RESOURCES
ADULT & CHILDREN RESOURCES (FREE AND LOW-COST)
*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.
*Goodwill of Detroit
Administrative Office:
3111 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI 48208
Phone: 313-964-3900
Email: info@goodwilldetroit.org
Website: www.goodwilldetroit.org
*Salvation Army of S. E Michigan
Administrative Office:
5875 Middlebelt Road
Romulus, MI 48174
Phone: 734-729-3939
Website: www.SalArmyThrift.com
Multiple stores---see website above for thrift stores in your area!
You can also get a referral for FREE clothes, etc. from your DHS worker!
*Society of St. Vincent dePaul
Administration:
Van Elslander Family Center
3000 Gratiot
Detroit, MI 48207
Phone: 313-972-3100 OR 313-393-2930
Website: www.svdpdet.org/tall_storelisting.html
Contact your local Catholic church that is a part of the St. Vincent dePaul
Council to obtain vouchers for clothing or household items. Serves multiple areas--see listings above! Call 877-788-4623 for the nearest Catholic parish to you that is a member of SVDP! You can also speak with a store manager.
*American Council of the Blind Thrift Store
23830 Ford Road
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Phone: 313-551-4768
Email: dtw@acbes.org
*Find the local Consignment Shop in your area at www.consignmentshops.com
*Mom-To-Mom Resale Events
Website: www.mom2momlist.com
BAKERY THRIFT STORES
*Aunt Millie's Bakeries
Phone: 855-755-BAKE (2253)
Email: CustomerService@AuntMillie.com
Website: https://www.auntmillies.com/about/bakery-outlets
Adrian
971 W. Beecher 49221
Phone: 517-263-4319
AND
Ypsilanti
5331 W. Michigan Ave. 48197
Phone: 734-528-5295
AND
Dearborn Heights
24734 Van Born 48125
Phone: 313-291-2140
AND
Port Huron
2380 Lapeer Road 48060
Phone: 810-985-9126
AND
White Lake
10340 Highland 48383
Phone: 248-698-4254
These are just some of the bakeries Thrift Stores. Please see the website above for a complete listing!
*Entenmann's Bakery Outlet
13280 Newburgh Road
Livonia, MI 48150
Phone: 734-464-1743
Website: http://www.entenmanns.com/op-locator-Store-Outlet.cfm
Type your zip code in on the webpage above to find the nearest outlet to you!
*Awreys Bakery Outlet
12301 Farmington Road
Livonia, MI 48150
Phone: 866-743-7525
Website: www.awrey.com/thriftstore.aspx
CREDIT REPAIR AND BUDGETING
*Consumers can receive a free copy of their credit reports once a year from each of the three nationwide credit-reporting companies at www.annualcreditreport.com
OR by calling 877-322-8228.
If you order by phone, your request will be mailed within 15 days. Beginning July 21, 2011, lenders will be REQUIRED to provide a free credit score when consumers are rejected for a loan or required to pay a higher rate than the best one available.
See www.federalreserve.gov/creditreports for details on how credit reports work.
*More information on debt collection is at www.askdoctordebt.com. This website was created by the ACA International Education Foundation. You can also go to
www.ftc.gov for a video that explains consumer rights relating to debt collection!
*See www.myfico.com for information on FICO scores.
*Debtors Anonymous offers help to compulsive spenders at www.debtorsanonymous.org
*An Interactive Web quiz to better understand how credit scores are calculated at www.creditscorequiz.org.
*National Foundation for Credit Counseling
Phone: 800-388-2227
Website:
*Green Path Debt Solutions
Administrative Office:
38505 County Club Drive #210
Farmington Hills MI 48331
Phone: 800-550-1961
Website: www.greenpath.com
Offices throughout Michigan. Call for locations or check the website!
*Adult Well-Being Services
6700 Middlebelt Road
Romulus MI 48174
Phone: 313-925-1135 OR 734-629-4986 Financial Stability Coordination
Website: www.awbs.org
Offers classes throughout the year; however, they are generally arranged through a coordinator at senior residential sites or at agencies serving disabled adults such as Michigan Rehabilitation Services and the like. Workshops are given to groups.
We also offer one on one financial coaching regarding budgeting, setting financial goals and benefits checkups for seniors and adults with disabilities.
DRESSES FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS
*5th Annual Deja vu Prom Dress Resale
Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club
9339 Bellevue Road
Grosse Ile, MI
This regional event serves Downriver and the surrounding areas, providing sellers the opportunity to earn 70 percent of what their dress sells for or purchase a “like new” gown at reduced prices. At the end of the sale, dresses may be reclaimed or donated to girls in need.
*Becca's Closet
Locations: Bay City, Detroit, Saginaw
Website: www.beccascloset.org
CLOTHING RESOURCES
*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.
Open to residents of other counties as well.
*Chrysalis Boutique
15100 Northline Road
Southgate, MI 48195
Phone: 734-362-7048 TTY: 1-800-649-3777
Website: www.dccwf.org
Provides gently used clothing for eligible women & men enrolled in workforce programs at the Downriver Community Conference or our partnering agencies by referral only.
*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.
*Help Is On the Way
Administrative Office:
6784 Edwards
Belleville, MI 48111
AND
5358 South Beech Daly
Dearborn Heights, MI 48125-1708
Phone: 313-908-7104
Contact: Jack Schmidt
Website: www.helpsontheway.org
Thursdays 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (line starts at 5 p.m. and you must be in line no later than 7:30 p.m.) Clothing & food for those who are poverty level. You do not need to live within a specific zip code in order to receive help.
*Perfecting Community Care Center
7100 E. Davison
Detroit, MI 48212
Phone: 313-365-2273
Website: www.perfectingcdc.org
The Community Care Center provides free food, clothing and basic needs and resources to low-income citizens in the greater Metro Detroit Area in efforts to assist them in improving socio-economic prosperity.
*Perry Outreach Center
2047 S. Beatrice
Detroit, MI
St. Andrew Benedict: 313-381-1184
St. Mary Magdalen: 313-381-8566
St. Henry: 313-381-0711
Christ the Good Shepherd: 313-928-1324
St. Andre Bessette: 313-383-8514
People in need of help with food, utility bills, clothing, medical, household goods or other needs, etc. can contact any of the five parishes above! This is open to people who reside within the boundaries of the five parishes in S.W. Detroit; Lincoln Park, Ecorse, River Rouge, Melvindale and Northern Allen Park.
*The Guidance Center Family Resource Center
Phone: 734-785-7705 x 7119
Website: www.guidance-center.org
Family Resource Centers in Southgate (The Aquinas Center)
River Rouge (Walter White Community Resource Center)
Belleville, Romulus, Taylor, Lincoln Park and Flat Rock.
The Aquinas Center does have a small clothing closet but the one in River Rouge is the biggest.
*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 $4 a bag (no matter how full!), household goods, books; open to the public. 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Donations accepted. With referral from a social worker, may have one "free" visit to take what is needed. Please come in no later than 11 a.m. in order to fully take advantage of what is in stock and so the helpers can properly help you!
*Dix United Methodist Church Thrift Shop
1911 Horger
Lincoln Park, MI
Phone: 313-386-3455
9 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays.
*The Value Shop
Central United Methodist Church
23 E. Adams Fifth floor
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-961-6193
Website: www.centralumchurch.com
Range of clothes at low prices or for free. Open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
*Arthurs Closet
Arthurs Middle School
4000 Marian Dr.
Trenton, MI 48183
Phone: 734-676-8700 ext. 317
Offers free clothing for families in need during school hours. Coats, jeans, sweaters, shirts, shoes and more in all sizes are available. Also has suit jackets and dress clothes for people going back to work or for job interviews. Contact the school counseling staff for assistance at the above number to get an appointment!
*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.
*Faith Christian Assembly
Bread of Life Food & Clothing Outreach
25201 Outer Drive
Melvindale, MI 48122
Phone: 313-928-8305
Email: faith@fcausa.org
Website: www.fcausa.org
Food and clothing to anyone in need the last Saturday of the month except for holiday months when the dates are adjusted to before the holiday.
*Evangel Baptist Church
16994 Telegraph Road
Taylor, MI 48180
Phone: 734-946-4121
Website: www.evangelbaptist.com
Clothing (counseling & education also) for teen parents.
*St. Phillip's Evangelical Lutheran Church Free Clothes Closet
2884 E. Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-872-1010
For women & children every Thursday noon until 2 p.m. and also every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
*Union Second Baptist Church
Beechwood Center
421 Beechwood
River Rouge, MI
Phone: 313-383-1558
Food and clothing give-away every 3rd Saturday 10 a.m.
*PHG Urban Life Center
6495 W. Warren Ave.
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-357-3152
Free clothing for men, women & children every Thursday from 10 a.m. until noon. Closed on holidays.
Free food baskets ALSO available every 3rd Saturday, pre-registration required. Stop in or call for details.
*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 313-871-7443
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
11745 Rosa Parks Blvd
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.
*Capuchins
6333 Medbury
Detroit, MI 48211
Phone: 313-925-0514
Website: www.cskdetroit.org
Emergency clothing.
*PBJ Outreach Inc.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
1160 Penniman
Plymouth, MI
Phone: 313-719-3421 Bernie
Email: bdodyk@ameritech.net and deacontimsullivan@gmail.com
Website: www.PBJOutreach.org
A diverse group of people volunteering their time and services to provide food, clothing and basic social services to homeless and impoverished people of the Metro Detroit area including the Cass Corridor section of inner-city Detroit. The group provides food and clothing for approximately 250 to 350 homeless people every Saturday morning.
*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, and 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.
*Abigail's Closet
Abundant Life Christian Center
25210 Grand River Ave.
Redford, MI 48240
Phone: 313-533-2640
Pastor Harold and Felicia Duncan welcome those in need to Abigail's Closet which features gently used clothing for men, women and children. Call the number above to make an appointment.
*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.
*Walter 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.
