863
Website: www.cabriniclinic.org
Provides free primary medical assistance to first 25 persons who register, first-come-first-serve basis, by volunteer physicians and nurse practitioners. Prescription assistance, health education, EKG and routine lab testing, dressings and basic home health care supplies.
Homeless Health Care Receiving Hospital
4201 St. Antoine
Detroit MI
Just walk-in!
Fort Street Presbyterian Church Clinic
631 W. Fort St.
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-961-4533
Clinic for the homeless population only; HIV testing.
COTS Clinic
26 Peterboro
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-831-3777 ext. 237
Latino Family Services Medical Clinic
3815 W. Fort Street
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-841-7380
Website: www.mhweb.org
Open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday to Friday. Health care for the homeless, 8:30 a.m. every other
Friday, health care for uninsured and psychological services; by appointment only. HIV-AIDS
counseling and testing. Call for more information.
Operation Get Down Medical Clinic
10100 Harper
Detroit MI 48213
Phone: 313-921-9422 ext. 235
Salvation Army Medical Clinic
1627 W. Fort Street
Detroit MI 48216
Phone: 313-965-7760 ext. 51
Website: www.salmich.org
Cass Community Social Services
11850 Woodrow Wilson
Detroit MI 48206
Phone: 313-883-2277 ext. 205
Website: www.casscommunity.org
Dr. George (Chuck) Costea Saturday Clinic
3745 Cass Ave.
Detroit MI
Phone: 313-883-2277
Nolan Family Health Center
111 West 7 Mile
Detroit MI 48203
Phone: 313-369-2600
Woodward Corridor Family Medical Center
611 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-832-6300
Detroit Department of Health And Wellness Bureau of Clinical Services & Population Health
Herman Keifer Family Health Clinic
1151 Taylor Street
Detroit MI 48206
Phone: 313-876-4826
OR
Grace Ross Health Center
14585 Greenfield Road
Detroit MI 48227
Phone: 313-870-3094
OR
Northeast Health Center
5400 E. Seven Mile Road
Detroit MI 48234
Phone: 313-870-3054
DMC School-based Health Center
CATCH Pediatric/School Mobile Clinic
Fifth Floor Cals Building
3901 Beaubien Blvd.
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-966-0626
Detroit Medical Society
580 Frederick Douglas
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-832-7800
Detroit Parish Nurse Network of SE Michigan
1234 Washington Blvd.
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-237-5810 ext. 15
Greater Detroit Area Health Council (GDAHC)
333 W. Fort Street Suite 1230
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-963-4990
Health Centers Detroit
7633 E. Jefferson, Suite 340
Detroit MI 48214
Phone: 313-822-9801
OR
Advance Office Building
23077 Greenfield, Suite 489
Southfield MI 48075
Phone: 313-822-9801
OR
4201 St. Antoine
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-745-4091
Website: www.hcdmg.org
Walk-ins welcome, sliding scale for uninsured. Hours at all locations are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
HFHS School-Based Initiative
Henry Ford Health System
One Ford Place, 5E
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-874-5483
Website: www.henryfordhealth.org
HUDA Community Clinic
1605 W. Davison Ave.
Detroit MI 48238
Phone: 313-865-8446
Website: www.hudaclinic.com
Located inside the Muslim Center of Detroit. Uninsured are free.
Great Lakes Medical Clinic
4420 E. Davison
Detroit MI 48212
Phone: 313-369-1500
Imani Family Health Center at Tried Stone Baptist Church
1550 Taylor
Detroit MI 48206
Phone: 313-871-1878
Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit--Project Chessed
6555 West Maple Road
West Bloomfield MI 48322
Phone: 248-592-2300 OR 248-592-2232
Website: www.jfsdetroit.org
For uninsured members of the Jewish community.
The Joy-Southfield Community Health and Education Center
18917 Joy Road
Detroit MI 48228
Phone: 313-581-7773
Email: joysouthfield@aol.com
Malta Medical Mission
4138 Golf Ridge Dr. East
Bloomfield Hills MI 48302
Phone: 248-855-9196
NOAH at Central United Methodist Church
23 E. Adams Ave.
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-965-5422
Health screenings, referrals, prescription assistance. Monday through Thursday 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Malta Medical Mission at St. Leo's Church
4860 15th Street
Detroit MI 48208
Phone: 313-897-6565
McAuley Nurse Managed Health Center
5555 Commers
Detroit MI 48221
Phone: 313-579-1182
Primary care services. Accepts Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, HMO's and self-pay.
M.P.R.O.
22670 Haggerty Road, Suite 100
Farmington Hills, MI 48335-2611
Phone: 248-465-7323
Oakwood HealthCare System
23400 Michigan Avenue, Suite 900
Dearborn, MI 48124
Phone: 313-586-5337
St. John Parish Nursing
22255 Greenfield Suite 518
Southfield MI 48075
Phone: 248-849-5715 OR 313-343-8766
St. Patrick's Senior Center Health Care Clinic
58 Parsons Street
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-833-7080
Website: www.stpatseniorcenter.com
Services for those 60 and up; call for hours.
Walter & May Reuther Senior Services
450 Eliot
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-831-8650
Wayne County Medical Society
3031 W. Grand Blvd. Ste. 645
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-409-1359
HOPE Wayne Medical Clinic
Lighthouse Ministry Church
HOPE Medical Clinic
5403 S. Wayne
Wayne MI 48184
Phone: 734-710-6688
Email: mdekker@thehopeclinic.org
Website: www.thehopeclinic.org
Please download the necessary forms to bring with you to establish a file. Call for available times and an appointment.
National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
Patient Indigent Program
2350 S. Huron Parkway
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Phone: 734-971-2800 OR 800-482-1455
Website: http://www.nkfm.org
The Patient Indigent Program provides preventative health care and diagnostic consultations to people
with kidney disease who have no insurance. More than 120 nephrologists and urologists in Michigan participate in this program.
Jewish Family Services / Project Chessed JUST ADDED 12/28/09!
25900 Greenfield Suite 405
Oak Park MI 48237
Phone: 248-592-2321
Website: www.jfsdetroit.org
An innovative network of 541 doctors who are providing free health care services through a West Bloomfield program called Project Chessed that offers free health care for low-income qualifying
Jewish patients ages 19-64, by referring patients to participating doctor's offices and to 15 hospitals
who have agreed to provide care including tests and surgery. The program has provided everything from basic services to cancer treatment and heart bypass operations. Every member is assigned a primary care physician and has access to routine care. This is NOT a Medicare supplement program!
A program in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties links callers to programs offering FREE or
low-cost health care. Here are some ways to apply:
By Phone:
Call United Way hotlines: 211 or 800-552-1183
Call Care Compensation Specialists, a private firm specializing in Medicaid eligibility at 313-962-0692
By Internet:
Search for MIChild programs for children at www.michigan.gov
Visit the Detroit Wayne County Health Authority Website at www.dwcha.org/resources.shtml or call 313-871-3751. It also contains a list of free clinics in Metro Detroit (such as on this site).
Out -state Free Clinics of Michigan, a Kalamazoo coalition of free clinics can be seen as www.fcomi.org/index.htm or call 269-344-2507.
LENAWEE COUNTY
Community Action Agency Clinic
400 W. South Street
Adrian MI 49221
Phone: 517-263-7861
Email: bfenby@caajih.org
Website: www.caajih.org
Family Medical Center of Michigan (offices in Monroe County as well!)
770 Riverside Suite 205
Adrian MI Phone: 734-850-6904 OR 734-847-3802
Website: www.familymedical .org
Discounted medical care (look under Dental and Prescriptions), mental health services on a sliding fee,
smoking cessation, and also offer the BCCCP Program from their offices in Monroe County that offers
free well-women exams for women over 40.
MACOMB COUNTY
Neighbors Caring for Neighbors UPDATED 4-2-10!!!
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
Mt. Clemens Campus / Second floor
215 North Ave.
Mt. Clemens, MI 48043
Phone: 586-469-3750
Eligibility includes being a Macomb County resident, no insurance and low-income (less than $30,000 per household). Serves persons & families of all ages. Services include treatment for acute illnesses such as colds, ear infections, bronchitis, rashes, etc., treatment for chronic illnesses such as high blood pressure and diabetes, employment and school physicals, and referrals to other services. Care is provided free or at low-cost; donations accepted. Walk-ins accepted for urgent problems only!
New Haven Medical Center & Community Services
58144 Gratiot Ave.
New Haven MI 48048
Phone: 586-749-5197
Provides a full range of medical services for adults and children including preventive care, diagnosis and treatment, and follow-up care. X-ray and basic lab services available onsite. Case management services are also offered to clinic patients to help them link with non-medical services in the community. Residents of New Haven, Lenox Township, and Ray Township who meet income guidelines qualify for reduced fees. Sliding scale available to low-income residents of New Haven, Lenox Township, and Ray Township; full cost for others. Accepts Medicaid and most insurance.
Mt. Clemens General Mobile Outreach Clinic
Phone: 800-799-7178
Call for day and time.
Mercy Place Clinic
55 Clinton Street
Pontiac MI 48342
Phone: 248-333-0840
For adult residents of Oakland County who are working but uninsured. Call for appointment. No fee.
Macomb County Health Department
43525 Elizabeth Road
Mt. Clemens, MI 48043
Phone: 586-469-5235
Website: www.macombcountymi.gov/publichealth/index.htm
Downriver Community Services, Inc. Homeless Healthcare Project
28055 Gratiot
Roseville MI 48060
Phone: 586-552-8333
Offers medical and therapeutic services for homeless population who are uninsured and/or
underinsured residing in Macomb County at numerous sites. Services include primary care, emergency dental, health education, alcohol and substance abuse services, mental health treatment and services and outreach education.
MONROE COUNTY
Family Medical Center of Michigan
8765 Lewis Avenue
Temperance, MI 48182
Phone: 734-847-3802 OR 734-850-6904
OR
130 Medical Center Drive
Carleton, MI 48117
Phone: 734-654-2169
OR
905 North Macomb Suite 3 Also has a new office in Adrian, Lenawee County!
Monroe MI 48162
Website: www.familymedical.org
Discounted medical care (look also under Dental & Prescriptions) along with mental health services
on a sliding fee, smoking cessation, and host the BCCCP program that offers free well-women exams for women over 40.
Dr. Reyes
901 Macomb Street
Monroe MI 49221
Phone: 734-384-2056
Services low-income and no insurance.
Monroe County Health Department
650 Stewart Road
Monroe MI 48161
Phone: 313-243-7140
Website: www.co.monroe.mi.us
OAKLAND COUNTY
Mobile Nurse Clinic
248-942-3336
Oakland Community College
Highland Lakes Campus
7350 Cooley Lake Road
Waterford, MI 48327-4187
At Home Network Care Inc./The Senior Center
3621 Pontiac Lake Road
Waterford Twp. MI
This new on-site medical clinic at the Senior Center, will have a nurse and provide such things as flu shots, blood sugar testing and blood pressure checks. Beginning in October, a physician will be available also. The clinic's hours are 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Mercy Place Clinic Staff is bi-lingual (Spanish)
55 Clinton Street
Pontiac, MI 48342
Phone: 248-333-0840
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by appointment only
Provides free and low-cost health care & treatment for uninsured, qualified individuals with reportable income. To qualify for services you must be an Oakland County resident. Services also include surgical evaluation services, pharmacy services, free pregnancy testing, a women's health program, disease prevention, and management for chronic diseases.
Gary Burnstein Community Health Center North Oakland Primary Health Services
90 W. University 461 W. Huron and 208 Seminole
Pontiac, MI 48342 Pontiac MI
Phone: 248-758-1690 Phone: 248-857-7200
Email: burnsteinchc@sbcglobal.net Sliding scale fee.
Father Pops Clinic Oakland County Health Dept.
400 South Blvd. 27725 Greenfield Road
Pontiac, MI 48341 Southfield MI
Phone: 248-334-2126 OR 248-332-9872 Phone: 248-424-7000
Oakland Primary Health Services
46 N. Saginaw
Pontiac, MI 48342
Phone: 248-322-6747
Call for more information.
Veteran's Clinic
POH Medical Center
1701 Baldwin Suite 101
Pontiac MI
Phone: 248-409-0585
United Methodist Church
140 E. Flint Street
Lake Orion, MI 48362
Phone: 248-858-1311
Well-child services on the second Wednesday morning of each month by appointment only.
Must be an Oakland County resident.
Open Door Outreach Center
7170 Cooley Lake Road
Waterford MI 48327
Phone: 248-360-2930
Email: opendoor4328@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.opendooroutreachcenter.com
Services families in Waterford, White Lake, West Bloomfield, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, Commerce, Walled Lake and parts of Wixom, as funding allows. Referrals from other agencies are also accepted.
