MULTIPLE CITIES & COUNTIES PROGRAMS
Catholic Social Services of Wayne County
8651 Hamilton Ave. #202
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-883-2100
Website: www.csswayne.org
Provides in-home services to seniors
Faith In Action
Ann Arbor 734-712-3625
Detroit 313-862-2130
Grosse Pointe 313-882-9600
Monroe 734-243-2233
Pontiac 248-334-3856
Warren 586-983-3633
West Bloomfield 248-865-1366
Website: www.fianationalnetwork.org
Provides help with yardwork, social visits, light house-keeping, errands, transportation, reading services to sight-impaired seniors. Some offices offer bill paying and shopping also!
Wayne County Cares Chore Program
Homemaker service includes assistance with tasks such as laundry, ironing, meal preparation, shopping for necessities, and light housekeeping (dusting, vacuuming, mopping floors, cleaning bathroom and kitchen, and making beds). Personal Care is designed to assist clients with tasks such as bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, eating, and ambulation.
3850 Second Street Suite 201
Wayne Michigan 48184
Phone: 734-722-2830 OR 800-815-1112
Email: info@tsalink.org
Website: www.TheSeniorAlliance.org
Note: You can also find information on the Chore Referral program in which names of independent workers who have been asked to charge reasonable fees, are given. These workers have been pre-screened also with a criminal background check and reference check. Homeowners make their own arrangements for the work and payment for service.
Ecorse "Good Neighbor Day"
June 13th, 2009 will be the day for the fourth annual "Good Neighbor Day" with a goal to unite residents, community organizations, corporations and organized labor to positively affect the city. Residents can fill out an application to be considered to receive exterior home painting and minor improvements at no cost. Rental and commercial projects are NOT eligible. Residents can pick up and return an application at the mayor's office in Ecorse City Hall, 3869 W. Jefferson.
Jewish Family Services
6555 West Maple Road
West Bloomfield MI 48322
Phone: 248-592-2336
AND
25900 Greenfield
Oak Park MI 48237
Website: www.jfsdetroit.org
Friendly Visitors Program: visits with and/or grocery shops for a homebound
older adult 60 and over.. In-home support services. Respite in-home, homemaking and personal care services. Does not include services that require a nurse or a C.N.A.
CareGivers
2111 Woodward Ave. Ste. 700
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-964-5070 OR 800-676-5071
Website: www.cgcares.org
Donation store with furniture, relocation assistance, supportive housing, budget counseling, employment readiness training.
Macomb County Chore Services
Phone: 586-469-5012 TDD: 586-469-5962
Email: mccsa@macombcountymi.gov
Website: www.macombcountymi.gov
Various types of home and yard work available to assist older adults such as raking leaves, snow removal and odd jobs.
Services for Older Citizens (S.O.C.)
17150 Waterloo
Grosse Pointe MI 48230
Phone: 313-882-9600 #251
Email: socmhr@yahoo.com
Website: www.socauction.org
Grass cutting, snow removal, gutter cleaning, installation of smoke alarms and safety bars in the Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods. Lending closet, weekly computer classes for 60 years old and older (ext. 245).
Adult Home Help Provider Registry
1115 S. Pennsylvania Suite 203
Phone: 517-999-3130 OR 800-979-4662
Email: info@mqccc.org
Website: www.mqccc.org
The QC3 will give you the names of people who are willing to do the tasks you need. The people on our referral list tell us what languages they can speak and what tasks they are willing and able to do. We do a reference check and a limited criminal history check on all of the people on our lists. This service is free for anyone who qualifies for the Medicaid Home Help Program.
Department of Human Services
DHS Oakman/Grand River District Office
Phone: 313-934-4400 OR your DHS worker
Website: www.michigan.gov/dhs
Assists functionally limited individuals who are Medicaid eligible to remain in their independent settings for as long as possible. Assistance is provided for: personal care, laundry, housework, shopping & errands.
Center for Senior Independence
Henry Ford Center for Senior Independence
7800 W. Outer Drive
Detroit MI 48235
Phone: 313-653-2020
Website: www.henryfordhealth.org
A Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) program managed by the Henry Ford Health System. The Center provides an alternative to nursing home care for older adults by allowing participants to remain in their own homes and communities. The array of services provides respite and assistance to caregivers.
The program features a comprehensive medical and social service delivery system using an interdisciplinary team approach in an adult day health center that is supplemented by in-home and referral services in accordance with participant's needs. Transportation is provided to and from the Center and to specialized appointments. Participants must be 55 years of age or older who require long-term medical and supportive services (certified as eligible for nursing home care) and a resident of Redford, Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, or the Grosse Pointes.
Franklin Wright Settlements
3360 Charlevoix
Detroit MI 48207
Phone: 313-579-1000
Email: LacyLayton@hotmail.com
Website: www.franklinwrightsettlements.org
Grass cutting, snow removal, and minor home chores.
