Housing Assistance for Single Mothers in Michigan

Housing Assistance for Single Mothers in Michigan is sponsored by A Single Mother. Provides information on housing assistance programs available to single mothers in Michigan.

Resources — The Single Mom's Connection The Single Mom’s Connection realizes that single moms are often hurting and have needs in many areas of life. This resource is designed to connect you with organizations that may be able to help in a variety of categories beyond our outreach. Click on the categories below to explore some potential resources.

I need general resources to support me as a single mom. Resources include healthcare coverage, food assistance, childcare, cash assistance, children’s assistance with food and education, emergency housing, housing, utilities, and burial assistance.

for the MI Bridges Website Like 9-1-1 in a medical emergency, 2-1-1 is a helpline to help provide referrals to over 30,000 programs to assist with food, housing, financial assistance, utility assistance and more. Help is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year, from anywhere in the state of Michigan. Call 2-1-1 or search the online database to access statewide programs and services.

Click Here for 2-1-1 Website Phone Number: 2-1-1, or if you experience problems, dial 1-800-552-1183 SER is a resource created by the Michigan Department of Human Services. Bills, rent, housing, mortgage, and other expenses can be paid for with cash assistance. the State Emergency Relief Website Phone Number:855-275-6424 I need employment and educational assistance.

Michigan Works! centers can help individuals to find a job or gain a new skill or career. These locations offer a number of employment services to single moms in need.

Click Here for the Michigan Works! Website Family Independence Program (FIP) FIP helps single moms become independent and self-supporting by providing temporary cash assistance to help pay for expenses such as heat, rent, food, utilities, clothing. FIP applicants may be assigned to the P.

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program for assistance in finding a job or to develop needed job skills. Help with transportation, childcare and other needs related to employment and training may be provided. Click Here for the FIP Website Phone Number: 855-275-6424 The Department of Education offers Pell Grants for qualified applicants going back to school.

Unlike a loan, the money from this grant doesn’t have to be repaid. Click Here for the FAFSA Website Click Here for Information on the Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation Scholarship Click Here for Information on the Adult Students in Scholastic Transition (ASIST) Scholarship Here for Information on the P. E.

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Program for Continuing Education Scholarship Information on the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Scholarship Information on the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Scholarship Click Here for Information on the American Association of University Women Career Development Grant Scholarship Click Here for Information on the National League of American Pen Women Grants and Scholarships I need housing resources.

Mortgage Help and Foreclosure Assistance This program assists single moms with paying their mortgage and also helps those who need assistance avoid foreclosure. Various programs include local moratoriums, counseling services and other solutions. Click Here for the Step Forward Phone Number: 866-946-7432 Michigan Housing Vouchers for Rent Assistance HUD is a resource the Public Housing Authority offers to low-income single moms.

For households with special needs or an elderly member, additional housing programs are made available. Contact your local Public Housing Agency to obtain more information on how to apply for these vouchers. Housing Access of Washtenaw County HAWC is Washtenaw County’s central intake for individuals and families who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness.

Residents of Washtenaw County may call HAWC for housing assistance, information and/or Click Here for the Housing Access Website Phone Number:734-961-1999 Provides listings of resources in each city in Michigan to direct individuals to services for long-term and Click Here for the Rental If you are at-risk of losing your home, Home Ownership Services may be able to provide payment for services such as: home mortgage or land contract payments, including principal, interest, legal fees and escrow for taxes and insurance, property taxes and fees, mobile home lot rent for owners or purchasers of mobile homes, insurance coverage required by a mortgage or land contract.

for the Home Ownership Services Website Home Repairs through State Emergency Relief Assists with home repairs to correct unsafe conditions and restore essential services such as a furnace, hot water heater, or septic system.

Here for the State Emergency Relief Website If you need help with rent, rent arrearage, security deposits or moving expenses, you may be eligible for Here for the Relocation Assistance Website Debt, Foreclosure, and Credit Counseling Organizations National Foundation for Credit Counseling could help deal with unpaid debts, offer assistance for home loans, and other financial aid needs for single moms.

Click Here for the Credit Counseling Website Phone Number: 800-388-2227 Salvation Army Crisis Assistance The Salvation Army offers assistance to many Michigan single moms through providing limited amounts of help for food, clothing, emergency rent, referrals, and electric bill payments. See website for full list of I need utilities assistance.