Oakland County Health Plan
Phone: 866-624-2669
Under the plan, a non-profit agency will receive federal money for the program to help county residents 18 to 64 years old and without children who have an income of less than 35% of the federal poverty level--or about $250 to $300 a month.
Residents who qualify for the program (approx. 3,400) will get a letter from the Michigan Department of Community Health that will allow them to get an insurance card. The county is hoping to expand on the program to others.
WASHTENAW COUNTY
Hope Clinic
103 Arnet Street
Ypsilanti, MI 48198
Phone: 734-481-0111
Email: info@thehopeclinic.org
Website: www.thehopeclinic.org
FREE ($5 donation requested if able)
Serves Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, and some of Western Wayne County. Provides free medical care to individuals without medical benefits or the ability to pay and other basic services to those in need. Prescription assistance available.
The Corner Health Center
Medical care for 12 to 21 year olds and their children
47 N. Huron
Ypsilanti , MI 48197
Phone: 734-484-3600
Website: www.cornerhealth.org
Provides primary medical care, pregnancy care, gynecology, and pediatric care for adolescents 12 through 21 years old and their children. Health education, WIC program, Theater Troupe, parenting education and health promotion are also provided.
Washtenaw County Health Department
555 Towner
Ypsilanti MI 48197
Phone: 734-484-7200 Main Number
Phone: 734-484-6770 WIC
Michigan Visiting Nurses
2850 South Industrial Hwy., Suite 75
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Phone: 734-677-6010
Website: www.umvn.org
Provide comprehensive home health care services ranging from help with activities of daily living to complex high-tech treatments and therapies, and community immunizations programs. Patients
include the homebound, the underinsured, and those without insurance.
Hope Clinic of Chelsea/Faith in Action
603 S. Main Street
Chelsea, MI 48118
Phone: 734-475-3305
Website: www.fianationalvolunteer.org
Clinic is open twice a month from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday by appointment. Services for the
uninsured only. Call for an appointment.
Washtenaw County Shelter Association Health Clinic
530 Miller Ave.
Ann Arbor MI 48103
Phone: 734-622-2829
Email: programs@annarborshelter.org OR gaia@ic.org
Website: www.annarborshelter.org
This clinic provides primary care services, medical case management and health education for the homeless.
Whitmore Lake Health Clinic
Phone: 734-449-2033
Packard Community Clinic
3174 Packard
Ann Arbor MI 48108
Phone: 734-971-1073
Sliding scale available; proof of income required. Primary care for adults and children. Call for hours.
Shelter Association Health Clinic
312 W. Huron
Ann Arbor MI 48103
Phone: 734-662-2829
Services for individuals who lack permanent housing. Walk-ins and appointments accepted.
Call for hours.
Washtenaw Health Plan
(For Washtenaw county residents)
You Get:
Health insurance at no cost to you
Medical services at no cost to you
Discount card for prescription drugs
You need a Michigan State ID and Washtenaw county address
Plan A: For adults between 18 and 64, making up to $3,300/yr. with no insurance
You don't need proof of income.
Plan B: For adults and families with limited income and no insurance
You need proof of income--such as a pay stub or W2.
Discount Card for prescription drugs: For Washtenaw County residents of all ages.
You don't need proof of income.
You may wish to check under "Crisis Pregnancy & Pregnancy Resources if you suspect that you are pregnant, as many will provide FREE pregnancy tests as well as material assistance!
Oakwood Healthcare Inc.
Oakwood Hospital
Woody Cancer Center--1st Floor
Phone: 313-593-7817
Doctors are offering free care to laid-off Ford Motor Co. workers with verification of their laid-off status. The clinic is open two half-days a week from 1 to 4 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays.
FOOD BANKS
Project FRESH (this is a Federal program)
(Farm Resources Expanding and Supporting Health)
This program allows low-income, nutritionally at-risk people to buy fresh produce using coupon booklets. The FRESH coupons are administered through the Michigan Department of Community Health and eligible consumers can use the coupons at 76 participating farmers markets and 69 roadside stands from June through October. Call 517-432-1612 for more information.
Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan
1921 W. Michigan Ave.
Ypsilanti MI 48197
Phone: 734-544-0015 OR 800-482-3041
Website: www.hfmich.org
Emergency food assistance for those with bleeding disorders that impact their income such as
hemophilia, von Willebrand, other coagulation disorders, hepatitis, HIV or AIDS. Call this number for
more information: 800-482-3041. Must not have received aid from this agency in past 12 months.
MiCAFE (Michigan's Coordinated Access to Food for the Elderly)
Phone: 877-664-2233
Website: www.micafeonline.org
Depending on your area, MiCAFE and its community centers can
offer a variety of services:
Assistance with Medicare and other government forms
Prevention of utility shutoffs
Help with phone bills
Free meals
Exercise programs
Cultural events
Anyone at least 60 years old who lives in Wayne County or parts of Oakland County should call MiCAFE
to see what is available and whether they meet financial requirements, which are based on income minus medical expenses. Home visitations might be available for those who are unable to come to a center and cannot authorize someone to represent them.
ANGEL FOOD Program
Angel Food Ministries is a nonprofit, non-denominational organization that provides groceries at a greatly reduced price. The program is open to residents of all income levels and there is no limit on the number
of units an individual can purchase. There are no applications to fill out but orders must be paid for in advance. Each month's menu is different and includes a mix of fresh and frozen items with a much higher retail value than its cost of $30. Each box of food can feed a family of four for about a week, or a single senior citizen for almost a month. You CAN use your Food Bridge cards for this program!
The program is run from
multiple churches in areas
around Metro Detroit as well
as around the country--just
check the website to find the
nearest church to you as well
as the monthly menu!
Website: www.angelfoodministries.org
JUST ADDED!!
www.localharvest.org/csa is a new website that lists farms in your area where organically grown food can
be bought.
To find resources for the City of Detroit
To find resources for Lenawee, Macomb, Monroe,
Oakland and Washtaw Counties:
ALSO: To find other food pantry's in your area (new ones start all the time!):
www.pantrynet.org (click on the pantry locator)
www.fbcmich.org (to find a food bank)
OR
Contact the state's Food Assistance Program Hotline at 800-481-4989.
DOWNRIVER & METRO DETROIT
Hostess & Wonder Bakery Outlet
Dearborn
6870 Telegraph
Phone: 313-562-0412
AND
Romulus
35780 Goddard Road
Phone: 313-291-2004
AND
Southgate
14750 Fort Street
Phone: 734-284-0863
AND
6507 N. Wayne Road
Phone: 734-722-6686
Taylor Head Start Parents
Parents of children in the Taylor Head Start program are now eligible for free food during distribution
at the Head Start site of Eurekadale Elementary School, 14616 Duncan Street. The food program is a partnership between Head Start and Taylor Connection, a service of the City of Taylor Community Development Department. For more information call 734-785-7701.
The City of Taylor Free Food Distribution Program. Food is generally distributed on various Thursdays from 12:30 p.m. until all of the food is gone. Distribution takes place in the Taylor Human Services Center, 26650 Eureka Road, Suite D-2. Food is issued on a first-come/first-served basis and is open to Taylor residents only with current, valid identification. One bag of food per address is given and participants must bring their own bag or box. Food is issued only to those that are present!
For additional information call the Taylor Connection at 734-955-3744.
Wyandotte Community Food Pantry
First Congregational Church
98 Superior Blvd.
Wyandotte 48192
Phone: 734-281-6733
Referrals required from churches and social service agencies. No ID, no resident or income requirements!
Will make Downriver home deliveries of food to homebound persons with a written referral from a local social service agency. 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month.
Ecorse & River Rouge Food Pantry
(available to anyone in Southeast Michigan)
3648 W. Jefferson
Ecorse MI 48229
Must be residents and have photo ID. Can only be served once a month.
First Congregational Church of Gibraltar
29885 Bayview
Gibraltar MI
Phone: 734-676-5266
Email: sinclairgallagher@hotmail.com
Open to residents of Gibraltar, Woodhaven, Brownstown Twp., Flat Rock, Rockwood, and South Rockwood.: proof of residency and income required!
"The Giving Basket"
St. Mary's Parish Center
32477 Church Street
Rockwood MI 48173
Phone: 734-379-9248
Has a food pantry for families or seniors in need of assistance. The pantry is open the first and third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Bread and other baked goods may be obtained on Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Deliveries can be made to the elderly or informed.
Trenton Food Pantry Open to Trenton families only
2895 S. Trenton Drive
Trenton MI 48183
Phone: 734-675-6215
Open Arms Food Pantry (Southpoint Community Christian Church)
5699 Fort Street (across from Southshore Hospital)
Trenton MI 48183
Phone: 734-675-7575
Website: www.southpointccc.org
Open to all families who live in Trenton, Flat Rock, Brownstown or Gibraltar east of Allen Road.
Exceptions made for Southpoint members or regular attendees. Just fill out a request card and drop
in the box outside pantry OR stop by Wednesdays from 4-8 p.m.
West Mound United Methodist Church
22935 Eureka Road
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-374-0320
Identification, proof of residency and income required. Government commodity program for low-income residents of Taylor, Trenton, Woodhaven, Brownstown, and Lincoln Park. (see towards the bottom of the page also!)
Southgate Food Co-Op
Asher School
14101 Leroy
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 734-246-4633
One-time registration fee of $1.00 and you receive a bag of seasonal produce for $9.00 and cheese is available at reasonable prices. Once registered, you must order one week before pickup.
For all Downriver residents! Low cost food for ages 55 and older.
Blessed Hope Mission
1706 Fort Street (one block north of Southfield)
Lincoln Park MI 48101
Phone: 313-388-1499
Call ahead!
Focus Hope Food for Seniors
VFW Hall Post 1136
639 Ford Avenue
Wyandotte, MI 48192
Phone: 734-246-6057
Monthly food distribution for eligible seniors 60 years and older. Participants must complete application and meet age and financial requirements.
ACCESS
2651 Saulino Ct.
Dearborn MI 48120
Phone: 313-842-7010
Website: www.accesscommunity.org
VOUCHERS ONLY
Allen Park Presbyterian Church
7101 Park Ave.
Allen Park, MI 48101
Phone: 313-383-0100
Emergency help only with writeen referral and ID
Thomas Coleman Center
35351 Beverly Rd.
Romulus, MI 48174
Phone: 734-721-5655
Church of God Mountain Assembly
494 W. Columbia
Belleville, MI 48111
Phone: 734-699-0981
Nourishing Gardens Food Bank JUST ADDED 12/27/09!
24831 Sumpter Road
Belleville MI 48111
Phone: 734-308-3730
Email: info@nourishinggardens.org
Website: www.nourishinggardens.org
Provides emergency food boxes to low-income families in the S.E. Michigan area of Sumpter Twp.,
city of Belleville and Van Buren Twp. See website for qualifications or call.
Beverly House of God
34156 Beverly Rd.
Romulus, MI 48174
Phone: 734-729-6440
Church of God of Prophecy
2365 Sibley
Wyandotte, MI 48192
Phone: 734-479-1515
Ecorse Presbyterian
4207 West Jefferson
Ecorse MI 48229
Phone: 313-386-0150
Harvest Lighthouse
15 East Charlotte
Ecorse MI 48229
Phone: 313-377-5473
Community Lutheran Church
23984 Gibraltar Rd.
Flat Rock, MI 48134
Phone: 734-782-0563 (call first)
Flat Rock and Brownstown residents ONLY
Faith Christian Assembly
25051 Outer Drive
Melvindale, MI
Phone: 313-928-8305
Call ahead! Bring 2 pieces of ID and a Box.
First Assembly of God
5650 S. Telegraph
Dearborn Heights, MI
Phone: 313-292-1220
Call ahead!
Focus HOPE
13555 Oakman Blvd.
Detroit MI 48238
Phone: 313-494-5500
Website: www.focushope.edu
Supplemental food for pregnant and postpartum mothers and children up to age 5 on a monthly basis; program is based on income. Hours: Call for appointment
Full Gospel Temple Lighthouse Ministries
34033 Palmer Rd.
Westland, MI 48186
Phone: 734-326-3885
Food boxes, holiday baskets, soup kitchen.
Ecorse Baptist Temple
47 Joseph Street
Ecorse, MI 48229
Phone: 313-388-9299
Emergency food for Ecorse residents only. Document required.
New Hope Methodist Church
3401 Oakwood Blvd.
Melvindale, MI 48122
Phone: 313-383-6577 No referral needed. Must bring proof of income. Food distributed based on need and family size.
Other items available are diapers, baby formula and occasionally clothes.
Oakwood 7th Day Adventist Church
26300 Goddard
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 248-615-0913 (Sonja)
Brake Middle School
13500 Pine Street
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-374-1296
Taylor Apartments--Wrap Around
26650 Eureka
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-955-3744
Email: JDurr@ci.taylor.mi.us
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
1440 Coolidge Hwy.
River Rouge, MI 48218
Phone: 313-842-3320
Emergency food boxes after home visit. River Rouge residents only.