*First Congregational Church
98 Superior
Wyandotte, MI 48192
Winter clothing /blankets/ sleeping bags given the 4th Saturday of the month, October through March only.
Also social service referrals.
*Redemption Helping Hands Mission Center
1241 E. 7 Mile
Detroit, MI 48091
Phone: 313-526-5631 OR 586-872-4032
Email: redemptionlc@comcast.net
Has a Clothing Closet.
*Catholic Social Services
305 Michigan Ave. 10th Floor
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313-237-5905
Website: www.aodonline.org/AODOnline/AODOnline.htm
CLOTHING SWAPS
*Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SEMIclothingswap/
Total free events with NO obligation to bring anything or take anything. Bring what you don't need and take what you do want. Sign up for announcements for the next swap.
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 clothing, items etc. 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.
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*Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency
Corporate Office:
7310 Woodward Ave., Suite 800
Detroit, MI 48202
AND
2121 Biddle Ave.
Wyandotte MI 48192
Phone: 734-284-6999
Website: www.waynemetro.org
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: 734-718-0483
Email: info@stepcentral.org
Website: www.stepcentral.org
Resources Centers:
Dearborn North and South, 2 locations in Detroit, Wyandotte, Livonia, Ann Arbor, and 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
20400 Superior
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-282-7171
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.
*Michigan Ability Partners
Administration Office:
3810 Packard
Suite 200
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 affected their ability to physically do their job. Some eligibility criteria include having a recent history of substance abuse treatment completion, assessed in school as learning-disabled, or with a physical/ mental /emotional disability. Call the number above or see website for office locations around the state.
*Schoolcraft College
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
The Transition Center at Schoolcraft College
McDowell Center
Room MC225
18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia MI 48152-2696
Phone: 734-462-4443
Website: www.schoolcraft.edu/
The Transition Center at Schoolcraft College has the staff and resources to assist students and community members with a broad range of concerns. From admission to graduation, the Transition Center assists Schoolcraft students of all ages to navigate through college successfully. Many of our services are not limited to Schoolcraft College students only. If you are a community member in a difficult situation, we can direct you to resources that address your specific concern. All community resources we recommend are available either free of charge or have fees based on a sliding scale, which is dependent upon your income. In addition, we have many free pamphlets, brochures and articles on a variety of topics.
*Wayne County Regional Educational Services Agency
33500 Van Born Road
Wayne MI 48184
Phone: 734-334-1300
Website: http://www.resa.net/aboutus/contactus/
Career and technical training for high school students.
*A.C.C.E.S.S.
2651 Saulino Street
Dearborn, MI 48120
Phone: 313-842-7010
Email: sharb@accesscommunity.org Sonia Harb
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 (D.A.P.C.O)
P.O. Box 19119
Detroit MI 48219
AND
127 North Washington Street
Ypsilanti MI 48197
Phone: 877-832-1277 #103
Email: dapco1@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.dapco.org
Employability training program.
*Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corp.
8840 2nd Street
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-873-0064
Website: www.centraldetroitchristian.org/
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
Email: detroitmwa@emptrain.ci.detroit.mi.us
Website: Click HERE
*Youth Opportunity Program (Y.O.P.)
1101 S. Raisinville Road
Monroe MI 48161
Phone: 734-242-5799 ext. 1516
The Y.O.P. program offers Monroe County youth academic skills, employment services, and career information.
If you are from 16-21 years old, from a low-income family and could use help to complete a diploma, G.E.D. or to get or keep a job, contact this organization!
*Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
Wyandotte MI
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
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: www.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 departments. 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
Offers ESL classes during the day as well as 4 evenings a week to accommodate working parents.
AND
MPRI: Offers ex-offenders an array of bilingual services that will assist them in reintegrating into their communities and families including assessment, case management, job readiness and placement, family reunification, anger management, life skills.
AND
Summer Youth: Operates several weeks during the summer for youths ages 11-18. Older youth ages 14-18 are able to gain work experience and training while earning minimum age. All youth participate in substance abuse and violence prevention workshops, weekly field trips, and community service projects.
AND
Urban Arts Academy Entrepreneurship: This hands-on program teaches entrepreneurial skills to 150 adolescents per year and provides tools for developing their own for-profit ventures such as silk-screening,
T-shirt production, graffiti art, music & video production. This interactive program incorporates music, art, dance and digital artistry as well as video production in its delivery methodology.
*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
*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
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.
*Lighthouse of Oakland County
46156 Woodward Ave.
Pontiac MI 48342
Phone: 248-972-1487
Website: www.lighthouseoakland.org
Job search training and job placement.
*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 1-800-922-4473
Email: ability@OperationABLE.org
Website: www.operationABLE.org
Offers career development services for those ages 40 and up through the Career Resilience Center along with other services. Career Center membership, $40 for one month, $75 for 3 months, includes access to career information and informal support, including network meetings, informal staff assistance, use of software for career exploration and a library of career magazines, newspapers and self-help books and more. One-hour session with a licensed professional career counselor, $50. Development of job-search campaign with a career counselor, $115. Other services are available; contact the organization for details. NOTE: Has received a $200,000 grant from the AARP Foundation to provide job search and career services for older adults.
*Detroit Job Corps Center
11801 Woodrow Wilson
Detroit, MI 48206
313-852-0300 OR 800-733-JOBS
Job Corps is a free residential education and training program that each year helps several thousand students between the ages of 16 – 24 gain the experience they need to get a better job and take control of their lives.
The program offers you an opportunity to learn a trade, the chance to get your GED or high school diploma and help to get a job. Job Corps also provides you with a counselor who you can call for help for one year after you graduate.
Education and Training:
GED / High School Diploma
Co-enrollment opportunity with Highland Park Academy for welding
Work-based learning (WBL) opportunities available in all trades
Personalized career development plan
Hands-on training in your chosen trade area
Youth Links
Choose Your Trade:
Advanced Career Training and Off Center Training
Carpentry
Clerical
Computer Repair
Facilities Maintenance
Health Occupations
Painting
Welding (off center)
*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 in Machinist Training and Advanced Technologies Training. Testing every Tuesday and Thursday. Contact Cynthia Hicks for information: 313-494-4184.
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Weatherization Specialist Training Program
An intensive 10-week training program in this new field. Must not have any felonies. Must have a diploma or G.E.D. and be 18 years old or older. Drug testing and background test will be required.
*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:
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
*Mariners Inn
445 Ledyard
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-962-9446
Website: www.marinersinn.org
Besides providing 24-hour residential substance abuse treatment for homeless men of S.E.Michigan
(Check under Mental Health & Substance Abuse webpage), the Career Imitative Center offers supportive outpatient counseling, employment, and housing assistance as well as transportation assistance.
*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
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Detroit Sub-Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
3666 Grand River
Detroit MI
Phone: 313-833-5494
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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.
*Matrix Human Services
Administrative Office:
120 Parsons
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-831-1000
Email: inquiries@matrixhumanservices.org
Website: www.matrixhumanservices.org
Career Center:
13560 E. McNichols Suite 205
Detroit MI 48205
Phone: 313-831-6526
Computer training and other 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: smoore@waynemetro.org
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.
*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
*The Deaf-Blind 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 Deaf-Blind 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
*S.E.M.C.A.
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
510 S. Maple (new location)
Ann Arbor MI 48103
Phone: 734-973-6779
Email: info@womenscentersemi.org
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.
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
(Free and Low Cost)
*The Partnership for Diversity and Opportunity in Transportation, consisting of unions, businesses, and non-profit representatives, work collaboratively to enhance economic development within neighborhoods directly impacted by major public works, transportation, and construction projects by creating community benefits, business growth, job training, and other opportunities.
Recently, The Partnership launched MiRoad2Work.org, designed as a “one-stop shop” for information about apprenticeships, apprenticeship readiness programs, and business opportunities in the transportation sector. Visitors of the site can find information on 22 apprenticeship programs, math and reading assistance,
GED training, literacy and education, job readiness skills training, occupational skills training, vocational skills training, mental health counseling, corporate and individual crisis management, job placement, job seeker workshops, orientation and recruitment, and small business advice.
Visit MiRoad2Work.org today to learn more.
*The American Red Cross has the Scholarship funding for Veterans to take the American Red Cross Nurse Assistant Training/Home Health Aide Training Program(S). The Scholarship, thanks to the Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan will cover the program Tuition, State Exam fees, and Job Placement Assistance. For more information call (313) 576-4120.
*Community Care Services
26184 West Outer Drive
Lincoln Park MI 48146
Phone: 313-389-7500
Email: Info@comcareserv.org
Website: http://www.comcareserv.org/
Accepting applications for its next Supportive Education Program, beginning in Jan. of 2012. The program assists adults with serious mental health disorders in preparing to complete college-level courses and re-enters the workforce. Participants must be in the community mental health system and meet other requirements.
*Detroit Urban League
Main Office:
208 Mack Avenue
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-832-4600
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Family & Community Development
15770 James Couzens
Detroit MI 48238
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
*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
Phone: 313-964-4821 Michigan STATE Office
1. Residents of Macomb, Monroe, Oakland and St. Clair counties contact Macomb/St. Clair Work Force Development Board, Inc. /Michigan Works! at
586-783-8710
2. Residents of Downriver communities and Western Wayne County, contact the AARP Foundation at 734-281-2470. Fax resume to 734-281-2471.
3. Residents of Detroit, contact Urban League of Detroit and S.E. Michigan at 313-832-4600.
4. Residents of Monroe County contact 586-469-7702
Website: www.aarp.org/scsep
Provides temporary work experience for older adults with limited financial resources. Individuals are placed in non-profit or public service community agencies where they receive on-the-job training for 20 hours per week. For adults age 55 and over who meet income guidelines.
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This is the program that is the basis of the program above!
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.
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"It’s 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.
