The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally-assisted meal program operating in public and non-profit private schools and residential child-care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day.
The School Breakfast Program (SBP) is a federally-assisted meal program operating in public and non-profit private schools and residential child-care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free breakfasts to eligible children each school day.
Contact your child's school to see if you qualify and to obtain the necessary paperwork.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Call your district office for an intake appointment and documentation requirements on Mondays thru Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Financial assistance, food stamps, medical assistance, home energy assistance. (if you arrive at the DHS office before 11 a.m., you are guaranteed to be seen that day)
Website: http://www.michigan.gov/dhs
Taylor District
22050 Pennsylvania Road
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-281-8204
Serves Belleville, Brownstown, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, Huron, New Boston, Riverview, Rockwood, Southgate, Sumpter, Taylor, Trenton, and Woodhaven.
Human Services--Fort Wayne Office
6534 West Jefferson
Detroit MI 48209
Phone: 313-554-8398
Serves Allen Park, Dearborn, Ecorse, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, and River Rouge.
Inkster District
2700 Hamlin
Inkster, MI 48141
Phone: 313-277-4800
Serves Inkster, Romulus and Wayne
Washtenaw County Monroe County D.H.S.
22 Center Street 1051 S. Telegraph Road
Ypsilanti MI 48198 Monroe MI 48161
Phone: 734-481-2000 Phone: 734-243-7200
Redford Adult Medical Services District
27260 Plymouth Road
Redford MI 48239
Phone: 313-937-4200
Located at northeast corner of Plymouth and Inkster Roads. The medical district office handles Medicaid applications for nursing homes in Wayne County.
In addition to financial assistance, you may be eligible for the Food Assistance Program which supplements the food purchasing power of low-income individuals and families. D.H.S. determines eligibility for food assistance.
NOTE: A NEW program in 10 Michigan counties (the only county in this area is WAYNE) helps people age 60 or older get a Bridge Card to help pay for groceries! This new program called MiCAFE is offered by Elder Law of Michigan and local senior and community centers. MiCAFE stands for the Michigan Coordinated Access to Food for the Elderly. Please call 877-664-2233 or go to http://www.elderslaw.org/Micafe/index.htm.
Generally, eligibility for food assistance depends on the financial situation of ALL members of the household group. All persons who live together and purchase & prepare food together are considered to be members of the same food assistance group.
D.H.S. EMERGENCY SERVICES OVERVIEW
The State Emergency Relief (SER) Program provides immediate help to individuals and families facing conditions of extreme hardship or for emergencies that threaten health and safety. Through a combination of direct financial assistance and contracts with a network of non-profit organizations such as the Salvation Army and local Community Action Organizations, SER helps low-income households meet emergency needs such as:
Heat & Utilities
Home Repairs
Relocation Assistance
Home Ownership Services (house payments, property taxes)
Burials
The SER program is primarily designed to maintain low-income households who are normally able to meet their needs but occasionally need help when unexpected emergency situations arise. The SER program is not an appropriate solution to ongoing or chronic financial difficulties.
Only local D.H.S. experts should make eligibility determinations for this program due to many variables. Ask for details when turning in a completed application.
Wayne County Health Department--WIC Program
www.waynecounty.com
Lincoln Park Community Health
999 Fort Street
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Phone: 313-383-7846 Monday thru Friday 8 to 4:30 p.m.
Serves: Ecorse, Lincoln Park, Melvindale and River Rouge
Taylor Clinic
26650 Eureka Suite B
Taylor Mi 48180
Phone: 734-955-3900 Mon, Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wed. 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Serves: Allen Park, Brownstown, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Riverview, Rockwood, Southgate, Taylor, Woodhaven, Wyandotte.
Sumpter Clinic
19130 Sumpter Road
Belleville, MI 48111
Phone: 734-697-9455 Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wed. 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Serves: Belleville, Brownstown, Canton, New Boston, Romulus, Sumpter, Van Buren, Northville.