Our Lady of Woods Church
21892 Gudith
Woodhaven MI 48183
Phone: 734-671-5101
Salvation Army
1258 Biddle Ave.
Wyandotte MI 48192
Phone: 734-282-0930
Website: www.salvationarmyusa.org
Emergency food. Call between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. for appointment.
Serves 17 communities Downriver and Romulus and Van Buren. NO FEE.
St. Alfreds Catholic Church
9500 Banner
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 313-291-4888
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
4250 W. Jefferson
Ecorse MI 48229
Phone: 313-383-8514
Website: www.sfxecorse.com
Document required. Ecorse residents only.
St. Mary's-Wayne
34646 Sims
Wayne MI 48184
Phone: 734-721-8745
Call ahead!
Belleville First United Methodist Church
417 Charles St.
Belleville MI 48111
Phone: 734-697-9288
Food distribution for Belleville residents only. Referral thru Head Start.
West Road Assembly of God
31764 West Road
New Boston MI
Phone: 734-782-3747
Woodbrook Apartment Clubhouse
15505 Southland Blvd.
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-941-5679 OR 734-955-3744
Taylor residents only. Call or visit. Must have ID and fill out a survey.
Wayne County Health Department W.I.C. Program
999 Fort Street
Lincoln Park MI 48146
Phone: 313-383-7846
Serves Ecorse, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, River Rouge. Provides food, nutrition education, referrals for health services for pregnant and postpartum women, and at risk children up to 5 years old.
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Wayne County Health Department WIC Program Sumpter Clinic
19130 Sumpter
Belleville, MI 48111
Phone: 734-697-9455
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Wayne County Health Department WIC Program Taylor Clinic
26650 Eureka (Suite B)
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-955-390
Serves Allen Park, Brownstown, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Riverview, Rockwood, Southgate, Taylor, Woodhaven, Wyandotte.
AND
Western Wayne FIA-WIC Clinic Food Supply
25350 Ecorse
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 313-295-8320
Helping Hand Thrift Shop
37510 Huron River Drive
Romulus, MI 48174
Phone: 734-941-5323
Emergency food. Serves Romulus, Taylor, Wayne and Westland.
Need appointment and referral on letterhead from agency. No fees.
West Mound United Methodist
28569 Leroy
Romulus MI 48174
Phone: 734-374-0320
Fish & Loaves Food Pantry
A consortium of Christian churches working together to provide for the needy.
25670 Northline Road
(Next to Gleaners Food Bank)
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-442-0031
Website: www.downriverfishandloaves.org
Open to residents in Taylor, Romulus, Southgate, Allen Park, Brownstown (city & township), and neighboring Dearborn Heights. As clients, families and individuals can vist the pantry six times in
a given year and receive 25 pounds of food for each person in the family, up to 150 pounds a visit. Individuals can receive 35 pounds a visit (this does not include many "free" items that do not count toward your total). Clients "shop" for their food as if it were a grocery store. Proof of residency and income are required and you MUST show a Driver's License or State ID with your current address on
it and it must be a city served by F & L! Appointments are mandatory and a No Call/No Show will result
in a 30-day delay in your services! (Appointments limited to at least 60 day intervals between visits).
AND
Focus Hope Food Program for Senior Citizens has joined with Fish & Loaves Food Pantry to help
clients who are 60 years of age and older. You will receive a Focus Hope food box once a month.
This is in addition to the Fish & Loaves food you receive 6 times each year. Pick up is the 2nd
Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. You MUST bring a picture ID! Food boxes not
picked up on the 2nd Wednesday of the month will not be held. That month's food box will be forfeited.
You'll have to wait for the following month pickup to receive a food box. If you miss three months in a row
you will be dropped from the Focus Hope Food Box Program.
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Taylor residents only! Ask about joining the new TEFAP program! Call and ask for the TEFAP coordinator!
Community Food Pantry
Children's Resource Network Center
37272 Huron River Drive
New Boston MI
Phone: 734-753-0543
Community United Methodist Church
11160 Olive Street
Romulus MI 48174
Phone: 734-941-0736
Romulus residents only.
Salvation Army Dearborn Heights
26700 W. Warren
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Phone: 313-563-4457
Website: www.salvationarmyusa.org
Veteran's Outreach Center/Veterans Haven Inc.
4924 Wayne Road
Wayne MI 48184
Phone: 734-728-0527
Two food programs:
For Veterans:
Income must be under $1600 a month
Vets receive a box of canned goods, dry goods & meat once a month.
Serves veterans, seniors 55+, disabled, fixed income and others in need.
Christ Temple Church of the Apostolic Faith
29124 Eton Street
Westland MI 48186
Phone: 734-326-3833
Bethel Baptist of Trenton
13330 Trenton Road
Southgate, MI 48195
Phone: 734-284-6300 .
Email: bethel1@ameritech.net
Website: www.bethelsouthgate.com
Serves Southgate and surrounding communities. Must have picture ID Every 30 days
for emergency food.
Trenton Community Food Pantry
St. Timothy's Catholic Church
2901 Manning Drive
Trenton MI 48183
Phone: 734-676-5115
Website: www.catholicweb.com/sttimothytrenton
St. Philips ELCA Lutheran Church
1790 Fort Street
Trenton MI 48183
Phone: 734-676-7141
Website: www.stphilipslutheranchurch.com
Picture ID and proof of income. Serves Brownstown, Trenton, Riverview and Woodhaven.
Christ the King Lutheran Church
15600 Trenton Road
Southgate MI 48192
Phone: 734-285-9695
Email: shirley@ctk-church.org
Website: www.ctk-church.org
Serves the following zip codes: 48134, 48183, 48192, 48195, 48101, 48122, 48209 Need picture ID.
Children's Resource Network
21021 Huron River Drive
New Boston MI 48164
Phone: 734-753-0543
Email: crnc@wideopenwest.com
Website: www.childrenresourcenetwork.pantrynet.org
Provides daily hot meals to children, a food pantry/bank for families in need. Also a summer feeding program for migrant children in Wayne, Lenawee, Washtenaw, Hillsdale, Jackson and Monroe counties.
Christ Church of Redford
14350 Wormer
Redford MI 48239
Phone: 313-534-3462
Families In Need
PO Box 40779
Redford, MI 48240
Phone: 313-537-5327
Redford Interfaith Relief
19990 Beech-Daly Road
Redford MI 48239
Phone: 313-387-9802
Website: www.redfordinterfaithrelief.org
Referrals from Redford Churches
Caring Community Center
29625 Hazelwood Street
Inkster MI 48141
Phone: 313-836-4987
Inkster Human Development / New Birth Baptist Church
27628 Avondale
Inkster MI 48141
Phone: 313-563-1705
Sharon 7th Day Adventist
28537 Cherry
Inkster MI 48141
Phone: 734-722-2313
Website: www.adventist.org
Food pantry. Call ahead.
Bread of Life
25201 W. Outer Drive
Melvindale MI 48122
Phone: 313-928-8305
Website: www.fcausa.org
New Hope United Methodist
3401 Oakwood
Melvindale MI 48213
Phone: 313-383-6577
Saint Dunston Religious Church
1515 Belton Street
Garden City, MI 48135
Phone: 734-425-6930
Website: www.parishesonline.com
Friendship House
9540 Conant
Hamtramck MI 48212
Phone: 313-871-7443
Serves Hamtramck and nearby Detroit neighborhoods
Worshippers & Warriors Of Allen Park
8338 Allen Road
Allen Park MI 48101
Phone: 313-284-8126
Email: camary4@sbcglobal.net
Northville Civic Concern
42951 7 Mile Road
Northville MI 48167
Phone: 248-344-1033
For residents of the Northville public school district.
Full Gospel Church
12161 Conant
Hamtramck MI 48212
Phone: 313-365-2273
Operation Feed My Sheep
5540 Talbot
Hamtramck MI 48212
Phone: 313-368-7575
United Sisters of Charity
16339 Rosa Parks Blvd.
Highland Park, MI 48203
Phone: 313-862-8918
Need picture ID
New Way Christian Community Church
12375 Rosa Parks Blvd.
Hamtramck MI 48238
Phone: 313-868-6040
Call first and must have picture ID
Park Presbyterian Church
Deacon Care Center
14 Cortland
Highland Park, MI 48203
Phone: 313-868-5866
Salvation Army Farmington
27500 Shiawassee
Farmington MI 48336
Phone: 248-477-1153
Website: www.salvationarmyusa.org
Saint Alexander
27835 Shiawassee Road
Farmington Hills MI 48336
Phone: 248-474-5748
Website: wwww.stalexanderfh.org
Woodhaven Community Center
23101 Hall Road
Woodhaven MI 48183
Phone: 734-675-4926
Food pantry for residents age 55 and older. Eligible individuals may fill a bag of groceries--including canned goods, dry pastas and toiletries.
Allen Park Church of Christ
23610 W. Outer Drive
Allen Park MI 48101
Phone: 313-274-6900
Part of the Wayne County Emergency Food Assistance Program. Households must be registered and
show proof of income at the time of regisration.
St. Cyprian Catholic Church
13249 Pennsylvania
Riverview MI 48192
Phone: 734-283-1366
Food pantry for Riverview residents only.
City of Southgate
14400 Reaume Drive
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 734-246-3022
Call ahead, proof of income and residency along with dependents required
Gilead Baptist Church
12501 Telegraph Road
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-287-2650
Website: www.gileadtaylor.com
Picture ID required. May visit once every 4 months.
Eureka Heights Church of Christ
15132 Michael Street
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-946-0186
Call ahead for an appointment. Serves Taylor and Romulus. ID required.
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church
6442 Pelham
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 313-381-3000
New Hope Assembly of God Also a site of Angel Food Ministries!
14000 Racho Road
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-287-4673
Call ahead.
Silvery Lane Baptist Church
24949 Hass
Dearborn Heights MI
Phone: 313-278-1588
Call ahead!
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
3965 Merrick
Dearborn Heights MI
Phone: 313-562-5356
Call ahead!
New Dimension Outreach Food Bank
Ignited International Ministries
20320 Superior
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-383-5658 OR 734-407-5040 OR 734-407-5100
Website: www.ignitedinternational.org
Independent of the church it is housed in. Call for hours and times. Picture ID and proof of residence required.
Taylor 7th Day Adventist Church
25300 Goddard
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-461-9915
ID required. Call first.
St. Alfred Catholic Church
9500 Banner
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 313-291-4888
Serves Taylor residents and must have documentation.
West Mound United Methodist Church
22395 Eureka Road
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-374-0320
Emergency food pantry. Call ahead!
Kosher Food Pantry
Yad Ezra
Phone: 248-548-3663 #4
Detroit World Outreach Christian Center Church
23800 W. Chicago
Redford MI 48239
Phone: 313-255-2222
Salvation Army-Westland
2300 Venoy Road
Westland, MI 48186
Phone: 734-772-3660
Food pantry serves Wayne, Westland, New Boston, Inkster, and Romulus. Call ahead for appointment---NO WALK-INS.
Joy Baptist Church of Westland
37055 Joy Road
Westland MI 48185
Phone: 734-425-0466
Website: www.joybaptist.com
St. Johns Lutheran Church
28320 Waltz Road
New Boston, MI 48154
Phone: 734-654-6366
Website: www.stjohnswaltz.org
Serves Waltz and surrounding cities. Need picture ID.
City of Wyandotte Yack Arena
246 Sycamore
Wyandotte MI 48192
Phone: 734-321-7290
Proof of income, residence and dependents required.
Northville Civic Center
215 W. Cady
Northville MI 48167
Phone: 248-344-1033
Salvation Army
9451 S. Main
Plymouth MI 48170
Phone: 734-453-5487 #29
Website: www.salvationarmyusa.org
Food pantry....call ahead for an appointment! ID required.
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
30650 Six Mile Road
Livonia MI 48154
Phone: 734-427-1414
St. Edith Roman Catholic Church
15089 Newburgh Road
Livonia MI 48154
Phone: 734-464-1222
Must have ID and call ahead.
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
27475 Five Mile Road
Livonia MI 48154
Phone: 734-422-1470
For Livonia and Redford residents. ID required and a maximum of 3 visits per year.
Melvindale Recreation Center
4300 S. Dearborn
Melvindale, MI 48122
Phone:
Emergency food assistance.
Faith Christian Assembly
Bread of Life
25201 West Outer Drive
Melvindale, MI 48122
Phone: 313-928-8305 #3
Need 2 pieces of ID
New Hope United Methodist Church
3401 Oakwood Blvd.
Melvindale MI 48122
Phone: 313-383-6577
Serves Melvindale, Allen Park, Lincoln Park, and Taylor. Must have picture ID and income info.