*Senior Companion Employment Program
Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
Phone: 517-373-8230
Website: www.michigan.gov/MiSeniors
Offers low-income men and women age 55 and older the opportunity to provide individualized care and assistance to other adults, especially seniors living at home or in institutions. Senior companions serve an average of 20 hours per week and in return, receive a modest tax-free stipend to cover the cost of volunteering, accident and liability insurance, assistance with transportation, an annual physical examination, training and a meal on service days. Potential volunteers must have income at or below the established guidelines to be eligible for the SCP. Forty-seven of Michigan's 83 counties are served by SCP.
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Foster Grandparent Program (FGP)
Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
Phone: 517-373-8230
Website: www.michigan.gov/MiSeniors
This program offers low-income men and women age 55 and older the opportunity to provide companionship and guidance to children with special and exceptional needs. Volunteers serve on average 20 hours per week and in return, receive the same benefits listed above. Potential volunteers must have income at or below the established guidelines to be eligible for the FGP. Fifty-nine of Michigan's 83 counties are served by FGP.
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Retired & Senior Volunteer Program
Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
Phone: 517-373-8230
Website: www.michigan.gov/MiSeniors
Offers senior citizens a meaningful life in retirement through volunteer service that is responsive to community needs. RSVP provides opportunities for persons age 55 and older to serve on a regular basis in a variety of settings throughout their communities. RSVP is available in 42 or Michigan's 83 counties. RSVP functions
under the auspices of an established community service organization with funding, support, and technical assistance from the Corporation for National Service, the State of Michigan, and the local community. Senior volunteers serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for such expenses as transportation and meals. Insurance protection is provided to volunteers while on assignment.
*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
The Greening of Detroit is an urban forestry program and non-profit partner in The Detroit Partnership; it was founded in 1989. In addition to planting trees in the Detroit area, the organization engages in urban forestry education, job training, and other community programs. In 2011, Greening planted 12,156 trees in Detroit and as of June 2013 has planted over 81,000 trees in the city since the organization's inception. The organization is involved in urban farming, working to maintain and improve urban farms in Detroit. Greening is also working to improve air quality.
*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.
*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 Ave.
Detroit MI 48215-2966
Phone: 313-822-1660
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2424 W. Grand Blvd.
Detroit MI 48208
Phone: 313-831-0213
Offers comprehensive 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. Holds a bi-weekly group session over a light lunch called Job Club, for their employment-seeking clients. Topics covered include Interview Skills, Business Etiquette, and Conflict in the Workplace, Time Management, Employment Scams and Common Resume Blunders.
*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.
*South Oakland Shelter
431 N. Main Street
Royal Oak MI 48067
Phone: 248-546-6566
Website: www.southoaklandshelter.org
Job readiness and employment skills as well as computer training and adult literacy classes.
*Mariners Inn
445 Ledyard
Suite #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 individual 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.
*Washtenaw County PORT (Project Outreach)
Website: http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/port
EMERGENCY OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING RESOURCES
(Free or Low-Cost)
*Emergency Homeless Shelter Directory (State site)
Website: www.michigan.gov/helpinghand
*Wayne County Shelter Referrals
Call 2-1-1 (United Way)
*Travelers Aid Society of Metro Detroit
65 Cadillac Square, 30th Floor, Suite 3000
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313-962-6740
Email: info@travelersaiddetroit.org
Website: www.travelersaiddetroit.org
is funded by H.U.D. The focus and aim of this grant Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG)is to bring the family to a level of self-sufficiency and prevention of homelessness.
The goal is to provide assistance that will enable the family to acquire independence by alleviating the crisis.
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Wayne Homeless Network Project 1 (Out-Wayne County) See Wayne-Metro listing below!
Phone: 734-284-6999
The Salvation Army, ACCESS, and various other human service agencies in the outlying county communities. Out-Wayne County services homeless and at-risk individuals and families throughout Wayne County. Case Managers will assist with referrals for housing placement, transitional housing, motel vouchers and household needs. Case Managers will also provide comprehensive case management for six months to one year. The program is funded by the Federal Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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SHOP I, II, & III are designed to provide transitional living with the necessary appropriate supportive services for single men and women ages 25 to 65, who are recovering substance abusers and are exiting drug treatment programs. Emphasis is placed on reintegrating them into society with the proper tools and skills. In 18 months, it is expected that individuals will have moved on to permanent housing and successful jobs. SHOP I is a transitional housing program, SHOP II is also a transitional living program and is comprised of both scattered housing and a 17-unit apartment building.
SHOP III is a supportive service program only.
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PROJECT INFINITY is a federally-funded HUD program, which seeks to address the negative impact of drugs and alcohol and to provide families with the necessary tools to maintain housing and/or become homeowners. Families in this program will be assisted in saving money, developing budgets, and learning how to manage a home. By the time the program is completed, it is expected that they \will either own their homes or have moved to other stable living environments.
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(Be PROJECT BEIT in Target) is federally-funded by HUD. This program seeks to address the negative impact of drugs and alcohol. BEIT is a case management and supportive housing program, which services both families and singles. Persons are referred from substance abuse treatment centers and/or other human service organizations. BEIT also works in collaboration with Travelers Aid Training and Employment (T.A.T.E.), our internal job and educational training service. The T.A.T.E. program provides assessments, interpersonal skills, employability skills and computer training for those participants interested in job readiness skills and employment placement. One-third of the people in BEIT are individuals who are dually-diagnosed. We place persons in government-subsidized housing where there is an array of services addressing the scars left by abusive drugs. The individuals must remain drug-free for services to continue. BEIT is a Jewish term which means house.
*Wayne-Metro Community Action Agency
Corporate Office
7310 Woodward Avenue, Suite 800 (new address!)
Detroit, MI 48202
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2121 Biddle Ave.
Wyandotte, MI 48192
Phone: 734-284-6999
Website: www.waynemetro.org
*Lead agency in the Out-Wayne County Homeless Services Coalition employs a Youth Education Specialist who can provide support, training's, and technical assistance free of charge to teachers and school administrators. In addition, the Youth Education Specialist works with children and families to ensure that they receive the most appropriate educational and housing-related support.
Support services include help with identifying homeless/marginally housed children, technical assistance, transportation coordination, help with budget guidelines and appropriate use of funds, linkages to resources and networking with local, community-based homeless, and social service agencies.
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Project HOPE
This program is designed to assist chronically homeless individuals to 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.
*Refuge International, Inc.
Detroit, MI
Phone: 248-430-6697
Email: Refugeinc@aol.com
Website:
Provides low-income housing and shelters throughout metro Detroit. Our services focus on the immediate housing needs of Veterans, seniors, HIV victims, and mentally-challenged.
*Veterans Community Resource & Referral Center
Piquette Square Apartments
285 Piquette
Detroit, MI
Website: www.va.gov/homeless
A new Detroit program for homeless veterans. The Center will be open seven days a week and will offer substance abuse treatment, housing placements, transportation, showers, a computer lab, clothing, and food.
*Wayne County Family Center
30600 Michigan Avenue
Westland, MI 48186
Phone: 734-721-0590 Open for telephone intake 24/7.
Website: www.lssm.org
Operates an emergency shelter for homeless families that are not required to leave during the day.
*Metropolitan YWCA-Interim House
PO Box 21904
Detroit, MI 48221
Phone: 313-861-5300
Website: www.ywcadetroit.org
Women & Child shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
*Community Care Services
Administrative Office:
26184 West Outer Drive
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Phone: 313-389-7500
Email: info@comcareserv.org
Website: www.comcareserv.org
Ask for the Homeless Resource Tea
*Black Family Development
Family Preservation and Support
2995 E. Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-758-0150
Website: www.blackfamilydevelopment.org
Open referral process for City of Detroit residents only.
*FAITH Recovery Center
2235 Moore Road
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Phone: 313-383-9042
Website: www.FaithRecoveryCenter.com
Men and women committed to a substance-free recovery live in an apartment with 2 to 3 other men or women, following rules regarding upkeep, curfew and program participation. Individualized plans for recovery, healthcare facilitation for residents, social/recreational/physical activities, access to AA and NA 12-step groups (participation is required), voluntary Bible Study groups, meetings with a licensed therapist, didactic teaching, and relapse prevention classes.
*Living the Principles, Inc.
Phone: 313-475-8888 OR 313-485-8887
Email: admin@livingtheprinciples.org
Website: www.livingtheprinciples.org
A non-profit charitable organization that provides recovery homes and programs for women.
*Stepping Stones Recovery Home for Women
Northline/I-75 area, Southgate MI
*Palmer House Recovery Home for Women
Palmer/Newburg area in Westland MI
Beautiful, spacious homes in safe neighborhoods that provide structured recovery environments for women recovering from substance abuse. LTP provides women with the support they need to develop a strong recovery foundation& rebuild their lives.
*ChristNet Rotating Shelter
Business Office:
24356 Eureka
Taylor, MI 48180
Taylor Church of the Nazerene (Shelter)
24356 Eureka Road
Taylor, MI 48180
ChristNet is located temporarily in the lower level of the church.
Guests, please use the rear east side door!
Phone: 734-284-6999 (Wayne Metro) Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
734-671-1300 After-hours and weekends
Website: www.christ-net.org
A partnership of churches serving the homeless, operating generally
Oct.-June 7th.
ChristNet also offers a year-round Daytime Program Monday-Saturday, between the hours of 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. We serve people who are not only homeless but also people who are marginally housed.
Services offered at ChristNet Daytime Program:
A light Breakfast / Lunch at 11:30 a.m.
The use of a phone / The use of an address to receive mail
Resume Writing
Personal toiletries available
A place to clean up
Clothing closet for our guests to shop at no charge
Computers that are Internet-accessible so guests may job search, apply for jobs, look for housing, etc. Case Manager will speak to our guests to see what their needs are and make the appropriate referrals to agencies that may be able to help them with their needs.
*Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS)
26 Peterboro
Detroit, MI 48201
Information: 313-831-3777
Website: www.cotsdetroit.org
Operates a 140-bed facility for emergency housing for men, women, and children. Provides transitional housing for up to 90 people and
200 permanent low-income housing units. COTS opened a newly certified infant daycare operating in the facility near the Cass Corridor in Detroit, called "Bright Beginnings". The child care center will care for children ages 4 months to 2 1/2 years old in the homeless shelter or who have used the shelter within the past year.
*Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries
Administration Office:
150 Stimson Street
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313-993-4700
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3535 Third Street (Men ONLY)
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313-993-6703
Serves meals daily.
Website: http://www.drmm.org
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Detroit Rescue Mission Genesis II
2915 Webb St.
Detroit, MI 48206
Phone: 313-883-5614
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Detroit Rescue Mission Genesis III
3840 Fairview St.
Detroit, MI 48214
Phone: 313-993-6703
Provides emergency accommodations for up to 77 men at a west-side Detroit home and for approximately 40 women and children at a facility on the east side.
No one is turned away.
*Veterans Haven
4924 S. Wayne Rd.
Wayne. MI 48184
Information: 734-728-0527
Email: VetsHaven@earthlink.net
Website: www.vetshaveninfo.org
*Operation Rebound
1950 Martin
Westland, MI 48186
Phone: 734-595-0411 ext. 109 M-F 9 to 5 p.m.
Provides safe, temporary shelter for youth, 16 to 20 years old, who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, while providing counseling services, life skill training, and guidance for transitioning into independence. Offers housing assistance for permanent living situations or short-term assistance for room and board is available. Clients have access to educational assessment and placement, as well as aftercare services for clients that are completing the program. Staff is on call 24 hours a day for client emergencies.
Transportation is available based on client need and staff's ability to assist.
Bus tickets are available.
*Lincoln Behavioral Services
9315 Telegraph Road
Redford, MI 48239
Phone: 313-450-4500
Website: www.LBSCares.com
Provides assistance for mentally ill homeless persons in Western Wayne County.
*Alternatives for Girls
903 W. Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48208
Phone: 313-361-4000 OR Crisis Line: 888-AFG-3919
Website: www.alternativesforgirls.org
Helps homeless and high-risk girls and young women avoid violence, teen pregnancy, and exploitation, and helps them to explore and access the support, resources, and opportunities necessary to be safe, to grow strong, and to make positive choices in their lives. Also has a Shelter Program that provides a stable home, counseling and life skills to homeless young women aged 15-21 and their children
*Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO)
3430 Third Avenue
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-963-7829 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Website: www.nso-mi.org
Men and women only....no children
AND
Tumaini Center
3430 Third Avenue
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-832-3100
The NSO Tumaini Center assists the homeless in accessing services such as substance abuse and mental health treatment as well as services from other social service agencies.
*United Community Housing Coalition
2727 Second Ave., Suite 313
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-963-3310
Email: uchc123@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.uchcdetroit.org
The program has recently changed. Will help with overdue rent and landlord/tenant issues. Call on Mondays and Fridays between 9 a.m. and noon only!
*First Step
2650 Eureka Road, Suite E
Taylor, MI 48180 24 hour hotline: 734-459-5900
Phone: 734-955-3850
AND
44567 Pinetree Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170
Phone: 734-416-1111
AND
2750 Westfield
Redford, MI 48239
Website: www.firststep-mi.org
Information and referral, childcare and transportation, temporary emergency shelter, violence & rape prevention. No one is denied, due to inability to pay
*Starfish Family Services
Administrative Office:
3000 Hively Road
Inkster, MI 48141
Phone: 734-728-3400
Website: www.starfishonline.org
Provides emergency shelter for children 10-17 who have run away or who are experiencing abuse, neglect or a crisis. Does NOT accept youth under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
AND
Inkster Youth Assistance Program
Phone: 313-563-5005 OR 1-800-HELP (4357)
Helps at-risk youth stay out of the juvenile justice system through activities and group support, as well as ongoing help from a case manager.
AND
Supervised Independent Living
Phone: 734-261-1842
Provide vital skills training for foster youth in transition. It is the goal of SIL that all youth upon completion of the program are able to live and function independently within the community.
AND
Transitional Living Program
Offers youth and young adults safe, stable, long-term living accommodations and an array of support to successfully transition to adulthood and independent living.
*Michigan Ability Partners
16136 Eureka
Southgate, MI 48195
Phone: 734-246-5600
Email: info@mapagency.org
Website: www.mapagency.org
*Matrix Human Services
Administration Offices:
120 Parsons Street
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313-873-0678 OR 734-831-1000.
Email: inquiries@matrixhumanservices.org
Website: www.matrixhumanservices.org
Detroit's ONLY voluntary, community-based, 24/7 shelter for HIV+ men AND adolescent males & females ages 12-17 AND for women with children.
*Neighborhood Legal Services MI (formerly Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services)
455 W. Fort Street, Suite 214 Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313-964-1975
Website: www.nlsmlaw.us OR www.freewebs.com/wcnls
Permanent housing solutions for homeless adults and children (including those living with HIV and AIDS), housing services and life-skills training, advocacy in locating and obtaining permanent housing, budget & legal & housing counseling, moderate financial assistance to assist with move-in costs, household furnishings and seasonal utility advocacy assistance, six months case management or follow-up home visits (contingent upon program), limited legal services available for housing clients.
Covenant House Michigan
2959 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48208
Phone: 313-463-2000
Website: www.covenanthousemi.org
Helps homeless and at-risk youths and young adults.
*Hope House
14626 Mansfield
Detroit MI
A new residence for homeless VETS operated by Uniting Faith & Family Outreach in Detroit.
Up to 8 people can be accommodated at the four-bedroom home. Must not have a criminal background and no smoking, alcohol, or drugs will be allowed.
*Downtown Homeless Advocacy Services
455 W. Fort Street, Suite 214
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313-964-1975
Permanent housing solutions for homeless adults and children, housing services and life-skills training, advocacy in locating and obtaining permanent housing, budget/legal/housing counseling, moderate financial assistance to assist with move-in costs, household furnishings and seasonal utility advocacy assistance, six-months case management or follow-up visits, limited legal services available for housing clients.
*12th Street Baptist Church (REACH INC.)
1840 Midland Detroit MI 48238
Phone: 313-868-2659
*Carmelite Care Center
6136 Pennsylvania Detroit MI 48213
Phone: 313-925-227
*Cass Homeless Drop-In Center
3627 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-831-1118
*Cass United Methodist Church
3901 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-833-7730
*Central United Methodist Church
23 East Adams
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-965-5422
*Chapel Hill Baptist Church
5000 Joy Road
Detroit MI 48204
Phone: 313-931-6805
*Crossroads Social Service
4800 Woodward
Detroit MI 48218
Phone: 313-831-2000
Website: www.crossroadsofmichigan.org
*Day House
2640 Trumbull
Detroit MI 48216
Phone: 313-963-4539
*Divine Inspiration Baptist Church
10501 Orangelawn
Detroit MI 48221
Phone: 313-934-3331
*Faith Clinic
12260 Camden
Detroit MI 48213
Phone: 313-372-3429
*First Presbyterian Church
2930 Woodward
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-833-3211
*Genesis House II
2015 Webb Street
Detroit MI 48206
Phone: 313-883-5614
*Genesis House III (Eastside)
3840 Fairview
Detroit MI 48214
Phone: 313-331-5645
*Haven Community Mission
138 West Columbia
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-963-4835
*Mariners Inn
445 Ledyard Street # 201
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-962-9446
Email: info@marinersinn.org
Website: www.marinersinn.org
*Mary Brown (Women ONLY)
19353 Algonac
Detroit MI 48234
*Mt. Nebo Resource Center
18403 Ryan Road
Detroit MI 48234
Phone: 313-893-5848
*New Life Rescue Mission
2600 18th Street
Detroit MI 48216
Phone: 313-237-0390
*New Light Baptist Church Community Services
5240 West Chicago
Detroit MI 48204
Phone: 313-931-1111
HUD-APPROVED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCIES
It’s nearly always best to try to OWN your own home, rather than renting. HUD-approved housing counseling agencies provide default/foreclosure counseling, rental counseling, and pre-purchase counseling. There are MANY programs available that you may qualify for! These agencies listed below work directly with HUD and other state and federal agencies to get you qualified to buy a home, even if you are handicapped or low-income! These are just some of the agencies below...check website for latest! For more resources: http://michigan.gov/mshda
*U SNAP BAC
14901 E. Warren
Detroit MI 48224
Phone: 313-640-1100
Email: info@usnapbac.org
Website: www.usnapbac.org
*Phoenix Non-Profit, Incorporated
1640 Porter Street
Detroit MI 48216-1936
Phone: 313-964-4207
Email: phoenixhousing@sbcglobal.net
Other Languages: Arabic, French, Spanish
*Detroit Non-Profit Housing Corporation
8904 Woodward Ave. Suite 279
Considine Center
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-972-1111
Email: detroitnon@aol.com
*Green Path Debt Solutions (formerly Credit Counseling Centers)
Toll-Free: 1-800-550-1961
Website: www.greenpath.com
*Bethel Housing Counseling Agency
5050 St. Antoine
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-833-9912
*Michigan Neighborhood Partnership
3301 23rd Street, 2nd floor
Detroit MI 48208
Phone: 313-361-4530
Website: www.mnpartnership.org
*Neighborhood Service Organization (Pre-counseling services only)
220 Bagley Suite 1200
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-961-4890
Email: jhowse@nso-mi.org
Website: www.nso-mi.org
*Southwest Housing Solutions
1700 Waterman Suite 209
Detroit MI 48209
Phone: 313-841-8905
Website: http://swsol.org
Supportive housing provides permanent housing, mental health counseling and support services to homeless persons with mental illness. Provides rental assistance and secures other housing subsidies. Bilingual & bicultural counseling and housing services for Hispanic persons.
*Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corp.