Housing Access of Washtenaw County HAWC is Washtenaw County’s central intake for individuals and families who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness.

Residents of Washtenaw County may call HAWC for housing assistance, information and/or Click Here for the Housing Access Website Phone Number: 734-961-1999 Lifeline Assistance partners with several of the major wireless companies to provide qualifying families with free or low-cost phones and service. Click Here for the Phone Services Website Home Heating Credit offers support for heating costs through the state of Michigan.

Eligibility is based on income. Applications are available from mid- to late January and may be made through September 30 of each for the Home Heating Credit Website Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Single mothers in need can receive help from energy companies and/or county programs. Grants, payment and other financial support for seniors and low income individuals may also be available.

Here for the Energy Assistance Website Heat Assistance through State Emergency Relief An SER payment for heat or non-heat electricity service qualifies your household for additional energy through the Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEAP). Call 2-1-1 for a referral to a MEAP grantee to see other assistance you may be eligible to receive.

the Heat Assistance Website Weatherization Assistance Weatherization Assistance Program provides free home energy conservation services to low-income Michigan homeowners and renters. Services reduce energy use and lower utility bills.

Services typically include: wall insulation, attic insulation and ventilation, foundation insulation, air leakage reduction, smoke detectors, Here for the Weatherization Assistance Website Set up by County Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) helps low- to moderate-income workers and families get a tax break. If qualify, you can use the credit to reduce the taxes you owe – and maybe increase your refund.

Here for the Income Tax Credit Website Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families. For Michigan, this program is simply named Food Assistance Program and can be applied for through MI Bridges.

Phone Number: 1-888-642-7434 WIC: Women, Infants, and Children WIC is a health and nutrition program that provides a combination of nutrition education, supplemental foods, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care for low-income pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to 5 years old.

Phone Number: Call 2-1-1 or use the directory below Here for a WIC Directory pdf by City Food banks located throughout the state offer free or low-cost food, groceries, perishable items and more single moms and their children. Food Gatherers services Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, and Milan.

Phone Number: 734-761-2796 Food banks located throughout the state offer free or low-cost food, groceries, perishable items and more single moms and their children. Gleaners services Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Monroe counties.

Click Here for the Gleaners Phone Number: 313-923-3535 Salvation Army Crisis Assistance The Salvation Army offers assistance to many Michigan single moms through providing limited amounts of help food, clothing, emergency rent, referrals, and electric bill payments. See website for full list of Free and Reduced Price School Meals Depending on your income, you may qualify for school meals any time during the school year.

Simply an application directly to your school or district. Here for the School Meal Website I need some legal resources. Legal Assistance Center helps with free civil legal assistance and consultations through several non-profit law firms located in Michigan to low-income single moms.

Click Here for the Legal Assistance Website Phone Number: 616-632-6000 Dispute Resolution Center Provides confidential and affordable dispute resolution services to individuals. Click Here for the Dispute Resolution Phone Number: 734-794-2125 Provides research-based Parenting and Anger Management classes for families and individuals. Reduced fees are available for those who qualify.

Intended for court, DHS, probation, and personal growth. Click Here for the Hope Family Services I need assistance surrounding the loss of a loved one. Provides care for children and their families for as long as it is needed.

Click Here for the Ann Arbor Hospice Website Phone Number: 734-662-5999 Michigan’s Emergency Relief program will sometimes help cover the cost of a burial when the descendant's estate, mandatory copayments, etc., are not sufficient. Burial payment assistance may be available for: burial, cremation, or donation of a body to a medical school.

for the Emergency Relief Website A healing center for grieving children, supporting families in the Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, and Lansing regions and beyond. Provides peer support group programs to help children and teens to cope with the death of a close family member or friend. Click Here for the Ele's Place Website Phone Number: 734-929-6640 I need social and educational resources for my kids.

Child Care through DHS Child Development and Care Program Aid and payments for childcare services may be provided to qualifying families. This service is offered when the legal guardian, parent, or substitute parent is unavailable to provide the child care.

Child Care Network helps parents find childcare through referrals to licensed child care sites, assists low-income families with the cost of licensed care, and provides information, education, and advocacy on issues affecting children’s well-being. Click Here for the Child Care Network Website This resource connects families to high-quality childcare and preschool resources.

Click Here for the Great Start Connect Website Children’s Literacy Network Helps ensure that all children have an equal opportunity to develop a love of reading by providing books and information and by sharing beliefs about the value of reading. Click Here for the Children's Health Using federal funding, Head Start helps prepare kids from birth to age 5 for school.