Clarenceville United Methodist Church
20300 Middlebelt
Livonia MI 48152
\Phone: 248-474-3444
Food pantry...no more than 1 visit a month and 6 times total
Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church
14175 Farmington Road
Livonia MI 48154
Sacred Heart R.C. Church (USA)
21599 Parke Lane
Grosse Ile, MI 48138
Phone: 734-676-1378, ext. 232
Food pantry open to public with ID and referral required.
St. Dunstan's Catholic Church
1526 Belton
Garden City, MI 48135
Phone: 734-425-3146 #308
Serves surrounding cities. By appointment only...NO walk-ins. Must have photo ID
COMMODITIES PROGRAMS
Flat Rock Community Center
One Maguire Street
Flat Rock MI 48134
Phone: 734-379-1450
A surplus food program at the Community Center. Residents of Flat Rock, Trenton, Grosse Ile Twp., Rockwood, Woodhaven and Brownstown Twp. can participate.
West Mound United Methodist Church
22395 Eureka
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-374-0320
Government commodity food program for residents of Taylor. Proof of residency and income required.
Government Commodity Food Program
St. Philip Lutheran Church
1790 Fort Street
Trenton MI 48183
Government commodity food program for residents of Trenton and other communities as available.
Proof of income required.
Food Co-op
Asher School
14101 Leroy
Southgate MI 48195
Open to retired downriver seniors 55 and older and Southgate Adult Education students.
City of Southgate
14400 Dix-Toledo
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 734-246-1305
Commodities bi-monthly. Documentation and ID required.
Emergency Food Assistance Program
Copeland Center
2306 Fourth Street
Wyandotte MI 48192
Phone: 734-324-7295
On the third Wednesday of each month, surplus food is distributed at the above Center. A family of four who has a total annual household income of $27,560 is eligible as well as couples over the age of 60 who make less than $22,400 annually. Proof of income is required and those who present a Bridge Card are automatically qualified. Also required is proof of residency and birth certificates for all dependents. Residents who meet guidelines can register at the Recreation Dept. located at Yack Recreation Center, 3131 Third Street from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
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Allen Park Church of Christ
23610 W. Outer Drive
Allen Park MI
Phone: 313-274-6900
For low-income households; 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. the last Friday of each month. Households must be registered and show proof of income.
Government Food Assistance Program
Woodhaven Community Center
23101 Hall Road
Woodhaven MI 48183
Phone: 734-675-4926 Amy
Anyone who would like to receive government food assistance can stop by the Community Center and bring your financial information to see if you are eligible.
City of Riverview
14300 Sibley Road
Riverview MI 48192 Phone:
734-281-4270
Redford Interfaith Relief
19990 Beech Daly Road
Redford MI 48240
St. James United Methodist Church
30055 Annapolis
Westland MI 48185
Phone: 734-729-1737
City of Livonia
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
30650 Six Mile Road
Livonia MI 48154
Phone: 734-427-1414
City of Melvindale
3100 Oakwood Blvd.
Melvindale, MI 48122
Phone: 313-389-2000
Focus Hope
759 Inkster Road
Inkster MI 48141
Phone: 313-494-4600
Focus Hope Program for Senior Citizens
See Fish & Loaves Food Pantry above!
This program is in addition to any Fish & Loaves Food you receive 6 times per year
if you qualify!
City of Westland Commodities Hotline
Phone: 734-595-0366
Disperses surplus federal food at al several sites.
NEW! A MOBILE Food Pantry!
In His Name Mobile Food Pantry
In His Name Ministry
Phone: 734-771-4011 (NEW phone number!)
Email: jbrohl@wyan.org (Father Jerry Brohl)
Will make Downriver home deiveries of food to homebound persons with a written referral from a local social service agency. NO money is EVER given out for ANY reason!
NOTE: The Bridge Card can now be used at Sam's Club!!
Accepts the Bridge Card. Save up to 50% on Wonder Bread & Hostess Cakes. Great prices as well on many other items such as cereal, snack bars, bread crumbs, spices,condiments, cookies, snack crackers, etc.!
CLOTHING ASSISTANCE
CLOTHING RESOURCES
Free or Low-Cost
This page was last updated: April 3, 2010
Dress for Success
PO Box 980138
5361 McAuley Drive
Ypsilanti MI 48198
Phone: 734-712-0517
Email: michigan@dressforsuccess.org
Website: www.dressforsuccess.org
Business clothing for women only. Call for an appointment and bring a referral letter with you.
Hours are Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Other hours may be
arranged by appointment. Open to residents of other counties as well.
Jackets for Jobs
5555 Conner Suite 2097
Detroit MI 48213
Phone: 313-579-9160
Email: avaughn@jacketsforjobs.org
Website: www.jacketsforjobs.org
Business wear for men and women. MUST be in a Work First program and registered on the Michigan Talent Bank.
ADULT WORK CLOTHING RESOURCES
DCC Chrysalis Boutique
15100 Northline Road--Room 207
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 734-362-2486 Delores
TTY: 1-800-649-3777
Email: heyer@dccwf.org
Website: www.dccwf.org
Provides gently used clothing for women & men in need who are going into the workforce.
Free for those enrolled in the WorkFirst program and a small charge for those who are not.
Betty's Closet
Riverview Hospital in Detroit
Phone: 313-499-4844
Open Monday thru Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Women's Center of Southeastern Michigan
510 Maple Road
Ann Arbor MI
Phone: 734-973-6779
Monday thru Friday by appointment
Email: info@womenscentersemi.org
Website: www.womenscentersemi.org
Serves men as well as women and you do NOT have to be a Washtenaw County resident.
NO referral letter is needed.
National Council of Jewish Women
Council Thrift Shop
3287 W. 12 Mile Rd.
Berkley MI 48072
Phone: 248-548-6664
OR
1221 E. Lincoln
Royal Oak MI 48067
Phone: 248-542-2600
CareerDress
Lighthouse of Oakland County
46156 Woodward
Pontiac MI
Phone: 248-920-6100 ext. 2237
Website: www.lighthouseoakland.org
By appointment---Nonprofit provides services to low-income families in addition to clothing, closed-toed shoes, handbags and jewelry for women going into the work force.
Project Pinstripe
P.O. Box 3107
Grand Central Station
NYC, NY 10163
Email: vhorvath@projectpinstripe.org
Website: www.projectpinstripe.org
Gives high-quality (normally retail for anywhere from $400 to $2,000) used suits (which are then altered properly) with shoes, shirts & ties to teens to wear as they head out of high school and into the college
or job market. Holds one major fitting per year in each city for one organization.
Second Hand Rose
158 S. Main Street
Mt. Clemens MI
Phone: 586-468-3083
Operated by Turning Point, a Macomb County-based organization dedicated to survivors of domestic
violence and sexual assault. Clients receive vouchers to shop in the store. Usually also has home goods,
toys, books, etc. The shop is open to the public and all proceeds support Turning Point services. Hours
are Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with Tuesdays open until 8 p.m.
Career Corner
Rochester Area Neighborhood House Inc.
44 Mill Street
Rochester MI 48308-0112
Website: www.ranh.org
DRESSES FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS!
Please look under the Cool Links pages (on the right side of the homepage) for information on organizations that provide prom dresses!
Brides Against Breast Cancer Charity Wedding Gown Sale
This sale is taken to about 36 cities around the country each year. and brides-to-be get to choose from among 1,500 to 2,000 gowns, all available at bargain-basement prices. Gowns valued at up to $4,000 typically sell for $49 to $599. Those originally priced at 4,000 to $10,000 sell for $399 to $999. A pink breast cancer awareness ribbon is fastened to the interior bodice of each gown. Slips, shoes and veils are also donated and individuals and businesses donate diamond and estate jewelry, which is appraised and sold on tour and online at www.makingmemories.org.
The money raised is used by the nonprofit Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation to grant wishes
to those women diagnosed with breast cancer (similar to the Make A Wish Foundation for children).
Also:
Clothes Exchange
34346 Utica Road
Fraser, MI
Phone: 586-415-4495
Selection of slightly used bridal gowns, veils, flower girl and mother of the bride dresses.
Prices are about one-third of regular retail with gowns ranging from $98 to $598.
Rosebuds Consignment Bridal
7655 Highland Road
Waterford MI
Phone: 248-666-3035
Has wedding gowns from $199 to $399. this boutique has a selection of once-worn bridesmaid dresses for $100. You can order additional sizes for your bridal party. Prices include alterations and cleaning.
Once Again Bridal Shop
34312 Harper Ave.
Clinton Twp., MI
Phone: 586-792-1736
Has stylish gowns, which are 3 years old or newer. It has designer sample gowns from closed boutiques.
Bellocchio Upscale Resale
25519 Woodward Ave.
Royal Oak, MI
Phone: 248-541-8025
A shop that sells everything from suits to ball gowns.
ADULT & CHILDREN RESOURCES
Sweet Dreamzzz
P.O. Box 608
Farmington MI 48332-0608
Phone: 248-478-3242
Email: sweetdreamzzzdet@ameritech.net
Website: www.sweetdreamzzzdetroit.org
Sweet Dreamzzz is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing at-risk children with the sleep education and bedtime essentials necessary to achieve a good night's sleep to help classroom learning. It offers its R.E.M. (Rest. Educate. Motivate) Sleep Program to high-poverty schools throughout metro Detroit.
Operation Backpack
Volunteers of America
Phone: 248-945-0101 ext. 114
Email: erohrbach@voami.org
Website: www.voami.org
With help from Fox 2 Detroit, 96.3 WDVD and the Detroit Pistons, this program ensures that low-income children return to school with all the supplies they need.
Samaritan's Feet--Shoes of Hope Distribution
Boll Family YMCA
1401 Broadway
Detroit MI
Phone: 313-309-9622
Samaritan's Feet is a non-profit organization dedicated to changing lives through Shoes of Hope distributions around the world. A free pair of shoes will be given to children grades K-12 but pre-registration is required! Shoes will be distributed on Oct. 20th, 2009.
Help Is On The Way
5358 Beech Daly
Dearborn Heights, MI 48125-1708
Phone: 734-612-6991
Contact: Jack Schmidt
Website: www.helpsontheway.org
Thursdays 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (line starts at 5 p.m. and only the first 80 people are taken)
Clothing for those who are poverty level.
Helping Hand Thrift Shop
37510 West Huron River Drive
Romulus, MI 48174
Phone: 734-941-5323
Tuesday & Thursday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Emergency clothing (also food)
Serves Romulus, Taylor, Wayne and Westland.
Need appointment and referral on letterhead from agency. No fees.
Salvation Army Salvation Army Red Shield Store
5875 Middlebelt 14275 Eureka Rd.
Romulus, MI 48174 Southgate, MI 48195
734-729-3939
Website: www.salmich.org
Phone: 734-282-1943
M-F 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
OR
1258 Biddle (between Northline & Goddard)
Wyandotte MI 48192
734-282-0930 (church & community center)
M-F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
OR
28982 Ford Road Garden City MI
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34620 Michigan Ave. Wayne MI
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8525 Telegraph Dearborn Heights MI
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2627 Dix Lincoln Park MI
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33600 Plymouth Road Plymouth MI
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1621 S. State Street Ann Arbor MI
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7423 10 Mile Rd., W. of VanDyke Center Line MI
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36660 Gratiot S. of Metro Pkwy. Clinton Twp. MI
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5600 Eight Mile Rd., W. of Mound Detroit MI
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7640 Michigan Ave. Detroit MI
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5848 Fort St. Detroit MI
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1200 W. Fort Street Detroit
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6456 E. Grand River Howell-Brighton MI
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35769 Green St. New Baltimore MI
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3232 Orchard Lake Rd. Orchard Lake MI
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118 W. Lawrence St. Pontiac MI
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1185 Perry St. Pontiac MI
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27170 Grand River Redford MI
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832 Auburn W. of John R Rochester Hills MI
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70945 Van Dyke Ave., S/33 MI Romeo MI
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114 E. 4th Street Royal Oak MI
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31015 Harper S/13 Mich. St. Clair Shores MI
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26235 Greenfield Rd. North of I-696 Southfield MI
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35170 Dodge Park Rd., N.of 14 Mi Sterling Hts. MI
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45550 Van Dyke N. of M-59 Utica MI
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1154 E. West Maple Walled Lake MI
OR
9434 Highland Road White Lake MI
Very low-priced clothing (also food, furniture, referrals and temporary shelter). Call ahead for an appointment and hours. Usually no fees for qualified individuals, but MUST have a referral from a participating Catholic Church for free clothing. Serves Washtenaw and Wayne Counties.
Samaritan Assistance Center/St. Patrick's Church
140 Superior Blvd.
Wyandotte, MI 48192
734-285-8450 OR 734-285-9470 x 150
Clothing
Serves residents of Wyandotte.
Referrals for those residing outside of Wyandotte.