Phone: 313-873-0064
Provides housing programs to residents of Central Detroit
*Sumby Senior Housing Center
Volunteers of America
240 Visger Road
River Rouge MI 48218
Phone: 313-357-2891
Website: http://www.voami.org
Volunteers of American Michigan offers this affordable housing for seniors age 62 and over. Applicants must meet eligibility as determined by HUD and rent is just 30% of your adjusted income.
*CareGivers
2111 Woodward Ave., Ste. 700
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-964-5070 OR 800-676-5071
Email: communications@cgcares.org
Website: www.cgcares.org
*Coventry Place AND Seventy West
Volunteers of America
4241 Burlingame St.
Detroit, MI 48204
Phone: 313-934-0010
Email: ABarker@voami.org
Website: http://voami.org
*Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries
150 Stinson
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-993-4700
Website: http://www.drmm.org
Transitional housing for the homeless and also teen moms, transitional housing for veterans (Veteran Independent Program), arranges permanent housing for the disabled.
*AIDS Partnership of Michigan
2751 E. Jefferson, Suite 301
Detroit MI 48207
Phone: 313-446-9800
Email: info@aidspartnership.org
Website: www.aidspartnership.org
Housing assistance and placement for those with HIV/AIDS.
*Lutheran Social Services of Michigan
8131 E. Jefferson Ave.
Detroit, MI 48214
Phone: 313-823-7700
Email: info@lssm.org
Website: www.lssm.org
Provides 929 subsidized apartments for seniors, families, and persons with disabilities. Provides shelter homeless families and help those families find permanent housing and cares for people with developmental disabilities in group homes.
*Piquette Square Apartments
Southwest Housing Solutions
285 Piquette
Detroit MI
Phone: 313-841-3727 #381 Patricia Harris
Website: www.swsol.org
Southwest Solutions in Detroit has opened a four-story, 150 apartment building in Detroit to provide long-term housing and care for homeless veterans, both male and female. Married couples may also apply but no children are taken.
*Alternatives for Girls
903 W. Grand Blvd.
Detroit MI 48208
Phone: 313-361-4000 OR Crisis Line: 888-AFG-3919
Website: www.alternativesforgirls.org
Helps homeless and high-risk girls and young women avoid violence, teen pregnancy, and exploitation, and helps them to explore and access the support, resources, and opportunities necessary to be safe, to grow strong, and to make positive choices in their lives. Also has a Shelter Program that provides a stable home, counseling and life skills to homeless young women aged 15-21 and their children.
*Mariners Inn
445 Ledyard
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-962-9446
Website: www.marinersinn.org
Provides 24-hour residential substance abuse treatment for homeless men of S. E Michigan while providing housing & food. Also has a Transitional Housing Program that provides vocational counseling, employment assistance, and life management skills training.
*Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO)
Administrative Office:
5740 Chene
Detroit MI 48211
Phone: 313-875-5521
Website: www.nso-mi.org
*Allen Park Housing Commission
17000 Champaign Rd.
Allen Park MI 48101-1778
Phone: 313-928-5970
*Dearborn Housing Commission
13615 Michigan Ave. 2nd floor
Dearborn MI 48125-3545
Phone: 313-943-2390
*Dearborn Heights Housing Commission
26155 Richardson
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Phone: 313-277-7844
*Detroit Housing Commission
1301 E. Jefferson
Detroit MI 48207
Phone: 313-877-8000
*Ecorse Housing Commission
266 Hyacinth Street
Ecorse, MI 48229-1629
Phone: 313-381-9393
*Hamtramck Housing Commission
13725 John R Street
Highland Park, MI 48203-3155
Phone: 313-868-4500
*Inkster Housing Commission
4500 Inkster Road
Inkster, MI 48141-3068
Phone: 313-561-2600
*Lincoln Park Housing Commission
1370 Electric
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Phone: 313-388-4660
*Livonia Housing Commission
19300 Purlingbrook Street
Livonia MI 48152-1948
Phone: 248-477-7086
Website: http://ci.livonia.mi.us/tabid/38/home/aspx
*Melvindale Housing Commission
3501 Oakwood Blvd.
Melvindale, MI 48122-1181
Phone: 313-429-1095
*Plymouth Housing Commission
1160 Sheridan Street
Plymouth MI 48170-1560
Phone: 734-455-3670
*Redford Housing Commission
12121 Hemingway
Redford, MI 48239
Phone: 313-387-2785
*River Rouge Housing Commission
180 Visger Road
River Rouge MI 48218-1159
Phone: 313-382-1414
*Rockwood Housing Commission
32409 Fort Street
Rockwood MI 48173-111
Phone: 734-379-9700
*Romulus Housing Commission
34200 Beverly Road
Romulus, MI 48174-4444
Phone: 734-729-5389
*Taylor Housing Commission
15270 S. Plaza Drive
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 734-287-9460
*Wayne Housing Commission
4001 S. Wayne Road
Wayne, MI 48184-2100
Phone: 734-721-8602
*Westland Housing Commission
32715 Dorsey Road
Westland MI 48185
Phone: 734-595-0288
*Affordable Housing for Seniors
Phone: 1-800-593-3052
Website: www.csi.coop
Membership is $100 in lieu of security deposit. Adults 62 years and older may apply.
Applicants not aged 62 years or older who are verified mobility impaired are also eligible.
*Neighborhood Legal Services Michigan
OWC Homeless Coordination
& Advocacy Ctr.
Taylor Free Methodist Church
8900 Pardee
Taylor MI 48180
Phone: 313-316-5356 Carol Watts
APPOINTMENTS ONLY!
NO WALK-INS WILL BE SEEN!
*NEW Rental Assistance housing programs! Project Permanency Plus (PP+) Permanent Housing Program, Project Permanency 3, and Focus on Family program.
The program provides on-going rental assistance to disabled individuals (18 years of age and older) and families that rent units in the private rental housing market. To qualify, the individual or family income must not exceed HUD limits, and MUST be HOMELESS and able to prove this! (Program is currently at capacity).
Once the NLSM accepts an individual or family into PP+, the individual or family then finds its own rental unit. To be eligible, a unit must be located within Wayne County (outside of the City of Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck, Harper Woods or the five Grosse Pointes), meet HUD housing quality standards and pass a quality housing inspection, and have a rent amount that is within the limits/standards of the program.
Tenant rent is based on income.
Tenants typically pay 30-40% of the adjusted gross income for rent and utilities depending on the cost to rent the unit. NLSM pays the difference between the individual or family's portion of rent and the contract rent to the owner.
*United Community Housing Coalition
220 Bagley #224
Detroit MI
Phone: 313-963-3298 OR 313-963-3310
Email: uchc123@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.uchcdetroit.org
Appointments are held on Tuesdays &
Wednesdays only. Also assists with security deposits and furniture!
*CO-OP Senior Apartments / Cooperative
Communities / Affordable Housing
Phone: 800-593-3052 TDD: 800-348-7011
Email: seniorhousing@csi.coop
Website: www.csi.coop
Non-profit housing for seniors in various Michigan communities. Nationally recognized as a Community of Quality by the National Affordable Housing Management Association. Most utilities are free and rental subsidy is available.
Must be at least 62 years old (55 at some locations). Democratic control, voluntary membership and community events.
*Lincoln Park Tower
1356 Electric
Lincoln Park MI 48146
Phone: 313-388-4660 TTY: 800-989-1833
Email: info@lincolnparkhousingcommission.com
Website: www.lincolnparkhousingcommission.com
For persons age 50 and over with rental rate based on income! Heat, water, electric and maintenance included. (As of March 2013 taking applications for openings)
*Stapleton Center
Adult Well-Being Services
9341 Agnes
Detroit MI 48214
Phone: 313-825-2492
Website: www.awbs.org
Studio & one bedroom Independent Senior Living Apts.
Affordable housing for individuals and couples age 55 and older with all utilities included as well as 3 meals daily. Secured grounds with security personnel, scheduled transportation, handicap accessible and other social services are available!
*Community Housing Network, Inc.
35425 W. Michigan Avenue #3649
Wayne MI 48184
Phone: 734-419-7538
Email: generalmail@chninc.net
Website: www.communityhousingnetwork.org/hrc
At Community Housing Network (CHN), we are passionate advocates, devoted to providing homes for people in need and access to resources to create sustainable communities. We do this through proven strategies of homelessness prevention, housing assistance and development, community education and referral, advocacy, and additional services
Depending on your circumstances, you may want to start under "Emergency Housing Resources"
First, as there are programs to help with not only emergency housing but also transitional housing and agencies that will help with security deposits and get you into low-income housing. Check carefully under each agencies listing to see if you qualify for their services!
You may also want to check under "Financial Resources" as well.
If you need a roommate to help with the bills, you may want to check out www.RoommateLocator.com
See the MACOMB and OAKLAND COUNTY resource list below for another roommate database!
Customers looking for affordable rental housing may use the free Michigan Housing Locator: www.MichiganHousingLocator.com
It is the best source for affordable rental housing across the State. It’s a free resource for property owners and renters with over 240,000 unit listings!
NOTE: Public housing allows for low-income people to obtain affordable housing with a subsidy from the government. Individuals who have been evicted from public housing because of drug-related criminal activity are ineligible for public housing for three years. The housing provider has the discretion to shorten the three year period if the person successfully completes a rehab program. Any household with a member who is subject to lifetime registration under the sex offender registration and any household with a member who has been convicted methamphetamine production Is permanently ineligible for public housing.
Individuals who have engaged in a drug-related criminal activity, violent criminal activity or any other criminal activity that would adversely affect the health, safety or right to peaceful enjoyment, may be denied public housing if the criminal activity occurred a "reasonable" time before the person seeks admission. If you have been denied public housing or face eviction from public housing, please contact the Legal Aid & Defender office in your area (Look under the "Legal Resources" page for these numbers).
*NOTE:
S.E. Michigan has had a huge bed bug outbreak in the last couple of years. You may want to check this new website BEFORE you sign a lease!