Walter & May Reuther Senior Services
(division of Matrix Human Services)
120 Parsons
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-831-1000
Email: akanakaris@matrixhumanservices
Website: www.matrixhumanservices.org
An advocacy group in southwest Detroit, Southwest Housing Solutions, is offering $600,000 in home improvement loans for qualifying homeowners. Homeowners may borrow up to $10,000 and must live in the ZIP codes 48209, 48210, or 48216 or in the Pilgrim Village community bounded by Livernois, Puritan, the Lodge Freeway and the Highland Park border. Homeowners can apply at:
The Housing Opportunity Center
3627 W. Vernor
Detroit MI
Phone: 313-841-9641 by appointment only.
Website: www.swsolorg
Bridging Communities
6900 McGraw
Detroit MI 48210
Phone: 313-361-6377
Email: bridgingcommunites@hotmail.com
Website: www.bridgingcommunities.org
Provides home repairs and maintenance in Southwest Detroit to seniors.
"Bills Big Dig"/WXYZ Channel 7
Snow shoveling for senior citizens and disabled adults.
Wayne County: 313-842-1540
Oakland County: 248-975-9700
Washtenaw County: 734-971-8400 (punch in STORM)
Tri-City Eldercare Coalition
3936 12th Street
Ecorse MI 48229
Phone: 313-381-7380
Minor home maintenance by volunteers for seniors.
H.EL.P. (Help The Elderly Live With Pride)
14 Cortland
Highland Park MI 48203
Phone: 313-869-1964
Minor chores & yardwork, light housekeeping & meal preparation by volunteers.
Heart of the City
4605 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-832-4912
Home maintenance by volunteers
Virginia Parks Citizens Service Corporation
8431 Rosa Parks Blvd.
Detroit MI 48206
Phone: 313-894-2830
Website: www.geocities.com/caringtogether/virginia.html?200820
Chores and homemaking by volunteers for senior in the Virginia Park Community.
Wayne County's Community Development Block Grant Housing Rehabilitation Program
Phone: 313-224-5250
Provides funding in 34 communities.
Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Property Improvement Program
Phone: 517-373-8017 TTY: 800-382-4568
Website: www.michigan.gov/mshda Click on the Home Improvement link on the left side of the page.
This program offers low-interest home improvement loans to single-family homeowners with low-to-moderate income (up to $65,000 or $74,750 in certain areas). Eligible home improvements include furnaces, central air conditioning, insulation, siding, windows, solar water heating systems, roofs (repair or replacement), kitchen and bathroom remodeling, wall to wall carpeting, garage or carport (adding on or renovation), ramp installation, windmills for home power, and other permanent improvements to homes. The loans can be as low as $1,000 and up to $25,000 without equity in your home. With equity, you can borrow up to $50,000. MSHDA can amortize loans up to 20 years to make payments affordable. Interest rates are 4%, 6%, or 8%, depending upon your income. There is no application fee, no points or annual fees, and no penalty for early payoff. Automatic payment is available. MSHDA employees and their immediate family members are not eligible.
Black Family Development
Family Preservation and Support
15231 W. McNichols
Detroit MI 48235
Phone: 313-272-3500
Website: http://www.blackfamilydevelopment.org/
Must be a City of Detroit resident; open referral process. Helps with home maintenance.
PLEASE ALSO CHECK UNDER "FINANCIAL RESOURCES" FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS!
MACOMB COUNTY
Macomb County Community Services Agency
Phone: 586-469-5012 Senior Citizen Chore Service and Home Injury Control
Phone: 586-469-6329 Home Preservation and Energy Group
Two programs with limited funding offer support for minor home repairs and home-energy conservation.
Macomb County Chore Service
Phone: 586-469-5012
Website: www.macombcountymi.gov/mccsa/chore.htm
Macomb County Community Services Agency assists those ages 60 and older with home maintenance and minor repairs, as well as grass cutting and snow removal. Suggested fees, based on income, run from $6 to $18.
MONROE COUNTY
Caring Alternatives
2092 S. Custer
Monroe MI 48161
Phone: 734-242-8711
AND
7400 Lewis Ave.
Temperance MI 48182
Phone: 734-847-4986
Website: www.caringalternatives.com
Offers low-cost chore service for disabled, recuperating adults, or seniors
Monroe County Opportunity Program
(M.C.O.P.)
1140 S. Telegraph Road
Monroe MI 48161
Phone: 734-241-2775
Website: www.monroecountyop.org
The Home Chore Department assists those age 60+ with home maintenance tasks that include lawn mowing, cleaning gutters, minor carpentry, shoveling snow, minor electrical and plumbing repairs and installing storm windows and air conditioners to improve safety in and outside of their home.
OAKLAND COUNTY
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
Central Office:
196 Cesear E. Chavez
PO Box 430598
Pontiac MI 48343-0598
Phone: 248-209-2600
Email: info@olhsa.org
Website: www.olhsa.org
AND
South Office
345 E. Nine Mile Road
Ferndale MI 48220
Phone: 248-542-5860
Email: info@olhsa.org
Website: www.olhsa.org
Various types of home and yard work available to assist older adults, 60 years or older, who can no
longer maintain their yards and homes. Must be a resident of Northern or Southwestern Oakland County. Services include heavy-duty cleaning, yard work, snow removal and minor home repairs.