Ignited International Ministries
20320 Superior Road
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-407-5040 OR 734-407-5100
Website: www.ignitedinternational.org
Clothing closet
St. Vincent DePaul Store
Administration: 313-972-3100
Website: www.svdpdet.org
OR
6613 N. Wayne Road
Westland MI 48185
Phone: 734-729-3088
OR
27114 Michigan Ave.
Inkster MI 48141
Phone: 313-277-4617
OR
14922 Kercheval
Detroit MI 48214
Phone: 313-331-6992
OR
15725 Grand River
Detroit MI 48227
Phone: 313-836-2878
OR
3760 Fort Street
Lincoln Park MI 48146
Phone: 313-382-3100
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Van Elslander Family Center
3000 Gratiot Avenue
Detroit MI 48207
Phone: 313-393-2930
FREE or low-cost clothing. Contact your nearest Catholic church for a voucher to take to their
thrift store to indicate the items you need for each member of your family, along with a debit card
to pay for the purchase. Serves ALL communities.
Children's Corner
The Guidance Center Family Resource Center Aquinas Center
15601 Northline Road
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 734-785-7705 x 7053
Website: www.guidance-center.org
Distribution of clothing (infant to 5T), blankets, sheets, towels, diapers, shoes and personal items.
Lighthouse Community Church
24100 Huron River Drive
Rockwood MI 48173
Phone: 734-789-7536
FREE clothing (and food) distribution, 10 a.m. to noon the third Saturday of each month.
St. Thomas Community Thrift Shop
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
2441 Nichols Drive (use rear entrance of church)
Trenton MI 48183
Phone: 734-671-8479
Website: www.stthomastrenton.org
Clothing $2 a bag (no matter how full!), household goods, books; open to the public. 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Donations accepted. With referral from social worker, may have one "free" visit to take what is needed.
Dix United Methodist Church Thrift Shop
1911 Horger
Lincoln Park, MI
Phone: 313-386-3455 Closes June 10th for the summer!
Community Lutheran Church
23984 Gibraltar Rd.
Flat Rock MI 48134
Phone: 734-782-0563 Call First!
Website: www.clcflatrock.com
Clothing and food. Wed. 10 to 2 p.m.
Primarily available to Flat Rock residents.
Rags to Riches Designer RESALE Shoppe
23549 Telegraph Road (between West Rd. & Van Horn Rd.)
Brownstown MI 48134
Phone: 734-675-1343
Boutique quality & brand-name baby, children & adult clothing. EXCELLENT selection of prom & special occasion dresses! Will help women going back to the work world free with referral from a social service agency.
Lighthouse Ministry
5403 S. Wayne Road
Westland, MI 48186
Phone: 734-467-7540
Clothing, Blankets, Household items (also food and soup kitchen)
New Hope Methodist Church
3401 Oakwood Blvd.
Melvindale, MI 48122
Phone: 313-383-6577
Last 2 Thursdays of the month. Call for current times.
No referral needed but must bring proof of income. Diapers, baby formula and occasionally clothes.
Also food bank.
West Road Assembly of God
31764 West Road
New Boston MI
Phone: 734-782-3747
Website: www.westroadassemblyofgod.com
Items for 25 cents
Evangel Baptist Church
16994 Telegraph Road
Taylor, MI 48180
Phone: 734-946-4121
Website: www.evangelbaptist.com
Clothing (counseling & education also) for teen parents
Destiny & Purpose Community Outreach
First Baptist World Changers International Ministries
Community Clothing Closet
PO Box 19119
22575 West 8 Mile Road
Detroit MI 48219
Email: dapco1@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.dapco.org
Runner for Christ Ministries
1125 Fort Street
Lincoln Park MI 48146
Phone: 313-381-9303
Website: www.rfcm.org
Detroit Friendship House
9540 Conant Street
Hamtramck, MI 48212-3540
Phone: 313-873-2007 (Family Shop) OR 313-365-5561
Website: www.detroitfriendshiphouse.com
Serves Hamtramck and nearby Detroit neighborhoods
Church of the Resurrection
27085 W. Outer Drive
Ecorse MI 48229
Phone: 313-842-2289
Recently opened thrift shop and clothing for men, women and children. Clothing is $2 a bag.
Cass Community Social Services
11850 Woodrow Wilson Street
Detroit MI 48206
Phone: 313-883-2277
Website: www.casscommunity.org
Crossroads Of Michigan--Main Office
2424 West Grand Blvd.
Detroit MI 48208
Phone: 313-831-2000
Website: http://www.crossroadsofmichigan.org
AND
Crossroads Of Michigan--East Office
14641 E. Jefferson Ave.
Detroit MI 48215
Phone: 313-822-5200
Both locations offer free clothing. Call 1 day prior to make an appointment.
My Father's Business
21002 Moross
Detroit MI
Phone: 313-642-0277
Grace Community Church
Phone: 313-882-3000
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries
150 Stinson
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-993-4700
Website: www.drmm.org
Tried & True Thrift Shop
35004 Michigan Ave.
Wayne, MI 48184
Phone: 734-728-9777
Hartford Agape House
18515 James Couzens Hwy.
Detroit MI 48235
Phone: 313-861-1200
Services provided for the following zip code areas: 48221, 48219, 48235
AIDS Partnership of Michigan
2751 E. Jefferson Suite 301
Detroit MI 48207
Phone: 313-446-9800 OR 800-649-3777 (Relay)
Email: info@aidspartnership.org
Website: www.aidspartnership.org
Clothing for program participants.
Calvary's Coat Closet
Calvary Baptist Church
15221 Eureka Road
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 734-284-2811
Free coats, hats, gloves for those in need every fall.
Adopt-A-Child-Size
PO Box 907
Garden City MI 48136
Phone: 734-722-4025
Email: info@adopt-a-child-size.org
Website: http://adopt-a-child-size.org
Helps with new clothing, books and non-financial assistance for families with children from birth to age 15. Serves Outer-Wayne County or Eastern Washtenaw County, including Downriver, communities west of Detroit, northwest of Detroit or southwest of Detroit.
Matrix Human Services
13560 E. McNichols
Detroit MI 48205
Phone: 313-526-4000
Website: www.matrixhumanservices.org
Community United Methodist Church
1160 Olive Street
Romulus MI 48174
Phone: 734-941-0736
Clothing will be distributed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on August 8, 2009 at the church....all are welcome.
Walther White Community Resource Center
River Rouge MI
Phone: 734-785-7705 ext. 7835
Has a free clothing closet and there is clothing for all ages in all sizes and range from casual to dressy.
LENAWEE COUNTY
Faith in Action
603 S. Main
Chelsea MI
Phone: 734-475-3305
Website: www.fianationalnetwork.org
Also has Back-To-School Backpack & Shoes program, baby clothes and furniture
MACOMB COUNTY
Macomb Resources Info
Website: http://macombresources.info
A new resource that lists all clothing resources available in Macomb County, including internet links to the
mom-to-mom resale events, the new Clothing Swaps email group, free clothing for the homeless, outreach at churches, DHS policy, career clothing and the addresses and phone numbers of the 20 thrift stores in Macomb.
Immanuel's Angela Ministries
Roseville MI
Phone: 586-420-8868 anytime
Trinity Lutheran Church
45160 Van Dyke (north of Hall Road)
Utica MI
Phone: 586-731-4490 ext. 116 Dan Karlin OR 586-463-3925 Mollie
Email: tontois@hotmail.com (Dan)
Clothing each Sunday at Outreach event called SSS for Supper, Sack Lunch & Showers, 3:30 to 5 p.m. each
Sunday, even on holidays. Donates bulk amounts of donated clothing to ministries or agencies! Call to inquire!
Second Hand Rose
158 S. Main Street
Mt. Clemens MI
Phone: 586-463-6990
Website: www.turningpointinc.com
Operated by Turning Point, a Macomb County-based organization dedicated to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Clients receive vouchers to shop in the store. Usually also has home goods, toys, books, etc. The shop is open to the public and all proceeds support Turning Point services.
Women Helping Others
435 Main Street
Rochester MI
Phone: 248-656-9946 To receive, call for details.
Website: www.womenhelpingothers.net
Nonprofit Upscale resale shop donating a minimum of $20,000 per year to The Rainbow Connection;
a charity that grants wishes for children who are suffering from life-threatening or terminal illnesses. Clothing, furniture, home decor, art and jewelry.
The Neighborhood House Clothes Closet
44 Mill Street
Rochester MI
Phone: 248-656-0230 To receive: call 248-651-5836 for details
Website: www.ranh.org
Career clothes are available free to clients.
Sale of items open to the public on the second and last Wednesdays of the month.
Center Line Public Schools CLOTHES CLOSET
Phone: 586-510-2000
For those struggling to provide their families with the basics of daily living, the closet is being organized by cadets in Center Line High School's Junior ROTC. Any Center Line Public School family or resident who wants to access the closet, will find clothing for infants, children, teenagers and adults.
St. Mark's Church
4257 Bart
Warren MI
Phone: 586-759-3026
Open Tuesdays & Thursdays only from 10 a.m. to noon. No residence restrictions.
The Provident Corporation JUST ADDED 4-2-10!!!
Phone: 586-215-6766
Website: www.theprovidentcorporation.com
The Provident Corporation is a non-denominational, faith-based community organization that provides clothing and food to those in need, jail diversion & community reintegration. Clothing Outreach is
every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at New Mount Moriah Macomb Church, 176 N. Gratiot,
Mt. Clemens, MI 48043. Free gently worn clothing is available for men, women and children.
Lunch is also available.
Bethel Lutheran Church JUST ADDED 4-2-10!!!
26400 Little Mack
St. Clair Shores, MI
Phone: 586-778-0021
Website: www.bethelscs.org
Clothing is provided at no charge for those in need on the first Saturday of every month from 10 a.m.
to 11 a.m.
St. Margaret of Scotland Church JUST ADDED 4-2-10!!!
21201 13 Mile Road
St. Clair Shores MI
Phone: 586-293-2240
Accepts donations, and maintains a clothing closet which provides clothing for the homeless and persons
in need year-round. Free clothing is provided Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon.
Community Connection Days JUST ADDED 4-2-10!!
Phone: 586-755-4129
Website: http://macombresources.info "Events and Flyers" for dates & locations
Community Connection Days are usually held several times per year for the homeless and low-income
persons in need. They feature services from many helping agencies, free lunch, free clothing, haircuts,
health services.
Michigan Works! JUST ADDED 4-2-10!!
Clinton Township
43630 Hayes Road, Suite 100
(north of 19 Mile Road) (please come very early (before 8:30 a.m.) so as to not disturb interviews)
Phone: 586-263-1501
AND
Roseville
15950 12 Mile Road
(west of Grosebeck) (ask at the front desk and they will take you back)
Phone: 586-447-9200
Two Michigan Works! Offices provides a clothes closet of career clothing for interviews or work for people
seeking employment or starting a new job. The clothes closets are replenished by donations.
MONROE COUNTY
Damascus House Resale Shoppe
212 Smith Street
Monroe MI 48161
Phone: 734-242-
VERY inexpensive and sometimes free. Proceeds support the homeless shelters in Monroe.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays
The Thrift Shop
119 S. Monroe Street
Monroe, MI 48161
Open from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays thru Saturdays, except for Tuesdays when the store
closes at 12:30 p.m.
Goodwill Stores
235 N. Telegraph
Monroe MI 48162
Phone: 734-457-3447
AND
7300 Secor Rd.
Lambertville, MI 48144
Phone: 734-856-5373
Website: www.goodwillsemi.org
The Salvation Army
815 East First Street
Monroe MI 48161
Phone: 732-241-0440
Website: www.salmich.org
OAKLAND COUNTY
Rochester Area Neighborhood House (RANH)
The Neighborhood House Clothes Closet
1234 Inglewood PO Box 80112
(clothes closet is at 44 Mill Street)
Rochester MI 48308-0112
Phone: 248-656-0230
Email: ranhranh@sbcglobal.netOFFERS BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLIES!
Website: www.ranh.org
Clothing closet is open on Mon. & Tues. 9 to 4 p.m., Wed. from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the first Saturday
of the month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also has a "Career Corner" with professional clothes!
Intake Hours: M-Th 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Certain documentation is required--please call for more information. Serves Oakland County with these boundaries: Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Township, Leonard and Auburn Hills (east of I-75).
Lighthouse of Oakland County
46156 Woodward Ave.
Pontiac MI
Phone: 248-920-6000
Website: www.lighthouseoakland.org
Nonprofit provides services to low-income families in addition to clothing for women going into the work force as part of its CareerDress program. To receive: contact Lighthouse Emergency Services at 248-920-6100.
Affirmations
290 West 9 Mile road
Ferndale MI 48220
Phone: 800-398-GAYS (4297)
Website: www.GoAffirmations.org
Youth Clothes Closet: Clothing for young people ages 14-21
Operation Kid Equip
PO Box 364
Royal Oak MI 48068
Phone: 800-948-3169
Website: www.operationkidequip.org
Free school supply kits for Oakland County children. Also winter clothing.