Website:
The Bed Bug Registry is a free, public database of user-submitted bed bug reports from across the United States and Canada. Founded in 2006, the site has collected about 20,000 reports covering 12,000 locations.
OTHER HOUSING RESOURCES
*Neighborhood Service Organization (pre-counseling services only)
220 Bagley Suite 1200
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-961-4890
Website: www.nso-mi.org
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority's housing choice voucher program (formally known as Section 8) is partnering with the Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO) to provide Project Based Vouchers at the NSO Bell Building in Detroit. Please note that these vouchers are not transferable to any other location. When fully renovated, the building will have 155 1-bedroom apartments intended for single, unattached adults. Note that, along with other qualifications criteria, applicants must have a verified disability and are required to submit a signed MSHDA Form-16 Verification of Disability at the time of application.
*Fair Housing Center of Metro Detroit
Phone: 313-963-9127
*Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA)
Phone: 517-373-9184
*Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services Eviction
Prevention Mediation Center
Phone: 313--831-3000 ext. 225
*Michigan Tenants Counseling Program
420 N. Fourth Avenue
Ann Arbor MI 48104
Phone: 734-761-8599
Website: www.michigantenants.org
Nonprofit organization dedicated to tenant control over safe, decent, affordable, and accessible housing. Services available include walk-in, phone and electronic counseling. Organizing assistance with tenant's rights workshops, handbooks, and brochures about tenant's rights.
*"Rivertown Neighborhood" offers downtown residential option for seniors!
*The East Riverfront is a highly desirable residential area that until now hasn't had many options for seniors. Presbyterian Villages of Michigan, Henry Ford Health System, the Center for Senior Independence, and United Methodist Retirement Communities will dedicate the first model of affordable assisted living in Detroit, Rivertown Neighborhood, on Friday, April 12, 2013. The grand opening will also serve as the groundbreaking for a second phase of the project which includes
50 independent living apartments, skilled nursing care, a neighborhood café, and community gardens. For information about the project call 248-281-2020 or slloyd@PVM.org
ONLINE MENTOR HELP
*Website: www.FabFems.org
The site has a database of women who excel in their careers (such as math, science
& technology) and are eager to help your teen daughter!
*Website: www.Montoring.org OR www.BBBS.org (Big Brothers Big Sisters)
Volunteers will help your child with school work & work as well as social life.
OTHER MENTOR PROGRAMS
*GO-GIRL (Gaining Options: Girls Investigate Real Life)
Email: (Dr. Sally Roberts)
Website: www.gogirls.wayne.edu
Currently accepting applications for the winter 2014 session of GO-GIRL (Gaining Options: Girls Investigate Real Life™). The Saturday program is an enrichment program for 7th-grade girls and is held on the Wayne State University campus. The program will begin January 18, 2014, and meets over the course of 10 Saturdays from 9:30 am-2:30 pm. The program is hosted by the Wayne State College of Education at NO-COST to participants.
Program Mission: To increase the competence and confidence of middle school girls in the areas of mathematics, technology, scientific thinking, and communication by engaging them in experiences that promote interest in, awareness of, and the capacity for STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related careers.
Program Description: The GO-GIRL curriculum is aligned with national and state standards for middle school mathematics, and provides a technology-rich learning environment proven successful with middle school girls. During the program, girls engage in collaborative and cooperative learning, working in research teams with mentors from the Wayne State University College of Education as they gather and analyze survey data collected from adolescents and young adults using online surveys. As part of the GO-GIRL program, students design a survey, collect, analyze and present their findings. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to explore the University campus.
*Wayne County 4-H Mentoring Program
Administrative Office:
5454 Venoy Road
Wayne MI 48184
Phone: 734-727-7236
AND
1400 Oakman Blvd. 2nd Floor
Detroit MI 48238
Phone: 313-494-4678 Kia White
Email: RivettoL@msu.edu
Website: www.msue.msu.edu/wayne
The Mission of the MSU Extension Wayne County 4-H Youth Mentoring Program is to provide 1 to 1 mentors for at-risk youth of Wayne County. The Mentoring Program assists youth to improve their academic performance, improve relationships with peers and adults, reduce school delinquency, and develop skills that will prepare them for successful futures in the workforce. The program is open to all students in Wayne County between the ages of 10 and 17.
*I.M.A.G.I.N.E. Mentoring
Phone: 313-878-1717
Email: info@imaginementoring.com
Website: www.imaginementoring.com
A program designed to increase self-esteem in young ladies ages 16-24.
*Girls on the Run of Greater Detroit
Downriver YMCA
16777 Northline Road
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 734-282-9622 Maria Diaz
Email: mdiaz@ymcametrodetroit.org
Website: http://ymcadetroit.org/downriver/
For girls in third through eighth grades. The ten-week program that helps build young girl's self-esteem and healthy living through running, games, workouts and themed discussions.
*RubyGirl Teen Program
Project-U-Turn Inc.
P.O. Box 38659
Detroit MI 48238
Phone: 313-397-9300
Website: www.rubygirlteenprogram.com
If you are 13-18 years old and want to be prepared for your future, meet new friends, travel, learn new things, help others; all while having fun. Then you definitely want to be a Ruby Girl!
*Youth Mentorship Program
The Henry Ford/Wayne-Westland Community School District
20900 Oakwood Boulevard
Dearborn MI 48124
Phone: 313-982-6100 ext. 2264
Email: SuzieS@TheHenryFord.org
Website: www.TheHenryFord.org
A partnership between the Wayne-Westland School District & The Henry Ford that serves at-risk youth that are behind in credits. Youth are paired up with full-time employees where they learn life and work skills from a supportive adult. There is also a Service-Learning component where the youth have an opportunity to give back to the community and be the mentors themselves.
*Stepping Out on Your Own
Women in Community Service
5555 Conner, Suite 3218
Detroit MI 48213
Phone: 313-267-0593
Email: dsharp@wics.org
Website: www.wics.org
A mentoring program for Job Corps graduates living in Metro Detroit and surrounding areas designed to be a support network for youth as they enter the workforce, advanced training or continue their education.
*Youth Entrepreneurs Series (Y.E.S.)
Michigan Association for Female Entrepreneurs
P.O. Box 40628
Redford MI 48240
Phone: 866-395-4YES
Email: mafedetroit@aol.com
Website: www.youngEntrepreneurseries.com
An educational & mentoring program offering encouragement and support for aspiring young entrepreneurs.
*Youth Arise-Women Arise
13100 Averhill
Detroit MI 48215
Phone: 313-331-1800
An advocacy program for women that have been or are incarcerated. Also provides mentors for youth ages 8-17.
*Stepping Out on Your Own
Women in Community Service
5555 Conner, Suite 3218
Detroit MI 48213
Phone: 313-267-0593
Email: dsharp@wics.org
Website: www.wics.org
A mentoring program for Job Corps graduates living in Metro Detroit and surrounding areas designed to be a support network for youth as they enter the workforce, advanced training or continue their education.
*Stay The Course Mentoring Program
ASED Educational Foundation
1300 Rosa Parks Blvd.
Detroit MI 48215
Phone: 313-962-2070
Email: bwatts@aseonline.org
Website: www.aseonline.org
The American Society of Employer's Educational Foundation (ASED) is a Michigan Works!
Affiliate Organization funded by the Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA).
*HOPE Program
16650 Sumpter Road
Belleville MI 48111
Phone: 734-697-7705
Email: delphiasimmons@hotmail.com
Website: www.sumptercog.org
A program providing mentoring and other supportive services to families in some way affected by the Juvenile Justice system. Provides tutorial services as well as crisis counseling.
*Latino Family Services
3815 W. Fort Street
Detroit MI 48216
Phone: 313-841-7380
*Sisterhood-Brotherhood Mentoring Program
Family Service, Inc.
10900 Harper Avenue (Administration)
Detroit MI 48214
Phone: 313-579-5989
AND
220 Bagley, Suite 700 (Program Division)
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-961-0346
Website: www.fsiwc.org
Brings youth ages 9-14 together with trained community volunteers that are identified as high-risk on the edge of juvenile delinquency. Services available in identified schools and after-school settings. Also has a Shoplifters Diversion Program for first-time juvenile offenders, IMPACT (Innovative Methods for Prevention and Comprehensive Treatment
Drug Prevention Program), Parent Infant Beginnings (PIB), and Teen Drug Court.
*Starfish Family Services
Administrative Office:
30000 Hiveley Road
Inkster MI 48141
Phone: 734-728-3400
Website: www.starfishonline.org
Youth Assistance Program offers counseling and services to your kids, who have had dealings with the law, to prevent further contact with the juvenile justice system.
Phone directly: 313-277-2450
*Detroit Helping Our Youth Development
I.M.A. Building
16849 Warren Ave.
Detroit MI 48228
Phone: 313-581-2048
Website: www.dhyd.org
Helps children and women from low-income areas achieve their education and career goals by providing them with a long-term program of mentoring, tutoring, enrichment, and build job readiness skills.
*Detroit Peace Maker Program
AMICIS II, Inc.
P.O. Box 14516
Detroit MI 48213
Phone: 313-499-0004
Email: dpmprogram@att.net
The Detroit Peace Maker Program is designed around the "Seven Principle's", a value system that allows the child to build his own set of values, perspectives, and insights.
*Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
1211 Trumbull
Detroit MI 48216
Phone: 313-967-4880
Website: www.dhdc1.org
The after-school youth program, school-based programs, summer youth programs and gang prevention and intervention program.
*Northwest Activities Center
18100 Meyers
Detroit MI 48235
Phone: 313-578-7500
Email: letusread2@yahoo.com
Website: www.computerclubhouse.org
*Big Sisters/Little Sisters
Southgate Community Schools
13300 Burns
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 734-246-4642
Email: kdun@hotmail.com
Matches at-risk elementary girls (1st grade through 5th grade) with a female high school student (10th through 12th grade) for numerous activities.