These free child care programs offer resources to support your child’s education and health. Click Here for the Head Start Website Provides research-based Parenting and Anger Management classes for families and individuals. Reduced fees are available for those who qualify.

Intended for court, DHS, probation, and personal growth. Click Here for the Hope Family Services I need resources for my child with a developmental delay or disability. A system designed to coordinate early intervention and other services for families who have children (ages 0 – 36 months) experiencing developmental delays or who have disabilities or special needs.

Click Here for the Early On Website Phone Number: 1-800-327-5966 The center offers services that support children and families with needs in relation to autism, behavioral health, healthcare services, disabilities, and foster care/adoption services.

Click Here for the Judson Center Website Phone Number: 734-528-1692 Children's Dyslexia Centers Children's Dyslexia Centers, Inc. provides tutoring at no charge to children from early elementary through high school who have been diagnosed as dyslexic. Click Here for the Children's Dyslexia Center Website Phone Number: 313-277-4970 National Down Syndrome Society Provides resources for families and individuals with Down Syndrome.

There is a local support team in Click Here for the NDSS Website I need healthcare resources. Health Care Coverage Assistance As long as eligibility requirements are met, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services offers health care programs for those in need to pay for medical bills of essential services. Medicaid and CHIP Health Insurance Many single moms qualify for Medicaid.

Medicaid is low-cost or free health insurance provided by the state (or yourself, if you’re pregnant) for insurance through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Click Here for the Medicaid Website Click Here for the CHIP Website Offers free or reduced health services.

Many clinics operate so that the cost is calculated by the Click Here for the Free Clinics Website Michigan Mental Health Networker Provides mental health and substance abuse services for infants through adults.

Click Here for the Washtenaw County Mental Health Phone Number: 734-222-3500 The center offers services that support children and families with needs in relation to autism, behavioral health, healthcare services, disabilities, and foster care/adoption services.

Click Here for the Judson Center Website Phone Number: 734-528-1692 Michigian Visiting Nurses Provides a broad range of high-quality, reasonably priced home care services to the community. Care may range from minimal assistance with personal care to highly technical and specialized nursing support.

Phone Number: 734-677-1515 Private medical practice that offers services including primary health care, behavioral health care, chronic disease management and health promotion, as well as insurance enrollment, food pantry, and drug assistance. Click Here for the Packard Health Website Phone Number: 734-971-1073 A Christian organization which provides compassionate and practical help to those in need.

The clinic provides free medical services to low-income children and adults without medical insurance. Click Here for the Hope Medical Clinic Phone Number: 734-484-2989 An interdenominational Christian organization which provides compassionate and practical help to those in need, ministering to the whole person with dignity and respect.

The clinic provides preventative and restorative dental care to low income children and adults without dental insurance. Click Here for the Hope Dental Clinic Phone Number: 734-480-9575 A non-profit dental center providing quality, comprehensive dental care to all Washtenaw County residents with an emphasis on treating persons limited by finances, physical conditions, or other factors.

Click Here for the Community Dental Center Phone Number: 734-998-9640 I need resources surrounding my pregnancy. WIC: Women, Infants, and Children WIC is a health and nutrition program that provides a combination of nutrition education, supplemental foods, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care for low-income pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to 5 years old.

Phone Number: Call 2-1-1 or use the directory below Here for a WIC Directory pdf by City Michigan Midwives Association Directory of midwife resources categorized by your city Click Here for the Michigan Midwives Website A doula is a nonmedical person who assists a mother before, during, and/or after childbirth through physical assistance and emotional support. These individuals are paid on an individual basis.

This website below specifically lists doulas from the Ann Arbor area. Click Here for the Lifespan Doula Website Child Care Network helps parents find childcare through referrals to licensed child care sites, assists low-income families with the cost of licensed care, and provides information, education, and advocacy on issues affecting children’s well-being.

Click Here for the Child Care Network Website LaLeche League, International This organization helps mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, education, information, encouragement, and development of the baby and mother relationship.

Click Here for the LaLeche League Website Sienna Women's Health offers free services to women who are unexpectedly pregnant including pregnancy testing/confirmation, ultrasounds, and abortion counseling. They also offer ongoing goods and services for moms of children up to the age of five. Click Here for the Sienna Women's Health