Love INC of North Oakland County
PO Box 104
Lake Orion MI 48361
Phone: 248-693-HELP (4357)
Website: http://loveinc-noc.org/ministries
Clothing for adults and children. Hours to pick out clothing are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
12 p.m. until 3 p.m. Must have referral and voucher from Clearinghouse to shop for clothes.
Community Sharing Northwestern Oakland County
2029 N. Milford Road
Highland MI 48357
Phone: 248-889-0347
Website: http://www.community-sharing.org/1/203/index.asp
Distribution of clothes six times per month and in emergencies.
Open Door Outreach Center
7170 Cooley Lake Road
Waterford MI 48327
Phone: 248-360-2930
Email: opendoor4328@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://www.opendooroutreachcenter.com/
Provides service families in Waterford, White Lake, West Bloomfield, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake,
Commerce, Walled Lake and parts of Wixom. Referrals from other agencies are also accepted.
Families who live outside their service area will find some help and referrals to agencies in their
home area. Provides gently used-in season-clothing and shoes at no-cost to low-income families
or individuals.
National Council of Jewish Women
Phone: 248-548-6664 (Berkley) OR 248-542-2600 (Royal Oak)
Website: www.ncjwgds.org
WASHTENAW COUNTY
Salvation Army
9 S. Park
Ypsilanti MI 48198
Phone: 734-482-4700
Website: www.salmich.org
Low-cost clothing. Usually no fees for qualified individuals.
FreeCycle
Website: www.freecycle.org
Click on the link to go to the main website and join an email group and observe the group rules. Individuals offer surplus things free to others, and you reply by email to arrange pickup if it is not already taken. You can also send email requests for specific needed items.
Mom-To-Mom Resale Events
Website: www.mom2momlist.com
EDUCATIONAL & EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
FREE OR Low-Cost
This page was last updated: February 21, 2010
Unity Studios
Lifton Institute for Media Skills
Website: www.cityofallenpark.org
When its in full swing, Unity Studios in Allen Park, is expected to employ roughly 3,000 Metro Detroiters in film, television and new media production jobs!
Here's the details on hiring: Preference is given to Allen Park residents and laid-off union workers. Hundreds of production-related jobs are expected to be online by the end of the year. Training will be via the project's Lifton Institute for Media Skills, which will begin educating up to 1,000 students per semester beginning fall of 2009. Applications will be accepted online at the Allen Park city website at cityofallenpark.org. Look under the Business section, and there is a Job Bank page that allows you to enter your information.
Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (S.E.M.C.A.)
Phone: 800-285-9675
Website: www.semsummerjobs.org OR www.michworks.org
Thousands more of summer jobs are being created in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, St. Clair and Monroe counties due to the federal stimulus program which are being coordinated by the local Michigan Works offices along with municipalities, nonprofit organizations, schools and private employers. The program is designed for youth from low-income and disadvantaged families. Pay is $6.55 an hour or more and the types of jobs vary from clerical work, lawn care, park and recreation aides, senior center and library aides, law and police office assistants, assistants in health care settings.
The Youth to Work Project
15601 Northline Road
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 734-785-7705 ext. 7266
Email: alee@guidance.center.org
Website: www.guidancecenter.org
A FREE program for youth and young adults between 16-24 years of age. It will help participants gain the job skills, attitudes and habits needed to succeed in the world of work. The 5 week summer session includes Assessment & Personal Goal Setting and Soft Skills Classes (soft skills are the traits and work habits that all workers must have to get and have a job).
Mihtar Institute of Technology
19307 W. Warren
Detroit MI 48228 (just over the Dearborn city limit)
Phone: 313-982-1648
Website: www.Mihtar.com
A NEW school opening March 2nd, 2009 that will teach the following fields: Medical Assistant, EKG Technician, Phlebotomy Tech/Lab Assistant, Medical Billing and coding, Medical Transcription, and at times, ESL 1 and ESL 2 & Citizenship classes. The difference with this school from others like it is that students will be NATIONALLY CERTIFIED in their speciality after EACH module (and immediately employable BEFORE graduation) and this is included in the school tuition which is also much less than similar schools in the area. The school will have day, afternoon and evening classes AND weekend classes as well! Weekday students go to school 4 days a week with a 3-day weekend. Currently accepting Michigan Works students! The school provides for their medical students: 2 sets of uniforms, blood pressure kit, stethoscope, thermometer and pays for each certification that the student earns.....this school is also a National Certification testing facility!
Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
P.O. Box 14944
4750 Woodward Avenue Suite 406
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-833-3935
Website: www.dwej.org
DWEJ's Green Jobs training program is focused on building a green collar workforce to transform the city's 50,000 brownfields into viable and sustainable communities. During a state-certified, 12 week training course, program participants receive training for: HAZWOPER certification, Lead Worker certification, Asbestos Worker certification, OSHA 10 workplace card, Confined Space entry, Mold Remediation, Phase I/Phase II environmental site assessments. A full-time job developer works to ensure that successful graduates are placed.
Focus Hope
1355 Oakman Blvd.
Detroit MI 48238
Phone: 313-494-5500 OR 313-494-4300
Website: www.focushope.edu
Job training in several areas and placement
Note: Hope is now offering testing and placement into Machinist Training and Advanced Technologies Training. Testing every Tuesday and Thursday. Contact Cynthia Hicks for information. 313-494-4184
Henry Ford Community College--Focus on Women Program
5101 Evergreen
Dearborn, MI 48128
Phone: 313-845-9629
Website: www.hfcc.edu
Displaced Homemaker program, Perkins and Sex-Equity Grant funding, single parent programs.
Financial aid, student loans, etc. available.
AND
Henry Ford Non-Credit Lifelong Learning Program
22586 Ann Arbor Trail
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Phone: 313-317-1500
Classes for adults in financial planning, computer training, etc. Grants, financial aid and student loans available.
Downriver Community Conference
15100 Northline Rd.
Southgate, MI 48195
Phone: 734-281-0700 M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Website: www.dccwf.org OR www.semca.org
(SEMCA) Michigan Works! One-Stop Service Center, Job Search Skills Training, On-The-Job Training, Job placement and training under The Work Force Investment Act. Career Resources Center offers
the latest in job search technology and material. See next listing too!
ALSO
No Worker Left Behind Program
A free tuition program to help people gain the educational skills to fill high-demand jobs in Michigan...these jobs are determined regionally. Up to two years of free tuition from any state community college, university or approved training program is offered.....up to $5,000 a year for two years or $10,000 total toward schooling. The funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Inquire at the Downriver Community Conference listed above for Downriver Residents (734-362-7070). Local branches of Michigan Works! are equipped also to handle the process. Contact Michigan Works! at 800-285-9675 (800-285-WORL) or go to www.michigan.gov/nwlb.
Qualifications: Must be unemployed or have received a layoff or termination notice from an employer, should not be college students and should have graduated from high school at least 2 years ago, must be at least 18, take a skills assessment test administered by MichiganWorks!, Other participants could include those in families earning less than $40,000, pursue an associates degree or attend a technical training program in a high-demand occupation, emerging industry, or entrepreneurship program.
Some careers include health care, accounting and bookkeeping services, information technology,
auto service technicians and mechanics.
ALSO
Youth Program / For In & Out-of-School 14 to 21 years old
Eligibility in the program is based on a number of factors including family income. Free GED preparation, free career assessment, free resume preparation, free interviewing techniques, free job search assistance, free life skills guidance and paid work experience of up to 12 weeks.
Culture Of Responsibility for Employment (CORE)
15601 Northline Road
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 734-785-7332
Provides training to assist clients in obtaining and keeping employment, basic office skills, GED prep, internships, and job placement. Serves Downriver communities and Detroit. NO FEE.
Participants paid minimum wage.
Monroe County Community College
1555 S. Raisinville Road
Monroe MI 48161
Phone: 734-242-7300
Website: www.monroeccc.edu
Sex-Equity Grant funding. Non-credit contract training (computer) from local employers.
Grants, financial aid, student loans, etc. is available.
Wayne County Community College District
Downriver
21000 Northline Rd.
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-946-3500
OR
Western Campus
9555 Haggerty Rd.
Belleville MI 48111
Phone: 734-699-7008
Website: www.wcccd.edu
GED Prep, tutoring, career counseling, associate degrees and certificates in 68 different programs. Day and evening classes. Grants, financial aid, student loans, etc. is available.
Wayne Metropolitan Community Services Agency
2121 Biddle Ave.
Wyandotte MI 48192
Phone: 313-843-2550 TDD: 800-649-3777
Website: www.waynemetro.org ALSO HAS AN MPRI PROGRAM!
Employment Training Job Club/Employment Linkages provides search, placement, and job support to homeless or near-homeless individuals. Services are offered in partnership with homeless shelter and transitional housing providers to meet the specific employment needs of the homeless or recently housed. Services include one-on-one counseling, work experience placements, job search support, and job placement.
Washtenaw Community College--Adult Transitions
4800 E. Huron River Drive P.O. Box 1610
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1610
Phone: 734-677-5006
Website: www.wccnet.edu
Counselor on site. FREE (to qualified applicants) workshops on GED & ASSET test preparation, entrance into campus programs, improving reading, writing, and math skills, some job training programs. Grants, Financial aid, student loans etc. is available.
Services To Enhance Potential (STEP CENTRAL)
Phone: 313-278-3040
Website: www.stepcentral.org
Resources Centers:
Dearborn North and South, 2 locations in Detroit, Wyandotte, Livonia, Ann Arbor, Wayne
Serving developmentally disabled and mentally impaired individuals in Wayne, Washtenaw, and Oakland Counties. Community Living Supports, Employment, Mobility, Self-Employment, Skills Building, Supports Brokering, Supports Coordination and Vocational Supports.
The Information Center
20500 Eureka Suite 110
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-282-7171 9-5 p.m.
Website: http://theinfocenter.info/index.php
Links people with job training and transportation.
The Senior Alliance
Area Agency on Aging 1-C
3850 Second Street, Suite 201
Wayne MI 48184
Phone: 734-722-2830 OR 800-815-1112
Website: www.aaa1c.org
AND
Detroit Area Agency on Aging--Mature Workers Program
1333 Brewery Park Blvd., Suite 200
Detroit MI 48207-2635
Phone: 313-446-4444
Website: www.aaa1a.org
AND
AARP
15100 Northline Road, Room 134
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 734-281-2470
The Title V Employment program (also known as Senior Community Service Employment Program) offers part-time employment training opportunities for low-income persons age 55 and older.
There are a limited number of employment slots available. Placement typically is in public-or non-profit agencies. SEE BELOW FOR ANOTHER LISTING!
Michigan Ability Partners
16136 Eureka
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 734-246-5600
OR
3810 Packard
Ann Arbor MI 48108
Phone: 734-975-6800
Email: info@mapagency.org
Website: www.mapagency.org
Michigan Rehabilitation Services
201 N. Washington Square, 4th Floor
PO Box 30010
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 800-605-6722 OR 888-605-6722
Website: www.mich.gov/mdcd Go to the Labor & Economic Growth Webpage
Provides screening, training, and job placement assistance to people over 18 years of age who are physically or medically disabled, including those who are HIV+ where the HIV has effected their ability
to physically do their job. Some eligibility criteria includes having a recent history of substance abuse treatment completion, assessed in school as learning-disabled, or with a physical/mental/emotional disability. Call number above or see website for office locations around the state.
Schoolcraft College From Chocolate Chips to Micro Chips to Blue Chips (CHIPS)
A Program for Women in Transition
1751 Radcliff Street Room 120
Garden City MI 48135
Phone: 734-462-4400 ext. 6051 Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
AND
Women's Resource Center at Schoolcraft College
McDowell Center, Suite 225
18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia MI 48152-2696
Phone: 734-462-4443 Times change seasonally, call for current times!
Website: www.schoolcraft.edu/wrc
The WRC offers support services to people who need objective and professional resources at important stages of their lives.
Downriver Career Technical Consortium
Gender Equity--Perkins Grant
2200 Gibraltar Road
Flat Rock MI 48134
Phone: 734-782-3194
Website: www.resa.net/dctc
Career and technical training in "non-traditional" fields.
ACCESS
6451 Schaefer
Dearborn, MI 48126
Phone: 313-945-8159
Website: www.accesscommunity.org
Employment Service Program, Workforce Investment Act--Adult, DLW and Youth Programs, Work First Programs, specialized workshops to empower job seekers, self-directed resource room with Internet access, learning lab (assessments, self-paced tutorials (basic skills, GED, ESL, office skills) and computer application training, and a range of services to employers seeking a qualified and diverse workforce (recruitment, screening, consultations, mediation, job fairs, etc.).
Destiny & Purpose Community Outreach--CAP Program
PO Box 19119
22575 West 8 Mile Road
Phone:
Detroit MI 48219
Email: dapco1@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.dapco.org
Employability training program for ages 15-19
Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corp.