*City Mission Mentoring
20405 Schoolcraft
Detroit MI 48223
Phone: 313-541-3531
Email: Kathy@city-mission.org
Website: www.city-mission.org
Provides elementary students from the Brightmoor community with adult mentors.
*Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan--Diehl Club
4242 Collingwood Street
Detroit MI 48204
Phone: 313-931-7190
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan-Holden Club
20100 Schoenherr Road
Detroit MI 48205
Phone: 313-372-9550
The Computer Clubhouse Programs offers youth the opportunity to learn professional software programs in a safe and fun environment.
*Barnabas Youth Opportunities
3530 Grand River
Detroit MI 48208
Phone: 313-831-4488
Email: BarnabasYou@aol.com
Website:
*Oasis Transitional Housing
Highland Park MI
Phone: 313-868-1946
*Open Door Rescue Mission
3434 McDougall Street
Detroit MI 48207
Phone: 313-579-182
*Urban Community Housing Coalition
47 East Adams, 2nd floor
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-963-3310
*Urban League of Detroit
208 Mack Avenue
Detroit MI 48201
Phone: 313-832-4600
Website: www.detroiturbanleague.org
*Warren-Conner Development Coalition
11148 Harper Avenue
Detroit MI 48213
Phone: 313-571-2800
*T.C. Simmons (Westside)
10501 Orangelawn
Detroit MI 48204
Phone: 313-934-3331
Women & women with children
*Lighthouse Home Mission Warming Center
Full Gospel Temple
34033 Palmer (east of Wayne Road)
Westland MI
Phone: 734-326-3885
Center provides overnight accommodations for homeless people through March 31st.
*New Day Multipurpose Center and Shelter
511 S. Post
Detroit MI 48209
Phone: 313-842-2420
*Out-Wayne County Homeless Advocacy Services
1110 Southfield Road
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Phone: 313-357-2657
Permanent housing for homeless disabled adults and children
*Peacemakers International Church
"Jesus House"
5322 Chene
Detroit MI 48211
Phone: 313-923-5939
*Jewish Vocational Service of Detroit
29699 Southfield Rd
Southfield MI 48076
Phone: 248-559-5000
Website: http://www.jvsdet.org
Services for the homeless and individuals at risk. Services are available to anyone in the Detroit metropolitan area, regardless of religious affiliation. See website for programs and locations.
*Doorway to Recovery Homes
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1033
Dearborn Heights MI 49127
Main Office:
12077 Merriman Road
Livonia MI 48150
Phone: 877-751-7925
Email: alc2024@comcast.net
Website: www.TheDoorwaytoRecovery.com
Has a Sunday morning radio show on 1400 a.m. at 10:30 a.m.
Multiple recovery homes for men and women throughout the
Metro Detroit area.
*Safe Haven Detroit
Phone: 313-347-5436
Website: www.SafeHavenDetroit.org
Safe Haven of Detroit is reaching out to help youth in need of temporary housing. Our mission is to provide safe and suitable housing for young adults (18 - 21) for up to 1 year and offer services designed to assist clients in becoming successfully independent. Our services are designed to assist clients in becoming successfully independent. We offer services to assist clients with the following:
Assistance Finding Employment / High School & GED Training / Community Resources / Transportation Assistance / Assistance Managing Finances / Child Care & Day Care services / Life Skills training.
*Icon of Youth & Family Services
2921 E. Jefferson
Detroit MI
Phone: 313-466-9658
Youth emergency shelter and youth & family services
*Gateway Community Services
815 Prospect
Detroit MI 48823
Phone: 517-351-4000
Emergency Shelter for teens only
*Jefferson House
8311 E. Jefferson
Detroit MI 48214
Phone: 313-331-8900
Men in Recovery after treatment.
*Off the Street
10612 E. Jefferson
Detroit MI 48214
Phone: 313-824-4250 OR 313-873-0678
*Simon House
17300 Burgess
Detroit MI 48219
Phone: 313-537-5518
Email: marshak117@yahoo.com
Providing support services and housing for women and children who are HIV+ or have AIDS.
*City of Detroit Human Services
6501 South Street
Detroit MI 48209
Main center open to anyone who needs temporary shelter.
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16051 John C. Lodge
Detroit MI 48206
*Stand Up For Kids
1641 Porter
Detroit MI 48216-1935
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 11
Royal Oak MI 48067
Phone: 313-516-2763
Mobile Outreach Line: 888-365-4KID
Email: detroit@standupforkids.org
Website: www.standupforkids.org
A national all-volunteer organization with chapters in 31 states whose mission is to save homeless and at-risk youth from a life on the streets. The Detroit chapter has an outreach program that seeks to find and assist/mentor homeless and runaway youth under age 21. They search the streets each week to locate kids in order to get them into shelters and provide emergency needs such as food packs and hygiene packs. They also provide services to unaccompanied kids who are staying in shelters already.
*Operation Get Down Inc.
10100 Harper Avenue
Detroit MI 48213
Website: http://operationgetdown.org
Residential intensive intervention in a residential setting for both men and women with children.
Also offers a shelter program that operates year-round from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. daily offering meals, a hot shower, bedding for the night and breakfast for 100-150 men. Also, a warming center that operates between November and March of each year to serve the homeless seeking shelter during the winter months. The program offers meals, showers, and overnight shelter. There is a transitional temporary residency program for men for up to 24 months while preparing them for independent living.
*N.O.A.H. Project (Networking, Organizing & Advocacy for the Homeless)
Family Services
Administrative Office:
10900 Harper Ave.
Detroit MI 48213
Phone: 313-579-5989
Website: www.fsiwc.org
Offers crisis intervention, mental health services, and other services for the homeless in downtown Detroit.
OTHER HOUSING RESOURCES
*Neighborhood Service Organization (pre-counseling services only)
220 Bagley Suite 1200
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-961-4890
Website: www.nso-mi.org
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority's housing choice voucher program (formally known as Section 8) is partnering with the Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO) to provide Project Based Vouchers at the NSO Bell Building in Detroit. Please note that these vouchers are not transferable to any other location. When fully renovated, the building will have 155 1-bedroom apartments intended for single, unattached adults. Note that, along with other qualifications criteria, applicants must have a verified disability and are required to submit a signed MSHDA Form-16 Verification of Disability at the time of application.
*The National Hunger Hotline 1-866-3 HUNGRY and 1-877-8 HAMBRE (1-866-348-6479 and 1-877-842-6273), refers people in need of emergency food assistance to food pantries, government programs, and model grassroots organizations that work to improve access to healthy, nutritious food and build self-reliance.
Help is available on Monday through Friday from 9am-6pm EST. Hablamos español. The Hotline is funded in part by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
*No Kid Hungry!
Phone: Call 2-1-1
Text: FOODMI to 877-877
Website: www.NoKidHungry.org/Michigan
FREE summer meals are available for all children under the age of 18. No registration or ID is required to access free summer meals. To find your summer site, call, text or visit the website above.
*www.pantrynet.org (click on the pantry locator)
*EXPEDITED Food Assistance Benefits (Bridge Card)
If you have little or no money or no home, you might qualify to have your Food Assistance Program (FAP) application processed more quickly. Ask the receptionist for the short application filing form. Complete it, sign and date it, and TURN IT TODAY! A specialist will look at the information you have provided and will be able to tell you whether you qualify for faster service OR if you must wait the normal processing time. If you have the right to faster service, you will still have to complete the entire application form and talk with a specialist to see if you qualify for food assistance benefits. You will also need to provide the Department with the required documents to verify your statement AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
For quicker service, you may set up a Department of Human Services account and apply online at www.michigan.gov/mibridges.
*MICHIGAN WIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Below are the categorical requirements for the Women Infants and Children program in Michigan.
Women: During pregnancy and up to 6 weeks after the birth of an infant or the end of the pregnancy
Postpartum up to six months after the birth of the infant or the end of the pregnancy
Breastfeeding up to the infant's first birthday
Infants/Children: Up to the infant's/children first birthday
MICHIGAN WIC APPLICATION RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be a resident of Michigan. If you are an applicant and live in an area where the Women
Infants and Children program is administered by an Indian Tribal Organization, then you must meet residency requirements established by the ITO.
Applicants are not required to live in Michigan or a local service area for a certain amount of time to meet the WIC eligibility requirements. At the option of the local state agency, a Michigan WIC applicant may be required to live in a local service area and apply for benefits at a clinic near that area.
*Senior Project FRESH (this is a Federal program)
(Farm Resources Expanding and Supporting Health)
Website: http://www.michigan.gov/osa/1,4635,7-234-64083_43343-16583900.html
This program allows low-income, nutritionally at-risk people 60 and older, 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 participating farmers markets and roadside stands from June through October.
See new program directly below!
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Fair Food Network's "Double Up Food Bucks" Program
Phone: 866-586-2796
Website: www.FairFoodNetwork.org
Some markets this year also are participating in the Fair Food Network's Double up Food Bucks Project.
This is for people who use the Bridge cards for food assistance. Each time the card is used for fruits and vegetables, the amount spent is matched dollar for dollar, up to $20, to be used toward more fruits and vegetables. 46 markets in the Metro Detroit area and Toledo are now accepting this program!
*MiCAFE
(Michigan's Coordinated Access to Food for the Elderly)
Administration Office:
3815 W. St. Joseph Suite C-200 Potential clients please call 1-877-664-2233
Lansing, MI 48917
Phone: 517-485-9164
Client Assistance: 1-866-400-9164
Website: www.elderlawofmi.org/micafe
MiCAFE, or Michigan’s Coordinated Access to Food for the Elderly, is a program of Elder Law of Michigan that provides benefit application assistance to seniors age 60 and older, helping them make ends meet and put healthy food on their table. MiCAFE is an educational and community-centered program that focuses on improving the health and well-being of seniors around the state of Michigan.
*The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
Website: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tefap/emergency-food-assistance-program-tefap
TEFAP offers monthly food support to eligible residents. Proof of income and residency is required!
The Program: USDA buys the food, including processing and packaging, and ships it to the States.
