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Community Resources
Family Independence AgencyThe Michigan Department of Human Services
Whether seeking assistance for food, housing, health care, child support or other needs, DHS offers a number of program to put people on the road to self-sufficiency. Contact your local county office to apply for help.

• Michigan 211
Michigan 211 connects people with information and resources to build healthy, safe communities. Find out if this service is available in your area.

• Michigan Community Action Agencies
Michigan's 30 community action agencies provide human service programs in all 83 counties, including Head Start, weatherization, senior services, and employment and training. They can provide referrals to other community resources.

• The Michigan Share Network
Public, private and faith-based human service providers are listed by county to offer resources in your community.


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Education

• Foster Youth In Transition: Education and Training Vouchers

• Michigan Promise Scholarship

• Michigan Transfer Network

• Michigan's Early Childhood Investment Corporation

• No Worker Left Behind

Employment

• Michigan Works! Association

• Jobs, Education and Training (JET)

• No Worker Left Behind

• Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit

• Michigan Rehabilitation Services

• Michigan Regional Skills Alliances

• Michigan E-Library Jobs and Careers

Food

• Urban Farming

• Food Stamp Hotline 1-800-481-4989

• Food Bank Council of Michigan

• Michigan Food Assistance Program

• Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

• Michigan Food Stamp Partnership

• Federal Food Stamp Program

Health

• Michigan Department of Community Health

• Child and Adolescent Health Center Program

• Medicaid and Health Care Plans

• Community Mental Health Services

• Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

Housing/Homeless

• Emergency Shelter
Call 1-800-A-SHELTER, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year round.

• Michigan Housing Locator

• Save the Dream - A Response to Michigan Foreclosures

• Homelessness and Special Housing Needs

• Campaign to End Homelessness

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Michigan

• Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness


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