Phone: 313-873-0064
Provides job training and development to residents of Central Detroit.
City of Detroit Employment and Training Dept.
707 W. Milwaukee
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-876-0559
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
Phone: 734-246-6000 ext. 805069
Website: www.henryfordwyandotte.com
This hospital offers health career training to 11th and 12th grade students and adults.
Jewish Vocational Service (JVS)
4250 Woodward Ave.
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-833-8100 TTY: 313-833-8321
Website: http://www.jvsdet.org
JVS offers a wide range of employment assessment, training, and placement options. Other services available include senior adult services, services for people with disabilities, and services for the homeless and individuals at risk. Services are available to anyone in Detroit currently receiving food
assistance benefits, who have no dependents, are able to work and are ages 18-49. Must be referred
by Michigan Department of Human Services caseworker.
League of Catholic Women Project Transition
16260 Dexter
Detroit MI 48221
Phone: 313-862-3400
Lutheran Social Services Heartline, Inc.
8201 Sylvester
Detroit MI 48214
Phone: 313-923-4200
Website: www.lsss.org
Detroit Youth Foundation
7375 Woodward Ave. #2800
Detroit MI 48202
Phone:
Website: www.detroityouth.org
Birth and Postpartum Doula Training
Center for the Childbearing Year
722 Brooks
Ann Arbor MI 48103
Phone: 734-663-1523
Website: center4cby.com
Professional training and certification through DONA International and a variety of continuing educational programs, including nursing CEUs. A medical background is not required to become
a Doula. Some scholarships are available.
FRESH START
Phone: 313-875-5182 Beth Roberts
A program ran in conjunction with the Wayne County Jails and police dept's. Attempts to take women off the street in Detroit (for instance prostitutes) and helps them start new lives, including clothing, toiletries, housing, furniture, job training, etc. Residents graduate through several levels of programming before graduation.
Washtenaw County Workforce Development Board
Employment, Training, and Community Services Group
555 Towner Street
Ypsilanti MI 48197
Phone: 313-484-6650
Detroit Hispanic Development Corp.
1211 Trumbull
Detroit MI 48216-1940
Phone: 313-967-4880
Email: MKelty@dhdc1org
Website: www.dhdc1.org
Job training and assistance for the Hispanic population.
CareGivers
2111 Woodward Ave. #700
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-964-5070 OR 800-676-5071
Email: communications@cgcares.org
Website: www.cgcares.org
Employee Readiness Training
Comprehensive Services for the Developmentally Disabled
Main Office:
1505 Dixie Drive
Monroe MI 48162
Phone: 734-241-7441
Website: www.csdd.org
AND
98 Winchester
Monroe MI 48161
Phone: 734-241-7011
AND
15099 13 Mile Road
Warren MI 48088
Phone: 586-294-3644
AND
55800 New Haven
Chesterfield MI 48051
Phone: 586-749-0772
Vocational services, community integration, and skills training for adults with developmental disabilities and mental illness.
Think Of Your Work Future
Senior Employment Program
Phone: 734-281-2470
Job seekers age 55 or older and have low-income are eligible for AARP SCEP. Paid retraining programs also available.
National Indian Council on Aging, Inc.
19678 Harper Ave., Suite 104
Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
Phone:
Website: www.nicoa.org
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
196 Caesar E. Chavez PO Box 430598
Pontiac, MI 48343-0598
Phone: 248-209-2600
Email: info@olhsa.org
Website: www.olhsa.org ALSO HAS PRISONER RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS
Senior AIDES is designed to provide employment and training opportunities to older adults while providing services in the community. Older adults are placed in paid, subsidized positions at non-profit and government organizations in Oakland County. To be eligible, one must be 55 or older and have an income at or below 125% of poverty.
Rochester Area Neighborhood House
1234 Inglewood PO Box 80112
Rochester MI 48308-0112
Phone: 248-651-5836
Website: www.ranh.org
Job coaching.
Operation Able
4750 Woodward, Suite 201
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-832-0922 OR 1-800-922-HIRE
Website: www.operationable.org
A nonprofit organization in Detroit that helps people mid-career and beyond who are trying to reenter the job network. Operation Able of Michigan provides basic skills, computer training, counseling, job development & placement.
National Job Corps
U.S. Department of Labor
Phone; 1-800-733-5627 OR 313-852-0300
11801 Woodrow Wilson Street, Detroit MI 48206 313-852-0300
Website: www.jobcorps.dol.gov
Training offered in more than 160 different jobs for ages 16 to 24 who are U.S. citizens or legal
residents and meet income requirements.
4C (Child Care Coordinating Council of Detroit/Wayne County, Inc.)
2151 E. Jefferson, Suite 420
Detroit, MI 48207
Phone: 313-259-4411 TTY: 313-259-0076
V/TTY: 1-800-649-3777
Email: detroitwayne4c@aol.com
Website: www.mi4c.org
Job Bank, Emergency Child Care Assistance Fund (ECCAF) for families in crisis, central resource and referral for children/youth/family needs and issues/and community services.
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries
150 Stinson
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-993-4700
Website: www.drmm.org
GED completion, Job Readiness Program
GOODWILL Industries/Detroit Career Center
3111 Grand River Ave.
Detroit MI 48208
Phone: 313-964-3900 OR 888-232-4140
Website: http://www.goodwilldetroit.org
Several programs including apprenticeships for different employment areas including building trades and related industries. Serves populations including ex-offenders, at-risk youth, psychiatric disabilities, homeless, developmentally disabled, and those with HIV/AIDS. Computer education also.
Accessible Computer Training Program (A.C.T.)
Sponsored by Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Phone: 313-563-1412
Email: mcmcadam@comcast.net
Website: http://home.comcast.net/~mcmcadam
Detroit Sub-Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
3666 Grand River
Detroit MI
Phone: 313-833-5494
AND
Wayne County Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
30555 Michigan Avenue
Westland MI
Phone: 734-737-7300
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Oakland County Library for the Visually & Physically Impaired
1200 N. Telegraph
Pontiac, MI 48341
Phone: 248-452-9162
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Macomb Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
16480 Hall Road
Clinton Twp., MI 48038
Phone: 586-286-1580
The ACT Program is offered FREE through four local libraries for the blind and visually impaired
and sponsored by the Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired. ACT is a basic computer-training program for new users. Lessons are one hour per week with an individual peer
tutor. Adaptive equipment is used. The goal of this program is to get you ready to participate in
other community programs for advanced skills.
Fathers Forward Program
Phone: 313-369-4600 Tony Carroll
Email: acarroll@waynemetro.org
Website: www.waynemetro.org
The goal of this program is to help parents become employed, retain their employment, and increase their job skills and readiness for employment. The program also deals with the parent's personal finance activities and links them with community resources that can help with economic stability and improve their child and family relationships. Program participants work closely with case managers for up to 12 months after permanent employment is established to maximize each participant's opportunities for success.
Program services and activities include: GED classes/Post-Secondary Education Instruction, Job Placement Assistance, Work Experience Training, Career Vision Classes, Computer Training, Resume Preparation, Job Skills/Job Readiness Training, Job Retention Incentives, Parenting Classes, Financial Literacy Counseling, Peer Group Support, Support and Guidance with Friend of the Court Related Issues, Health and Nutrition Resources and Linkage to other Supportive Services.
Cass Community Organization
Website: www.casscommunity.org
Various job training programs
G.R.O.W.
(Growing & Retailing Opportunities in Wayne County)
Phone: 313-820-2039
Email:
Website: www.waynemetro.org
The new G.R.O.W. project is a community-based initiative of the Wayne County Food System Project. This unique partnership of organizations with interests in community and economic development, social services, and local food system development is working to help residents in Highland Park and Detroit's Eastside to:
Grow food in their backyards and neighboring vacant lots
Sell the products they grow
Create a new source of income
Develop a small food-related business
Gain access to new sources of affordable, fresh produce in their neighborhoods.
The National Caucus and Center on Black Aged (NCBA).
Website: www.waynecounty.com/commServ/age.htm
Provides work sites (generally for community service functions) for qualified senior citizens.
American Red Cross
Palms Bldg. on Woodward just north of Grand Circus Park (former home of the State Theater)
Detroit MI
Phone: 313-833-4440
Email: info@semredcross.org
Website: www.semredcross.org
Consolidating the functions of smaller centers in Dearborn and Livonia, the new downtown center
will train about 1,300 people a year as nurse assistants and offer first-aid classes.
The City of Detroit--Workforce Development Department, through the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, is providing scholarships for workers who have been laid off as a result of their companies downsizing. The scholarships are for those workers who are attending school to train in an emerging or high-growth industry, such as health care. Recipients must be enrolled in a community college, university or other learning institution before June 30th to be eligible. For more information,
call 313-876-0674 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Please see below for even more work programs!
SPECIFICALLY FOR PAROLEES & PROBATIONERS--M.P.R.I. PROGRAM
(Michigan Prisoner Re-Entry Program)
Wayne-Metropolitan Community Action Agency
2121 Biddle Ave.
Wyandotte MI 48192
Phone: 313-843-2550 ext. 205
Email: jkcarpenter@waynemetro.org
Website: www.waynemetro.org
Provides re-entry transistional services to parolees
(outside the City of Detroit) including transitional
employment, referrals to appropriate agencies for
needed resources, soft-skill employment &
educational training.
Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit--Flip the Script Program
3111 Grand River Avenue
Detroit MI 48208
Phone: 313-557-8777 OR 313-557-4848
Website: http://www.goodwilldetroit.org
Delivers diverse employment and training services to persons with disabilities and/or barriers to employment such as parolees (in the City of Detroit).
Operation Get Down, Inc.
10100 Harper Avenue
Detroit MI 48213
Phone: 313-921-9422
Email: admin@operationgetdown.org
Website: http://operationgetdown.org
M.D.O.C. Community-based Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Services and Female Day Reporting Program. Also Federal Pre-trial Outpatient Mental Health Services.
See also Focus HOPE listed higher on this page!
America Works!
228 East 45th Street 16th Floor (Between Second & Third Ave.)
Detroit MI
Phone: 212-599-5627
Monday thru Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Website: www.AmericaWorks.com
Also works with parolees who are ages 18-34, and who have been paroled in the past 90 days, have a non-violent and non-CSC conviction, and they offer follow-up services for one year.
Matrix Human Services
120 Parsons Street
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-873-0678 OR 734-831-1000
Has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Hudson-Webber Foundation to provide services to women previously involved in the criminal justice system. Services include educational training, counseling, social interaction and more.
Detroit Workforce Development Career Center
455 Fourth Street
Detroit MI
Phone: 313-962-9675 OR 313-579-1925
Washtenaw County Workforce Development Board
Employment, Training, and Community Services Group
555 Towner Street
Ypsilanti MI 48197
Phone: 313-484-6650
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
Central Office:
196 Cesar E. Chavez Ave.
PO Box 430598
Pontiac MI 48343
Phone: 248-209-2600
Email: info@olhsa.org
Website: www.olhsa.org
Prisoner Re-entry programs: Connections, Connections Plus, Focus on Families, Mentoring Children of Prisoners, Dept. of Labor Prisoner Re-entry, Oakland County Michigan Prisoner Re-entry, Dept. of Justice Pre-release services, Jail Programs.
MORE EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES
Michigan Older American Community Services Employment Program
Phone: 1-877-872-5627 OR 517-373-8230 (TTY: 1-877-889-5627)
Website: www.doleta.gov/seniors
Paid, on-the-job training program that provides work experience for low-income adults who are 55 years or age or older and live in the Detroit area. It is designed to enhance or develop skills, allowing the return to gainful employment. Participants will be expected to participate in a training placement as an enrollee at 20-25 hours per week assignment and will be paid at least minimum wage. Benefits will vary, but may include job training, job-related counseling and assistance, job referral and placement.
ALSO
"Its Never Too Late" Computer Training"
Computer training is provided in a class setting with a maximum of 15 participants and lasts 10 weeks. Training includes remedial keyboard and mouse skills, introduction to computers, Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. During the ten weeks, training participants are also provided other services: job search assistance, counseling, resume preparation, attendance at job fairs, job interview opportunities, and job clubs.
Ticket to Work
Website: www.yourtickettowork.com
A program that offers Social Security Administration (SSA) disability beneficiaries greater choice in obtaining the support and services they need to help them go to work and achieve their employment goals. The program is designed to assist people with the training and support they need to go to work by increasing their choices. Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities can find employment, vocational rehabilitation and other support services from public and private providers including the Michigan Commission for the Blind. Participants must be age 18 or older and have not reached age 65. This program is VOLUNTARY! When a person is participating in this program, no Social Security Medical Continuing Disability Reviews take place, as long as the beneficiary demonstrates they are making "timely progress" and/or working to meet the goals identified in their "Ticket to Work" plan.