Western Wayne D.H.S.-WIC Clinic Food Supply
25350 Ecorse Road
Taylor, MI 48180
Phone: 313-295-8320 Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
City of Detroit Health Department
Herman Kiefer Complex
1151 Taylor
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-876-4000
Detroit City Health Department
Phone: 313-876-4555
Detroit Urban League/The Wellness Plan
Phone: 313-874-8529
Wayne County Health Department
33030 Van Born Rd.
Wayne MI 48184
Phone: 734-727-7000
Dearborn Health Center
6450 Maple
Dearborn MI 48126
Phone: 313-216-2201
Hamtramck WIC Office
Peoples Community Services Building
8625 Joseph Compau
Hamtramck, MI 48212
Phone: 313-875-5120
Monroe County Health Department
2353 S. Custer
Monroe MI 48161
Phone: 734-240-7800
WIC is the abbreviation for the Women, Infants, and Children Special Supplemental Nutrition Program.
This is a federally-funded program that serves low and moderate income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 who have a nutrition-related health problem.
WIC offers coupons for nutritious foods purchased at supermarkets. Other free benefits include health screening, nutrition information, social service referrals and breast-feed support services. Applicants must meet income guidelines and be determined to have a nutritional and/or health risk to qualify for WIC. Contact your local health department listed above for assistance.
OTHER STATE RESOURCES
Michigan Department of Community Health Family Support Subsidy Program
Phone: 517-335-9480
Insurance Assistance Program (IAP)/IAP-PLUS
Affiliated with HIV/AIDS Advocacy Services, the IAP pays health insurance premiums for PLWHA (People Living with HIV & AIDS) who have private health insurance and are currently too ill to work in their current job or there is a substantial likelihood that he or she will be too ill to work within the next three months. IAP-Plus pays premiums for PLWHA who have private health insurance with prescription coverage. Contact: John Bain for more info at 313-456-1677 OR email: bainj@michigan.gov.
AGENCY OR PRIVATE RESOURCES
Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corp.
Phone: 313-873-0064
Website: www. CentralDetroitChristian.org
Provides emergency relief to residents of Central Detroit
Sabrina Black Foundation
Created by Steve Black of WRIF-FM
Website: www.sabrinablackfoundation.org
Helps with financial resources for those with cancer
St. Michael's We Care
PO Box 2853
Monroe MI 48161
Email: chach48@sbcglobal.net
Website: StMichaelsWeCare.inc.org
Pays for medical expenses for non-covered life-threatening illnesses...to be used as a last resort after insurance, fund-raisers, etc. for Monroe County residents.
Faith in Action
603 S. Main
Chelsea MI
Phone: 734-475-3305
Financial assistance to those in the Chelsea and Dexter school districts only
Sparrow Clubs USA
Website: www.sparrowclubs.org
A non-profit organization that provides financial and
emotional support for critically ill children--"Sparrows"--
and their families, but with a twist. They challenge students
to "adopt" each sparrow and help meet the families needs.
Individuals and corporate sponsors convert their community service time into money through a voucher system. Open to children 17 and under.
Charles A. Main M.D. Pediatric Cancer Survivors Foundation of Beaumont Hospitals
Attention: Beaumont Hematology and Oncology Dept's.
3577 W. 13 Mile Road
Royal Oak MI 48073
Phone: 248-551-0367
College scholarships for children treated at Beaumont Hospitals for cancer.
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
Emergency Child Care Assistance Fund (ECCAF) for families in crisis
Michigan Parkinson Foundation
Phone: 800-852-9781
Email: mpfdir@yahoo.com
Website: www.parkinsonsmi.org
Can assist Michigan residents with Parkinson's disease who meet financial criteria obtain some relief for medication costs (may receive up to $250 per year in medications), financial assistance of up to $360 per year at a day care program at a center of your choice (designed to provide family members with respite), support groups, educational programs.
National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
Phone: 800-482-1455
Email: mgerlach@nkfm.org
Website: www.nkfm.org
STATE OFFICE:
1169 Oak Valley Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: 734-222-9800
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1900 E. Jefferson Suite #222
Detroit MI 48207
Phone: 313-259-1514
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411 E. 3rd. Street #2
Flint MI 48503
Phone: 810-232-0522 OR 810-232-0533
Offers a $100 payment payable to a VENDOR for services rendered to a kidney patient and has a drug bank (do not apply unless all other resources have been exhausted).
