Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
Information on the Family Independence Program, State Disability Assistance, SSI, Refugee, and other cash assistance.
If you cannot afford child care, payment assistance is available.
Children's Special Health Care Services information and FAQ's.
Information on assistance with home repairs, heat and utility bills, relocation, home ownership, burials, home energy, and eligibility requirements.
Information on the Food Assistance Program, eligibility requirements, and other food resources.
Information about the health care programs available through Medicaid and how to qualify.
Our migrant program works with a number of organizations to provide services for Michigan’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Low-income Households Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP)
A federal program which helps persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival.
Universal caseload, or task-based processing, is a different way of handling public assistance cases.
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Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
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Information about the Michigan law that requires certain information be made available to a woman who is seeking an abortion at least 24 hours prior to the abortion procedure.
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The Michigan Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment Board administers state and federal funding for domestic violence shelters and advocacy services, develops and recommends policy, and develops and provides technical assistance and training.
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Information on Safe Sleep for your baby, how to protect your baby's life.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' (MDHHS) Division of Environmental Health (DEH) uses the best available science to reduce, eliminate, or prevent harm from environmental, chemical, and physical hazards.
Resources and information to assist in assuring firearm safety for families in the state of Michigan.
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Michigan Statewide Systems of Care
Information on the grant awarded for the State Innovation Model Proposal
Protect MiFamily -Title IV-E Waiver
Offers resources for agencies who operate the Weatherization Assistance Program in the state of Michigan
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Information is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan citizens.
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The Refugee Assistance Program is a federally funded program which helps persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival. Temporary refugee cash assistance is available to eligible refugees who do not qualify for cash assistance (through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program), Supplemental Security Income or Medicaid.
The Refugee Assistance Program is a federally funded program which helps persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival. Temporary refugee cash assistance is available to eligible refugees who do not qualify for cash assistance (through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program), Supplemental Security Income or Medicaid.
Eligibility for refugee cash and medical assistance is available for up to eight months after entry into the U.S., or date asylum was granted, if you have one of the following immigration statuses:
Immigration status is determined by officials from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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The cash asset limit is $3,000. Assets are cash or any property you own.
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Examples of countable income are:
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The following residency requirements apply:
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Refugee Health Screening and Health Promotion
Health Screening
MDHHS Office of Refugee Services partners with local health departments and clinics in each of the seven major geographic resettlement areas of the state to provide health screenings to newly arriving refugees on a per capita basis.
Health Promotion Services
The program provides a preventive health care liaison in each contracted agency to ensure each refugee needing referral or follow-up medical services will get the necessary assistance and education.
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
The Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) program provides foster care services to unaccompanied refugee, asylee, trafficked, and special immigrant juvenile youth. The URM Program helps unaccompanied minors develop appropriate skills to enter adulthood and to achieve social self-sufficiency. Ingham and Kent DHHS partner with the Office of Global Michigan in oversight of the URM programs.
URM Providers:
Other Refugee Assistance & Services
The State Refugee Coordinator’s office and programming (including Employment & other Social Services, Educational Services, and URM services) is housed within the Office of Global Michigan in the Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity. Information can be found at: Global Michigan.