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If you cannot afford child care, payment assistance is available.
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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.
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.
Information about injury and violence prevention programs in Michigan
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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Protect MiFamily -Title IV-E Waiver
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MDHHS -Caro Center
LaToya Young, Recipient Rights Advisor
2000 Chambers Rd.
Caro, MI 48723-9296
989-672-7187
Toll Free 844-987-2276
FAX 989-672-4205
YoungL19@michigan.gov
Michele Wills, Recipient Rights Advisor
2000 Chambers Rd.
Caro, MI 48723-9296
989-672-9490
Toll Free 844-987-2276
FAX 989-672-4205
MDHHS-Center for Forensic Psychiatry
Jennifer Gorman, Recipient Rights Advisor
8303 Platt Rd.
Saline, MI 48176
734-295-4594
Toll Free 888-509-6006
FAX 734-944-6400
gormanj6@michigan.gov
Paul White, Recipient Rights Advisor
8303 Platt Rd.
Saline, MI 48176
734-295-4201
Toll Free 800-558-8196
FAX 734-944-6400
whitep5@michigan.gov
MDHHS-Hawthorn Center
Carla Coleman, Recipient Rights Advisor
18471 Haggerty Rd.
Northville, MI 48167
248-735-5999
Toll Free 866-301-0014
FAX 248-349-3526
colemanc1@michigan.gov
Kimberly Little, Recipient Rights Advisor
18471 Haggerty Rd.
Northville, MI 48167
248-348-9960
FAX 248-349-3526
littlek6@michigan.gov
MDHHS-Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital
Walter Herbert, Recipient Rights Advisor
1312 Oakland Dr.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1205
269-337-3258
Toll Free 888-509-7007
FAX 269-337-3045
herbertw2@michigan.gov
Kelli Jones, Recipient Rights Advisor
1312 Oakland Dr.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1205
269-337-4092
Toll Free 888-509-7007
FAX 269-337-3045
JonesK51@michigan.gov
MDHHS-Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital
David Scott, Recipient Rights Advisor
30901 Palmer Rd.
Westland, MI 48186-5389
734-367-8560
Toll Free 888-802-9505
FAX 734-722-1118
scottd13@michigan.gov
Enid Reed, Recipient Rights Advisor
30901 Palmer Rd.
Westland, MI 48186-5389
734-367-8607
Toll Free 888-802-9505
FAX 734-722-1118
reede5@michigan.gov