American Kidney Foundation
6110 Executive Blvd. #1010
Rockville MD 20852
Phone: 800-638-8299
Email: patientservices@akfinc.org
Website: www.akfinc.org
Offers a patient aid program, individual grants, travel help to treatments, disaster relief, pharmacy help.
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
15000 W. 10 Mile Road
Oak Park MI 48337
Phone: 248-592-1102
Website: www.jewishdetroit.org
Emergency assistance for food, shelter and medical care.
Crossroads of Michigan--Main Office
92 E. Forest Ave.
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-831-2000
Website: www.crossroadsofmichigan.org
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Crossroads of Michigan--East Office
14641 E. Jefferson Ave.
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-822-5200
Website: http://www.crossroadsofmichigan.org
Emergency financial assistance and one-time prescription assistance.
The Salvation Army
27500 Shaiwassee Road Farmington Hills MI 48336
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100 Arbana Drive Ann Arbor MI 48103-3799 Phone: 734-668-8353
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55 Church Street Mount Clemens MI 48043-2253 Phone: 586-469-6712
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9451 S. Main Street Plymouth MI 48170-0296 Phone: 734-453-5464
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9 S. Park Street Ypsilanti MI 48198-5622 Phone: 734-482-4700
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1258 Biddle Ave. Wyandotte MI 48192-3498 Phone: 734-282-0930
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34 Oakland Ave. Pontiac MI 48342-2087 Phone: 248-334-2407
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815 E. First Street Monroe MI 48161-1919 Phone: 734-241-0440
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217 W. Church Adrian MI 49221-2612 Phone: 517-265-2038 Website: usc.salvationarmy.org/adrian
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3737 Lawton Detroit MI 48201 Phone: 313-361-6136
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15133 Burgess Detroit MI 48223-1999 Phone: 313-532-1281
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11311-25 Montrose Ave. Detroit MI 48227-1648 Phone: 313-835-3736
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3735 Harding Ave. Box 14675 Detroit MI 48214-9998 Phone: 313-822-2800
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3729 W. Chicago Box 04129 Detroit MI 48204 Phone: 313-897-2914
Website: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org
Provides multiple programs to assist people in meeting the basic necessities of life: food, warmth and shelter. Call your local program to find resources.
AARP Benefits QuickLINK
Website: www.aarp.org/quicklink
Find free assistance for yourself, your kids and grandchildren at the this website that will connect you to other useful websites and enables you to download public benefit applications for everything from energy assistance, Medicaid and Medicare to children's health insurance and food assistance.
ACCESS
2651 Saulino Court
Dearborn MI 48120
Phone: 313-842-7010
Website: www.accesscommunity.org
Rent/mortgage assistance, utility shut-off, THAW, and MI CAFE programs, emergency food assistance
HOPE (new clinics in Wayne and Chelsea besides Ypsilanti!)
PO Box 980311
518 Harriet Street
Ypsilanti, MI 48198-0311
Email: mdekker@thehopeclinic.org
Website: www.thehopeclinic.org
Provides limited assistance to help keep people in their homes or to help in emergency situations.
AIDS Partnership 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
Provides professional case management and other support services, housing assistance and placement, transportation, emergency financial assistance, food, clothing, shelter, child care, legal resources, prescriptions, medical care, home health care, medical equipment, and many other services.
Michigan Multiple Sclerosis Society
21311 Civic Center Drive
Southfield MI 48076-3911
Phone: 800-243-5767 ext. 235
Email: info@mig.nmss.org
Website: www.nationalmssociety.org/mig
Chapter MEMBERS can access transportation to medical appointments only, respite care, short-term counseling, medical equipment, home & auto modifications, window air-conditioners, emergency supplies. Based on financial need and sliding scale.
Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit
6555 W. Maple
West Bloomfield MI 48322
Phone: 248-592-2300
Website: www.jfsdetroit.org
Provides emergency financial help.
Rochester Area Neighborhood House, Inc.
