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Assistance Programs

MI Bridges: Apply For Benefits, Manage Your Case, And Explore Resources (Video)

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We Can Help

We offer a number of programs to help you and your family with temporary assistance when times are tough.

 Apply for Assistance and Manage Your Account Online with MIBridges

Cash Assistance

Information on the Family Independence Program, State Disability Assistance, SSI, Refugee, and other cash assistance.

Food Assistance

Information on the Food Assistance Program, eligibility requirements, and other food resources.

Medicaid

Information about the health care programs available through Medicaid and how to qualify.

Women, Infants & Children

Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.

Child Care Assistance

If you cannot afford child care, payment assistance is available.

Health Care Coverage

Health Care Coverage information and resources.

Emergency Relief: Home, Utilities & Burial

Information on assistance with home repairs, heat and utility bills, relocation, home ownership, burials, home energy, and eligibility requirements.

Housing and Homeless Services

Housing and Homeless Services

Children's Special Health Care Services

Children's Special Health Care Services information and FAQ's.

Help from Other Programs

Help from Other Programs

Services for Farmworkers

Our migrant program works with a number of organizations to provide services for Michigan’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers.

Refugee Assistance

A federal program which helps persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival.

Universal Caseload (UCL) Action Plan

Universal caseload, or task-based processing, is a different way of handling public assistance cases.