ALSO
Family/Home Support Services
Community-based, in-home services by referral or private pay. Services include personal care, home-making, transportation, and respite care for older adults, fragile or developmentally disabled.
Southfield Home Improvement Program
Phone: 248-796-4173 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays Greg Sherman
Assists low-income homeowners with improvements, especially when the house does not meet minimum city housing codes. Loans and grants of up to $10,000 are available.
Oakland County Community and Home Improvement Division
Phone: 248-858-5401 OR 248-858-0495
Provides low-cost home repair loans to those who qualify.
Services for Older Citizens
17150 Waterloo Street
Grosse Pointe, MI
Phone: 313-882-9600
Website: www.socauction.org
Love INC of North Oakland County
PO Box 104
Lake Orion, MI 48361
Phone: 248-693-HELP (4357)
Email: info@loveinc-noc.org
Website: http://loveinc-noc.org/ministries/
Offers help and assistance with home repairs and other minor issues and with handicapped
ramps. Must contact Clearinghouse for referral first!
WASHTENAW COUNTY
Aid in Milan
54 W. Main
Milan MI 48160
Phone: 734-439-8420
Neighborhood Senior Services
Phone: 734-712-7775
INDIVIDUAL CITIES/TOWNSHIPS PROGRAMS
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP
A program to assist low to moderate-income senior citizens with snow removal, cleaning gutters and
weed and grass trimming will continue to be offered in Brownstown Township. They also have a
program where volunteers call homebound seniors daily.
To qualify a resident must be older than 62, own and live in his or her own home for at least one year, and have an income at or below $24,450 for one person or $27,450 for two people in the household. Services include routine home maintenance projects such as grass cutting, weed trimming, gutter clearing, etc. Routine work only, no chores done that require a permit or licensed person. Please call the Brownstown Recreation Department at 734-675-0920 to obtain an application or request more information. Those applying must supply proof of residency, home ownership and income.
ROCKWOOD
A home-repair program that targets residents who meet income guidelines and don't require major housing rehabilitation is available to Rockwood residents. Block grants will finance the repairs at no cost to the homeowners. Minor home repairs such as plumbing problems, painting a room or acquiring a new water heater. All interested residents can contact City Hall to verify if they qualify for the upgrades. Income requirements: For a two-person household, the total income cannot exceed $44,750. A four-person household income must fall at a maximum of $55,900.
TROY
SHARP (Senior Home Assistance Repair Program)
Sponsored by The Community Foundation of Troy
Phone: 248-524-3484
Open to seniors 60 and older and the disabled. Through the program, seniors can get their trees trimmed and plumbing and electrical wiring fixed, as well as get assistance with painting and caulking. Homeowners will only be asked to pay for necessary materials..
WYANDOTTE
The Tele-Care Program, sponsored by the Recreation Dept. is intended to make life a little easier for senior citizens,covering many aspects of senior living. Telephone calls are made daily to shut-ins just to chat and make sure they are doing well. Transportation is arranged for those who have doctor appointments or who must make other necessary trips for those 60 and above or disabled. Contact the program at 1-734-324-7285 between 8:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Mondays thru Fridays OR email recreation@wyan.org.
Also, The Roosevelt High School Key Club and Wyandotte Kiwanis 1000 are taking names of homebound seniors, 65 and older, who need their leaves raked during the fall or snow shoveled during the winter.
To have your name placed on a list, call 734-281-0344.
HURON TOWNSHIP
The Township of Huron has allocated $30,000 of their Block Grant program for housing rehabilitation projects such as new furnaces, septic systems, roofs or other types of emergencies. Residents with low to moderate income who qualify for the program would be responsible to repay the aid when they sell the house. To see if you qualify or for more details, call Jim Murray at 1-734-753-4466 ext. 133 or the Dept. of Planning and Zoning at ext. 114.
MELVINDALE
The City of Melvindale is using Community Development Block Grant monies to provide grants to homeowners in need of home repairs but lack the finances. The money is loaned to the city and then to the homeowner for the repairs. The amount of the loan is held as a lien against the house until its sale, which is expected to be higher with the upgrades. Rental houses do NOT qualify for this program. In order to qualify, residents must be current on their taxes, mortgage, insurance and water bills. There are strict guidelines for the funding and all documentation has to be submitted in a timely manner. For more information, call 313-429-1040 and ask for the City Administrator.
WOODHAVEN
The city along with Wayne-Metropolitan Community Action Agency are helping people who need house repairs including roofs, gutters, siding windows, doors, and furnaces. Using Federal Community Development Grants, the city can help income-eligible homeowners receive a one-time, zero-interest deferred loan of up to $24,999 to make repairs. The loans don't have to be paid until the title of the house changes or its sold. There is no out-of-pocket cost for residents. For more information call 734-675-4913.
OAK PARK
This federally funded program provides lawn mowing, gutter and yard clean-ups, snow removal and
minor indoor and outdoor home repairs to income qualifying over age 62. Disabled residents under
age 62 must meet income guidelines and also provide a physician's letter defining their disability. Each participant must submit a completed application form with an attached copy of his or her current Homestead Property Tax Credit Form every year. Services are subject to availability of funds. Contact 248-691-7575 for details.