1234 Inglewood
PO Box 80112
Rochester MI 48308-0112
Phone: 248-651-5836
Email: www.ranhranh@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.ranh.org
The Pink Fund
Phone: 248-505-5222
Website: www.thepinkfund.org
Provides financial aid to women and men with breast cancer.
H.E.L.P. (Health Emergency Lifeline Program)
1726 Howard
Detroit MI 48216
Phone: 313-832-3300
Email: help@helpoffice.org
Website: www.helpoffice.org
The Eli Florence Foundation Fund
Phone: 810-767-8270 Community Foundation of Greater Flint Director of Donor Services
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The Eli Foundation
PO Box 931
Fenton MI 48430
Both Funds are set up to help terminally ill children in the Fenton MI area only.
Child Care Network
3060 Packard Road, Suite G
Ann Arbor MI 48108
Phone: 734-975-1840 OR 800-777-2861
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1040 S. Winter Street Suite 2020
Adrian MI 49221
Phone: 517-264-5324 OR 5306
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1051 S. Telegraph
Monroe MI 48161
Phone: 734-243-7451 OR 7443
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University of Michigan
2072 Administrative Services Bldg.
1009 Greene Street
Ann Arbor MI 48109
Phone: 734-936-8677
Email: ccn@childcarenetwork.org
Website: www.childcarenetwork.org
Financial assistance in the form of child care scholarships for income-eligible families in Monroe & Washtenaw counties. Emergency child care scholarships for eligible homeless families, short-term emergency scholarships available in Lenawee, Monroe & Washtenaw counties. Assistance in accessing state Dept. of Human Services programs, referrals to appropriate local human services agencies & programs of identified family needs and expulsion prevention assistance for parents and child-care providers in the community. Has a free data base listing for providers in a five county area.
Child Care Coordinating Council of Detroit/Wayne County
Phone: 313-259-4411 ext. 302 normal business hours
Helps ensure that needs are met, thereby preventing child abuse and neglect. Monetary support for short-term emergency child care for Wayne County families experiencing high stress and/or a crisis.
STAT Patient's Family Services
Pope John Hospitality House
Contact: Most Holy Trinity Church
Phone: 313-965-4450
Provides transportation, lodging, clothing, burial assistance to families whose children have cancer.
The Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Phone: 312-836-BEAR (2327)
Website: http://www.bearnecessities.org
A national organization founded in 1992 and expanding into Michigan, with a mission
to eliminate cancer in children and to provide help and support to those affected by
cancer. Physical, psychological and financial help is offered.
Silent Hands Charity
425 W. Huron Ste.100
Milford MI 48381
Phone: 248-684-3338
Website: www.silenthandscharity.com
This charity, based in Milford, helps people living in S.E. Michigan after job losses
or illnesses. The organization will make a mortgage or car payment to save a house from foreclosure or stave off the repo man. Each person is thoroughly evaluated after an initial phone interview before being helped and the money is paid directly to the creditor. The person being helped should be ineligible to receive help from the State Dept. of Human Services with the exception of unemployment benefits. Silent Hands has no paid staff and 98% of the money raised is spent locally to help others.
The Larry King Cardiac Foundation
15720 Crabbs Branch Way Suite D
Rockville MD 20855
Phone: 866-302-LKCF (5523)
Website: www.lkcf.org
Established in 1988 to provide funding for life-saving cardiac treatment for individuals who, due to limited means or no insurance, would otherwise be unable to receive the treatment and care they desperately need. The Foundation works in conjunction with hospitals throughout the nation to ensure that such patients receive proper medical attention. Doctors perform these surgeries at no charge and hospitals are compensated only for the materials used. The closest hospital to Michigan that participates is the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland OH. Be sure to see the "Emergency Travel Resources" webpage for transportation options to get to this clinic!
Yatoomas 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 suddenly lost one or both parents. Some of the services offered are financial assistance & budgeting assistance, household maintenance & repair, car maintenance & repair, support groups & grief assistance, scholarships & tutorial services, vocational training & job placement, legal & accounting assistance.
Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan
1921 W. Michigan Ave.
Ypsilanti MI 48197
Phone: 734-544-0015 OR 800-482-3041
Website: www.hfmich.org
Emergency financial aid programs for those affected by hemophilia, von Willebrand, other coagulation disorders, hepatitis, HIV and/or AIDS. Assistance includes help with food, utilities, rent & car repairs whose bleeding disorder impacts their income. Call 800-482-3041 to apply. Must not have received aid from this program for the past 12 months.
Community Revitalization Stewardship Program
Operation Blessing
13333 E. Warren Ave.
Detroit MI 48215
Phone: 313-822-0898
Website: www.operationblessing.com
Limited financial assistance for rent/mortgage, emergency needs in situations of catastrophic loss (fire, flood or earthquake), utility bills. Must attach a letter from a pastoral or agency letter. Payment is sent directly to the creditor.
Patient Advocate Foundation
425 W. Huron #100
Milford MI 48381
Phone: 800-532-5274
Website: www.patientadvocate.org
Co-pay financial assistance available to patients who are insured and qualify for both medical & financial assistance and are being treated for the following cancers: breast, lung, prostate, kidney, colon, pancreatic & or head/neck cancers, malignant brain tumors, lymphoma, sarcoma, macular degeneration. Also diabetes, multiple mylena, selected autoimmune diseases and secondary issues as a result of chemotherapy treatments.
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Shiela S. Crowe Memorial Fund for Multiple Myeloma Co-Pay Relief
700 Thimble Shoals Blvd. Suite 200
Newport News, VA 23606
Phone: 866-512-3861
Financial assistance for co-pays available to Multiple Myeloma patients who are insured and qualify for both medical and financial resources.
Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan
29777 Telegraph Suite 1651
Southfield MI 48034
Phone: 800-825-2535
Email: leukemiamichigan@vogager.net
Website: www.leukemiamichigan.org
$1,000 per fiscal year financial assistance for leukemia treatment costs, prescription costs, travel to treatment costs and wigs and head coverings. Serves Adults and Children!
ALSO
Special Needs Fund
Up to $500 (separate from the above fund) to cover expenses such as lodging, rent/mortgage, auto repair and child care.
Links of Love
Website: www.linksofloveonline.org
A new charity based out of Toledo OH with sponsors throughout the U.S.
Provides referrals to government programs, national organizations, groups,
public & private charities & foundations best suited to their needs. Links
applicants to sponsors and you receive one-on-one help and attention. Its their mission to provide assistance & advocacy for people in financial crisis and help them move to self-sufficiency. Applicants can then become sponsors when their situation improves and pay the help forward!
CHECK FURTHER DOWN THIS PAGE FOR MORE FINANCIAL RESOURCES/PROGRAMS FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE!
FINANCIAL RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY FOR HOME REPAIRS
The Macomb Urban County Housing Rehabilitation Program will offer interest-free, deferred loans to homeowners who meet income and eligibility requirements and whose homes need repairs. For information, call 586-469-5285 weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
Wayne-Metropolitan Community Action Agency
3715 W. Jefferson
Ecorse, MI 48229
Phone: 313-843-2550 ext. 240 Ask for Jerry Tambeau
Website: www.waynemetro.org
The CDBG Program was designed to revitalize and strengthen residential neighborhoods through the renovation of low to moderate income, owner-occupied homes. The program is made possible through a collaborative effort between Wayne-Metro Agency and Out-Wayne County municipalities.
The CDBG Program works to enable income-eligible homeowners to receive one-time, 0% interest deferred loans to make improvements and repairs to their home. The loans do not have to be paid back until the title of the home changes hands or the home is sold. Work to the home will focus on health and safety issues including roof/gutter replacement, foundation, furnace replacement/repairs, plumbing, concrete repairs/replacement,electrical updates/repairs and demolition of deteriorated garages/sheds. To qualify for the CDBG Program, all of the following MUST be current: Mortgage payments, Homeowner's insurance, Taxes and Water bill. In order to participate, the annual household income (including wages, Social Security, and all other sources) must be within the following guidelines:
Individual: $39,150
Family of 2: $44,750
Family of 3: $50,350 Open in these cities: Melvindale, River Rouge, Hamtramck &
Family of 4: $55,900 Woodhaven
Family of 5: $60,400
Family of 6: $64,850
Family of 7: $69,350
Family of 8 $76,800
The Property Improvement Program Loan
Wayne County Housing Division/W.C. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Housing Rehabilitation Program
Phone: 800-362-5555 ext. 6011
Website: www.waynecounty.com
The Property Improvement Program Loan is being offered in Wayne County to homeowners and landlords to improve their property. Low-income and moderate-income families are able to rehab their homes also.