Going to work while receiving SSA can be complicated...contact the Ticket to Work Operations Support Manager contracted by the SSA.
Maximus, Inc.: Phone: 866-968-7842 TTY: 866-833-2967
Michigan Commission for the Blind Toll-Free Line: 800-292-4200 OR 888-864-1212 (TTY)
Website: www.michigan.gov/mcb
Social Security Administration Website: www.ssa.gov
The DeafBlind Unit of the Michigan Commission for the Blind
Website: www.michigan.gov
Provides statewide Vocational Rehabilitation services and/or Independent Living consultations to adults and high school students who are legally blind and have moderate to profound hearing loss. Referrals for services for DeafBlind individuals may come from a variety of sources including family members, friends, physicians, the Social Security Administration, employers, other professionals or the individual him/herself.
Services include:
Training in Sign Language
Activities of daily living
Orientation and mobility
Vocational
Consultation
Job placement services
Transition services
In-service presentations to:
Community service organization
Schools, group homes, day programs, sheltered workshops
Agencies
Families of Deaf/Blind individuals
SEMCA
Website: www.semca.org/services.htm
Adult Programs (including classroom training, on-the-job training, remedial education, job search assistance and supportive services), Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs (for out-of-school youth 17 to 21 years old), State Education Coordination Grants (literacy training, dropout prevention, programs for hard-to-serve adults and dropouts), Life-long Learning, Non-Traditional training for women, school to work transition, pre-employment and work maturity skills training and support services, alternative high school services, Veterans programs, programs for older workers, Work First (job search assistance and training to Aid to Families with Dependent Children clients referred by the DHS, Job Corps and programs focusing on special groups such as Native Americans and Migrant Workers, Non-Custodial Parent Program (giving job search assistance to non-custodial parents who are seriously delinquent in child support payments due to unemployment), Welfare-to-Work Programs, Displaced Homemakers Program, Corrections Program, Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Program.
New Horizons Job Club
The Women's Center of Southeast Michigan
2425 W. Stadium Blvd.
Ann Arbor MI
Phone: 734-973-6779
Website: http://www.womenscentersemi.org
Children's Aid Society
Destination Services
7373 Woodward Ste.#202
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-924-0834
Medical career training for ages 18 to 21
Website: www.casmichigan.org
Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan
20300 Civic Center Dr. Suite 250
Southfield MI 48076
Phone: 248-351-7979 OR 800-377-6226
Website: www.epilepsyfoundation.org/michigan
Educational workshops & conferences, free training for people with epilepsy including employment.
Detroit Urban League
15770 James Couzens Hwy.
Detroit MI 48238
Phone: 313-863-0300
Email: webmaster@detroiturbanleague.org
Website: www.detroiturbanleague.org
Offers a range of programs including employment, computer training & tutoring for school children. Free computer lab that allows job seekers to apply for work online and has job placement services with a database of job leads from employers who have contacted the league and from employers the Urban League has solicited. Must be age 18 and over who are residents of Macomb, Oakland or Wayne counties.
Future Farmers of America Special Loan Program
The local Farm Service Agency can make loans to rural youths to establish and operate income-producing projects in connection with their participation in 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America and similar organizations. Each project must be part of an organized and supervised program of work.
The project must be planned and operated with the help of the organization adviser, produce sufficient income to repay the loan, and provide the youth with practical business and educational experience. The maximum loan size is $5,000 although most youth loans are much smaller.
To qualify, you must be:
Between 10 & 20 years old, live in a town of less than 10,000 people, be unable to obtain a loan from other sources, and conduct a modest income producing project in a supervised program of work.
Career Positives
Phone:
Email: careerpositives.org
Website: www.careerpositives.org
A Lincoln Park-based non-profit organization that assists individuals with mental and physical challenges with overcoming barriers to their personal and professional success.
Youth Opportunity Program--SEMCA
Monroe County Intermediate School District/Youth Opportunity Program
1101 S. Raisinville Road
Monroe MI 48161
Phone: 734-242-5799 ext. 1516
If you are 16-21 years old, from a low-income family and could use help to complete a diploma, GED or to get and keep a job. One-on-one study sessions, GED test payment, assistance with college enrollment and applying for financial aid, advanced training and certificate program, other supportive services including transportation. Also career exploration, individual job search, personalized resume and cover letter construction, work-readiness workshops, job shadowing.
AARP Senior Community Service Employment Program
Website: www.aarp.org/scsep
Helps low-income job seekers age 55 and older gain the sills and experience to transition into permanent, unsubsidized jobs. In their training assignments, participants contribute over eight million hours of community service annually, helping local nonprofit organizations expand key services. Check the website for an area near you!
Mercy Education Project
Phone: 313-963-5881
Provides educational opportunities, life skills development, and cultural enrichment for women and girls who have limited access to resources, to enable them to improve the quality of their lives and achieve self-sufficiency. Also provides meals, child care and transportation for students.
The Greening of Detroit
1418 Michigan Avenue
Detroit MI 48216
Phone: 313-237-8733
Email: info@greeningofdetroit.com
Website: www.greeningofdetroit.com
Summer youth employment programs for youths age 14 to 24.
Food Gatherers Community Kitchen Job Training Program
PO Box 131037
Ann Arbor MI 48113
Phone: 734-761-2796
Email: info@foodgatherers.org
Website: www.foodgatherers.org
Teaches culinary skills, food safety and job skills.
Job Accommodation Network
Phone: 800-526-7234 OR 877-781-9403 TTY
Website: www.Jan.vu.edu
Yatooma's Foundation For The Kids
219 Elm Street
Birmingham MI 48009-6306
Phone: 888-987-KIDS (5437)
Website: www.forthekidsfoundation.org
Non-profit dedicated to providing guidance, stability and & financial assistance to families with children who have lost one or both parents. Offers Scholarships, tutorial assistance, vocational training & job placement assistance, career planning and budget assistance.
SOAR Across Michigan
Michigan Dept. of Community Health
Phone: 313-456-4360
Email: Bellamy@michigan.gov Monica Bellamy
SOAR stands for "SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery" For people, who are homeless with mental health problems that impair cognition or who are return to the community from institutions (jails, prisons or hospitals), access to these programs can be extremely challenging. The application process ford, SSI/SSDI is complicated, detailed, and often difficult to navigate. Typically, about 10 to 15% of the individuals who are homeless have these benefits.
The Angel House (KRAT& CO)
PO Box 40629
Redford MI 48239
Phone: 248-622-0359
Email: krait@yahoo.com
Website: krait.com/services
The Angel House is a community based, non-profit organization that has a vision of breaking generational curses within families who choose to live on the welfare system. They will provide adequate housing, education, guidance, and self-enrichment training for young women ages 14 through 21 years of age who may have experienced a temporary setback due to life-changing events while striving to take care of family responsibilities. Young women have an opportunity to become self-employed and/or independent contractors in areas such as information technology, tax preparation, real estate, photography, cosmetology, insurance and fitness instructors. Other services include worship services, licensed day care services, individual and group counseling sessions, and adequate housing during and after completion of the program.
Barnabas Youth Opportunities Center
3530 Grand River
Detroit MI 48208
Phone: 313-831-4488
Email: BarnabasYou@aol.com
Website: www.barnabasyouth.net
Provides job skills assessment, job search assistance, and career, employment, and educational counseling to youth in need of jobs or who want to explore potential career careers. Support services include referrals and transportation to employment/career exploration programs sponsored by businesses and other organizations and assistance in enrolling in G.E.D. programs if needed.
Primarily for Detroit youth ages 14-21.
Children's Aid Society
7375 Woodward Ave., Suite 2700
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-961-8100
For low-income individuals ages 13-21 who are residents of Wayne County. Offers job readiness &
employment training to help high-risk youth acquire the knowledge and skills necessary. Services include classroom training focused on positive self-esteem, communication skills, life skills, positive work ethics, and job readiness.
Crossroads of Michigan
14641 E. Jefferson
Detroit MI 48215-2966
Phone: 313-822-1660 OR 313-831-2000
Offers comprehenisive employment services to individuals age 18 and over. Provides transportation
assistance and interview clothing when necessary. Makes referrals to educational programs and agencies where training is available.
Joy of Jesus
12255 Camden Street
Detroit MI 48213
Provides four weeks (M-F from 9 to 2 p.m.) of remedial math, language, and reading instruction and employment preparation. Candidates who complete the program receive job search assistance and
follow-up support from agency staff. Classes are offered on-site and at partner churches throughout
Detroit.
MARINERS INN
445 Ledyard #201
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-962-9446
Website: www. marinersinn.org
Offers a Career Initiative Center that offers supportive outpatient counseling, substance abuse assessment and referral services, employment & housing assistance along with indivdual and/or group counseling and transportation. The Alumni Program assists men who have successfully completed the
Residential Treatment Program and are not currently enrolled in one of the aftercare programs offered.
WEBSITES FOR OVER 50 CROWD!
This website offers a job board, searchable by state, with postings from employers specifically interested in hiring workers who are 50 and older. The site also offers career and education sections with local salary and growth data for a wide range of jobs geared toward seniors considering a career transition.
A sister site to the above website. Creating a job-seeker account on either site will allow you to access
employment resources and post your resume on both sites. Employers who post here are committed
to hiring baby boomers and older workers, even paying a nominal fee to post on the site. The site allows you to save up to three resumes tailored to specific jobs, receive new job notices, and apply
for jobs online.
A career center offering free membershiping to job seekers ages 50 and older. Members can create profiles, post resumes, search jobs nationwide, and access featured job and employer sections. Information on government programs and resources for seniors is featured, along with articles catering to the senior workforce.
Operation ABLE of Michigan
Phone: 313-832-0922 OR 800-922-4473
Website: www.operationable.org
Offers a wide variety of personalized job-placement services, including career counseling, job
matching, job matching, job training, and interview and resume-writing workshops for older
workers. Some services require a fee, however those meeting certain criteria might be eligible
for free services.
CareerBuilder.com
Site for job hunters of all needs and abilities.
INTERNSHIPS
A national website that will link students from 49 Michigan colleges & universities with internships at more than 150 companies.
NEW WAY TO PAY FOR SCHOOL!
Besides Student Loans, Grants etc:
Career Transitions Program
Website: ctpforcumembers.com/about_the_Program_226.html
The Career Transition Program helps credit union members to obtain advanced training for a new vocation, trade or occupation. An UNsecured loan. The maximum assistance is $10,000.
TO HAVE FOREIGN EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS (OR COURSES) EVALUATED
Educational Credential Evaluators
PO Box 514070
Milwaukee WI 53203-3470 USA
Phone: 414-289-3400
Email: eval@ece.org
Website: www.ece.org
This service is not cheap but the cost can be rolled into your student grants, loans, etc.
SUPPORT GROUPS
JOBSHOP WORKSHOP AND Job-Seeking Support & Networking Meetings
North Ridge Church
49555 Territorial Road
Plymouth MI
Phone: 734-414-7777
Periodic workshops for help with resumes, cover letters, building confidence, etc.
Support group meetings held from 9 to 11 a.m. or 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays.
RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS FOR ENTREPRENEURS
Center for Empowerment & Economic Development
Phone: 734-677-1400
Website: www.miceed.org
Detroit Entrepreneurship Institute
Phone: 313-877-9060
Website: www.deibus.org
Michigan Association for Female Entrepreneurs
Phone: 866-490-6233
Website: www.mafedetroit.org
Michigan Women's Marketplace
Phone: 866-649-6636
Website: www.miwomen.com
National Association of Women Business Owners
Phone: 313-961-4748
Website: www.nawbogdc.org
Direct Selling Association
Website: www.dsa.org
vFinance.com
Website: www.vFinance.com
Inc.
Website: www.INC.com
Entreprenur
www.SurvivingYourBusinessDebt.com
The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center targets entrepreneurs with
can-do tips at www.misbtdc.org
The Small Business Administration offers ideas, resources and loans at www.sba.gov. The SBA offers guaranteed loans-from $10,000 and up--to entrepreneurs starting businesses. It also operates Small Business Development Centers (www.sba.gov/sbdc) in every state.
The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) pairs experts across the business spectrum with would-be business owners. For more information, call 313-226-7947. At SCORES's Website, www.score.org, you can leave questions about a field of interest to be directed to an expert. SCORE
is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the success of small businesses nationwide.
The Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri, has a website (www.eventuring.org) with information and advice by and for entrepreneurs. The foundation's FastTrac business-development program (www.fasttrac.org) is offered across the country for aspiring and established entrepreneurs.
Angel-Investor groups take stakes in start-ups that more traditional financiers might shun. For a list of groups see the Angel Capital Education Foundation's website at www.angelcapitaleducation.org.
You may also want to check under related webpages such as "Literacy" and "Disabled Resources" for additional related information!
Also please check ALL the way to the bottom of the page for other sources of help!
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