The amount received by each State depends on its low-income and unemployed population. State agencies work out details of administration and distribution. They select local organizations that either directly distributes to households or serve meals, or distribute to other local organizations that perform these functions. Each State sets criteria for determining what households are eligible to receive food for home consumption. Income standards may, at the State’s discretion, be met through participation in other existing Federal, State, or local food, health, or welfare programs for which eligibility is based on income.
*EATING RIGHT IS BASIC
Michigan State University Extension
Administrative Office:
5454 Venoy
Wayne, MI 48184
Phone: 734-721-6576 OR 888-678-3464
Email: msue.wayne@county.msu.edu
Website: www.msue.msu.edu
Stretch your food dollars while keeping your family healthy with this fun course from MSU Extension
Program! Classes are offered throughout Michigan and you can sign up today at the contact info above.
Some of the courses available are: Shopping on a Budget, Food Canning and Preservation, Diabetes
Prevention, Food Safety, Chronic Disease Management, etc.!
*Focus HOPE
13555 Oakman Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48238
Phone: 313-494-5500 To check for eligibility call: 313-494-4600
Email: food@focushope.edu
Website: www.focushope.edu
Approximately 38,000 senior citizens in 42 metropolitan Detroit communities receive nutritional, supplemental food through Focus: HOPE each month. For many of our seniors, the box of food is their main source of nutritious food. At a time when they should be enjoying their golden years, many are barely able to pay living and medical expenses. The U.S. Department of Agriculture food supplements ensure that our older citizens get the assistance they need. Food is distributed through four food centers to those who meet the income guidelines. To help with food selection, signs in the food centers are in three languages: English, Spanish and Arabic. Home deliveries are made to home-bound seniors by volunteers from schools, churches, local businesses and organizations
CERTIFICATION:
Seniors can get certified to receive food at any Focus: HOPE food center or through one of the certification agencies in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and Washtenaw counties.
To be certified, a senior must provide:
•Proof of age (e.g. state identification card)
•Proof of income for current year (e.g. pension statement, pay stub, or award letter from Social Security)
•Number of people in the household
Volunteer transportation may be arranged for eligible senior citizens who are homebound and are unable to get a ride from a friend or relative. Call 313-494-4488.
*SALVATION ARMY
Website: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/hunger-relief
Food programs and services vary with local needs. For information on specific programs and locations, contact your local Salvation Army Corps Community Center by using the location search on this page.
*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. Must not have received aid from this agency in past 12 months.
VEHICLE ASSISTANCE
Website: www.mich.gov OR www.michigan.gov/helphand
PROGRAM RULES:
-Auto Purchase up to $2000
-Auto Repairs up to $900 per 12 months
-MUST BE A FAMILY (pregnant or have a child under 18)
-MUST BE ABLE TO WORK
1. Apply at the Department of Human Services that serves your community. The family MUST repair/purchase is usually handled by Michigan Works) be receiving or applying for Day Care, Medicaid or Food Assistance (if receiving the Family Independence Program, the
2. If a recipient of the above programs, income limits are already met. If you are an applicant, form DHS-3043 must be completed to declare if your total monthly income is below the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) income limits of $1805 for one person, $2428 for two, $3052 for 3, $3575 for 4, etc.
-AUTO PURCHASE: Customer must be able to afford the title/taxes and other vehicle expenses, must have a valid driver's license, the cost of the vehicle cannot exceed the value of the vehicle, and only one vehicle per person is the lifetime max (husband and wife may each receive one but a policy exception must be approved for the other spouse to get a second car). It must be needed to retain/obtain employment or for activities that will prepare the customer for employment (cannot be disabled). Vehicle has been inspected by a licensed mechanic and declared road-worthy (mechanics license number must be given and also the date inspected). Public transportation must not be reasonably available.payments / insurance
-AUTO REPAIRS: The repair is expected to make the vehicle Total cost of repairs is $900 or less (or difference is paid by customer) including repairs covered in the last 12 months and cost of repairs does not exceed the value of the vehicle. road worthy and safe and the vehicle is needed to retain/obtain employment or for activities to prepare for employment (cannot be disabled).
*Vehicles for Change
14486 Gratiot Ave.
Detroit, MI 48205
Phone: 855-820-7990
Email: info@vehiclesforchange.org
Website: www.vehiclesforchange.org
This company will accept and repair donated cars, awarding them to pre-qualified families for nearly $800. It also guarantees families with low-interest 12-months car loans, allowing them to build credit.
In addition, the nonprofit carries a six-month / 6,000-mile warranty, which will give reliable service for at least two years. Car donors will gain a substantial tax advantage. The nonprofit organization has awarded cars to nearly 5,000 low-income families since 1999.
*Matrix Human Services / Ways to Work Loan Program
Administrative Office:
120 Parsons Street
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: (313) 831-1000
Email: inquiries@matrixhs.org
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*Matrix Ways to Work
13560 East McNichols
Detroit 48205
Phone: 313-526-4000 ext. 1319
Website: http://www.matrixhumanservices.net
We’re excited to announce that we and our National office have lifted the requirements of our Matrix Ways to Work program to include employees without children! Ways to Work provides low-interest loans to help people buy a car to strengthen their self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.
Having a car is not a luxury, it’s often a necessity. In order to get and keep a job, you’ve got to be able to go to where job opportunities are located, show up on time and also juggle family responsibilities.
Public transportation can’t always meet those needs. In addition, paying off the car loan helps people improve their credit record, which is a critical step in attaining financial stability.
Our new requirements! Spread the word!
Continuously employed for six (6) months / Possess a valid Michigan Driver’s License. Bankruptcies (if any) must be discharged / Limited or no credit alternatives. Geographical residents of Wayne, Macomb, and Oakland counties
Household income no greater than 80% of area’s median income
Demonstrated ability and desire to pay
If you are ready to take the next step and participate in our program; we need you to attend Financial Orientation. Call to see when the next scheduled orientation is!
*Volunteers of America Michigan
21415 Civic Center Drive, Suite 210
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: 877-721-4862 OR 248-204-6034
Website: www.voami.org
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V.O.A. Auto Sales
618 E. Walton
Pontiac, MI 48340
Phone: 248-373-9000
Website: www.voaautosales.com
Cars donated to Volunteers of America are sold at a low-cost to low-income people who need them and the money raised is used to fund Volunteers of America's programs. Prices are below typical pricing and negotiable. Veterans also receive a special discount.
*Mother Waddles Car Donation
21501 W. 8 Mile Road
Detroit, MI 48219
Phone: 313-WADDLES (313-923-3537)
Email: info@motherwaddles.org
Website www.motherwaddles.org
Please be aware that there is a "copy-cat" organization that uses Mother Waddle’s name and organization info....this is the original organization!
*Charity Motors
10431 Grand River Avenue (between Livernois & Oakman)
Detroit, MI 48219
Phone: 313-255-1000
Website: www.800charitycars.org
Used car auction held Saturdays at noon. Register the week before, M-S from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Need to bring proof of income and valid driver's license. Charity Motors accepts vehicles for donation and sells them AS IS to low-income individuals and others in need of transportation.
Vehicles are available for sale to qualifying individuals at cost ranging from $100 to $1000.
Individuals who qualify may also be eligible for a further reduction in cost, depending on income. Families can get a 50% price reduction!
*St. Vincent De Paul
3000 Gratiot
Detroit, MI 48207
Phone: 313-393-2930 OR 877-788-4623
Email: execdir@svdpdet.org
Website: www.svdpdet.org
Has car auctions....call for more information!
*VETERANS ONLY
NO VETERAN LEFT BEHIND
Administrative Office ONLY:
1515 W. Fort Street Suite 1429
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Phone: 313-595-1262 OR 313-978-4443
Email: veteranrescue@gmx.com
Website: www.noveteranleftbehind.us
A Veteran's resource agency that finds housing, food, clothing, substance abuse programs and mental health agencies for veterans in need. Serves all ages of Veterans and their families in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Please call the telephone numbers FIRST.
*Veteran's Outreach Center / Veterans Haven Inc.
4924 Wayne Road
Wayne, MI 48184
Phone: 734-728-0527
Email: VetsHaven@earthlink.net
Website: http://www.vetshaveninfo.org/Haven.htm
Veteran's Haven Inc. operates two food programs, one specifically for Veterans and the second for seniors, low-income, and disabled individuals. Our program assists those in need throughout Wayne County and surrounding communities. Any Veterans that is honorably discharged and is laid off, unemployed or disabled can qualify for this program. Veterans can pick up food any day of the week during normal business hours of 9:00 am - 12:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Emergency situations can call (734) 728-0527 and leave a message.
You will receive a response the same day.
On Wednesdays from 9 am to 12:30 pm additional food is distributed to Veterans, seniors and others (proof of income and ID required). The food that is distributed consists of canned goods, dry goods, various fruits and vegetables, crackers, cookies, juices and milk (meats and other frozen items for Vets only), courtesy of Gleaners Food Bank.
*Veteran's Outreach Center / Veterans Haven Inc.
4924 Wayne Road
Wayne, MI 48184
Phone: 734-728-0527
Email: VetsHaven@earthlink.net
Website: http://www.vetshaveninfo.org/Haven.htm
Veteran's Haven Inc. operates two food programs, one specifically for Veterans and the second for seniors, low-income, and disabled individuals. Our program assists those in need throughout Wayne County and surrounding communities. Any Veterans that is honorably discharged and is laid off, unemployed or disabled can qualify for this program. Veterans can pick up food any day of the week during normal business hours of 9:00 am - 12:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Emergency situations can call (734) 728-0527 and leave a message.
You will receive a response the same day.
On Wednesdays from 9 am to 12:30 pm additional food is distributed to Veterans, seniors and others (proof of income and ID required). The food that is distributed consists of canned goods, dry goods, various fruits and vegetables, crackers, cookies, juices and milk (meats and other frozen items for Vets only), courtesy of Gleaners Food Bank.