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Block Grants
Call you cities or township's city hall and ask for the Building Dept. to ask about your areas Block Grants. Most cities have applied for these funds and disperse them to their residents to make repairs, build ramps, etc. Some cities or townships have waiting lists so don't procrastinate to get on these lists!
Southwest Solutions
1700 Waterman Street
Detroit MI 48209
Phone: 313-841-8900
Website: www.swsd.org
Offering low-cost home repair loans to those living in Pilgrim Village and the following zip codes: 48209, 48210 and 48216. Please see the website for qualifications. For further questions email gwelch@swsd.org.
Bridging Communities Inc.
Phone: 313-361-6377
Southwest Detroit only.
Oakland County Community and Home Improvement Division
Phone: 248-858-5401 OR 248-858-0495
Low-cost home repair loans to those who qualify.
Please look under "Chore Services" for even more similar repair help! Also look under the "MI Choice Waiver" program below for two different chore/repair programs that The Senior Alliance offers.
FINANCIAL RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY FOR EDUCATION
Please look under the "Education & Employment Resources" and "Disability Resources" for information concerning this. Current or former foster children, look under "Foster Youth" for special programs just for you!
FINANCIAL RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PHYSICALLY-DISABLED OR SENIORS
WHO NEED IN-HOME SERVICES:
MI Choice Waiver Program
Mi Choice is a home and community-based program. Eligible adults must meet financial requirements and are approved medically-appropriate for nursing home care to be a MI Choice participant. This program allows the individual to access services in the community along with receiving support in their own home or other residential setting. Each participant can obtain basic Medicaid-covered services and must receive one or more MI Choice Waiver Services. The program includes prescreening, assessments, case management, direct purchase of services and re-assessment contacts.
MI Choice Waiver is a state-wide program funded by the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH). The Senior Alliance--Area Agency on Aging 1-C is a MI Choice Waiver agent for the 34 communities of western and southern Wayne County. Also The Information Center at 734-282-7171.
Eligibility Requirements:
1. Frail adults 65 years of age or older.
2. Persons who are physically-disabled age 18 or older.
Medical:
Medical status must meet the Michigan Medicaid nursing facility level of care determination criteria.
Financial:
The income limit is 300% of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) allotment set by the federal government each year. Persons currently receiving SSI benefits OR Medicaid services meet the program financial criteria if:
Participants individual income up to $1,869 per month for 2007. If the client has a spouse, the spouse's income is not computed in the qualifying amount.
Allowable assets for an individual client are limited to $2,000. If the client has a spouse living in the community, the Federal Protected Spousal Asset guidelines are utilized. Currently the Protected Spousal Asset is one-half of the couple's countable assets--no less than $19,920 and not to exceed $99,600.
Service Need:
In addition to the other requirements, participants must need at least one MI Choice Waiver service on an ongoing basis. These services include:
Adult Day Services
Chore Services
Counseling
Environmental Modifications
Home-delivered Meals
Homemaker Services
Independent Living Skills Training
In-home Respite Care
Medical Equipment and Supplies
Out-of-Home Respite Care
Personal Care Waiver
Personal Emergency Response System
Transportation
How to Apply:
Call the Senior Alliance at 734-722-2830 and ask to speak to an INTAKE WORKER for the MI Choice Waiver Program. OR call The Information Center at 734-282-7070 and ask for their INTAKE WORKER.
ALSO:
The Information Center
20500 Eureka #110
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-282-7171
Email: info@theinfocenter.info
Website: www.theinfocenter.info
NOTE: This agency has a "SPECIAL NEEDS FUND" that helps with a variety of chores and home repairs (depending on funding for individual cities)
Children's Special Health Care
Department of Public Health/Wayne County
Website: www.waynecounty.com
Assists children from birth to 21 years with special health care needs. In addition to assisting with resources for medical care and treatment programs, nurses provide families with options to meet their social, emotional, physical, developmental and educational needs.
State Disability Assistance
A needy person who is disabled and who does not have dependent children may be eligible for this cash assistance program. In addition, you must be unable to work for at least 90 days, as certified by an DHS Medical Social Work consultant OR: receiving SSI, Social Security or Medicaid based on a disability or blindness, OR receiving special education services OR receiving services from the Michigan Rehabilitation Service OR diagnosed as having AIDS OR living in an adult foster care home, a home for the aged, a county infirmary, or a substance abuse treatment center OR receiving substance abuse services for 30 days after leaving a residential treatment center OR taking care of a disabled person who lives with you.
Contact your local Department of Human Services agency to apply.
The Veteran's Aid & Attendance Pension
(Tax-Free Benefit Open to Veterans or their Surviving Spouse!)
The American Association for Wartime Veterans (AAWV) is committed to helping wartime
veterans and their surviving spouses to help pay for health care or nursing home care.
The cost of community living can be out of reach for some of those who would benefit from receiving an additional pension payment that would offset much of the cost of their stay. The AAWV conducts FREE informational seminars that educate families regarding this little known benefit. The seminars are less than one hour and weekly seminars are held in Novi and Clinton Township. Contact them at 800-850-4432 for seminar reservations. (Please note that many formerly classified "police actions" such a Vietnam, have now been RE-classified as wars.....more information can be found about this at www.va.gov).
Social Security SURVIVORS Benefits
Phone: 800-772-1213 OR TTY 800-325-0778
Website: www.socialsecurity.gov
Social Security Survivors Benefits can be paid to: a widow/widower--full benefits at full retirement age or reduced benefits as early as age 60/ a disabled widow or widower as early as age 50/ a widow or widower at any age if he or she takes care of the deceased's child who is under 16 or disabled/and receiving S.S. benefits/ unmarried children under 18, or up to age 19 if they are attending high school full-time....under certain circumstances, benefits can be paid to stepchildren, grandchildren or adopted children/ children at any age who were disabled before age 22 and remain disabled/dependent parents age 62 or older.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
See contact information above!
SSI provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing and shelter. If you receive these benefits,
you automatically are eligible to receive Medicaid and may also be eligible for food stamps. If you are a U.S.citizen or a legal resident, have limited income and assets and if you are 65 or older, disabled, blind or have low-vision, you may get SSI benefits depending on what you own and how much income
you have. Generally a person is eligible if their liquid assets are less than $2,000 or $3,000 or less for a couple.
Social Security Administrations PROJECT HOPE
Wayne Metro Community Action Agency
3715 W. Jefferson
Ecorse MI 48229
Phone: 313-843-2550
Wayne Metro's PROJECT HOPE (Homeless Outreach Program Evaluation) grant is one of only thirty-four demonstration projects in the nation to be funded by the Social Security Administration. The program is designed to assist chronically homeless individuals gain access to Social Security benefits and may expedite the SSA process for those eligible for Project HOPE services. A Project HOPE case manager works with multiple agencies to provide outreach, supportive services, transportation, shelter and housing to Project HOPE participants.
Veteran's Benefits
Website: www.va.gov
Most veterans have no idea that they may be entitled to one of FOUR types of pensions depending on their income status and various other factors. These pensions are available to veterans of ANY age, their widows or widowers & dependent children. Please go to the VA website and check under "Compensation and Benefits". There are other benefits available as well! It doesn't matter how long ago you served! You will need your DD214 (discharge papers) and if you no longer have yours, a copy can be ordered at the above website for free as well.
MORE FINANCIAL RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY FOR MEDICAL & DENTAL CARE
Hill-Burton Free Medical Care Program
Health Resources and Services Administration
Dept. of Health & Human Services
Division of Facilities Compliance and Recovery
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10C-16
Rockville, MD 20857
