Free Public Assistance

We have provided all of the Michigan Free Public Assistance and programs.

Borders Group Foundation     (734)477-4789 100 Phoenix Dr Ann Arbor, MI 48108 website: http://betabordersstorescom/online/store/bgiview_bgicommfoundation Established in 1996, the centerpiece program provides financial assistance to employees, who have a demonstrated need, arising from severe hardship and/or emergency circumstances. Since its inception, the organization has provided over $2M in charitable assistance to employees.
Gelman Educational Foundation     (734)913-5819 201 S Main St Ann Arbor, MI 48104 For the coming year (2005), the objectives of the Foundation are focused in the following areas: 1. Support of the Risk Appraisal Center at the School of Public Health/UM including assistance in educational efforts of the Risk Appraisal Center and contacts with other people who can be instrumental in furthering the objectives of the Foundation. 2. Making The Power of Good DVD available to classrooms including a teaching manual. 3. Such other local Jewish and non-Jewish humanitarian activities primarily for the Ann Arbor area. 4. Support of institutions which encourage sound science and free market principles.
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Inc     (248)644-0866 1516 S. Cranbrook Rd. Birmingham, MI 48009 website: http://www.BBArtCenter.org To connect people of all ages and abilities with visual arts education, exhibition and other creative experiences.
Acclaim Community Outreach Services Inc     (313)839-3707 P.O. Box 15299 Detroit, MI 48215 website: http://www.acclaimoutreachservices.org Providing enrichment and empowerment services to individuals, families, and the economically disadvantaged who have sustained unforeseen hardship.
Accounting Aid Society      18145 Mack Ave Detroit, MI 48224 website: http://www.accountingaidsociety.org Accounting Aid Society provides tax assistance and promotes the economic self-sufficincy of low- and moderate-income families, seniors and others in need through volunteerism and partnerships.
Communities In Schools Of Detroit, Inc.     (313)571-3400 5830 Field Detroit, MI 48213 website: http://www.cisdetroit.org
Detroit Public Library Friends Foundation Inc.     (313)833-4047 5201 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 website: http://detroitpubliclibrary.org/friends
Society Of St. Vincent De Paul Of Detroit Soci      3000 Gratiot Detroit, MI 48207 website: http://www.svdpdet.org The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a voice for the poor. It works not only to alleviate poverty but also to discover poverty's root causes. The Society stands up for the poor, fights for justice for the poor, and combats the alienation of the poor from society. The Society provides emergency material assistance, and increasingly supports and encourages recipients to become personally empowered and free from the need for ongoing help.
Alpha Womens Center, Inc.     (616)742-0242 1055 E Fulton St Grand Rapids, MI 49503 website: http://www.alphawc.org Alpha is a local women's and children's community center that builds strong families. Parntering with volunteers we provide spiritual and materials resources of the local church and community to bear on the needs of women and their babies, born and unborn, and their families through pregnancy care services, broad based educational programs and enriching community activities.
Alternatives In Motion     (616)493-2620 1916 Breton Rd Se Grand Rapids, MI 49506 website: http://www.alternativesinmotion.org Narrative 1. Organization Information Mission We believe that all Americans should be able to obtain the wheelchair they need to participate fully in this free society. Our mission: to provide wheelchairs to individuals who do not qualify for other assistance, and who could not obtain such equipment without financial aid. We provide the funding for new wheelchairs when there are no other alternatives. We are committed to helping mobility-challenged people meet their basic mobility needs of a wheelchair and, by doing so; we promote independence for these individuals. They can work, go to college, go to church, and help themselves and their families. Since our founding in 1995 we have succeeded in providing new wheelchairs to more than 350 people. We help as many people as we possibly can given the constraints of the budget. Background Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan we provide wheelchairs to people throughout Michigan and other states. As far as we know, Alternatives in Motion is the only organization in the country with our unique mission. Our reputation has spread nationwide, and therefore people have sought us out for help from many states. The result is that we have provided wheelchairs for people in 15 states --- as far away as Florida, Iowa, Texas, Colorado, North Carolina, and Maryland, as well as all of our neighboring Great Lakes States. Even so, the vast majority of the people we help live in Michigan. Currently only 6 of our 65 on the waiting list are from outside of Michigan. Who We Help Alternatives in Motion is the last resort for people with all types of disabilities who need wheelchairs. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, sex, nationality or type disability in any of our activities or staffing. We have coordinated and collaborated with many other organizations including UCP Michigan, Easter Seals of Michigan, MDA, churches, nursing homes, Centers for Independent Living, home nursing associations, university programs, head and brain injury organizations, service clubs, schools, virtually every type of organization that works with people with disabilities who need wheelchairs. We have a short application form that requires medical requirements, denials, and brief personal financial information.
Kalamazoo Loaves And Fishes      913 E. Alcott Kalamazoo, MI 49024 website: http://www.kzoolf.org KLF provides emergency food assistance to residents of Kalamazoo County. We provide a need-based service and rely on self-declaration of need to determine eligibility. While everyone in the county is eligible, most of those served are low and very-low income people. Nearly 50% of those served are children or senior citizens (65+). Hunger continues to grow in Kalamazoo County and the demand for emergency food supplies and free meals has increased steadily. In 2005, we distributed over 700,000 pounds of food. Despite our best efforts, our twenty-one pantries are consistently filled to capacity at the end of the month. When the pantries are full, many clients are forced to call back the next business day to try again to secure emergency food assistance. Hunger continues to grow in Kalamazoo County and the demand for emergency food supplies and free meals has increased steadily. In 2005, we distributed over 700,000 pounds of food. Despite our best efforts, our twenty-one pantries are consistently filled to capacity at the end of the month. When the pantries are full, many clients are forced to call back the next business day to try again to secure emergency food assistance. Last fall, KLF underwent a strategic planning process to increase the number of households we can serve. Specific 3-5 year goals of the planning process include: -Support vulnerable pantry system -Increase food distributed by 75% -Develop alternative distribution methods -Expand community relationshipsWe have already begun to implement this plan to increase our ability to provide emergency food assistance.
Ministry With Community, Inc.     (269)3436073 440 N Church St Kalamazoo, MI 49007 website: http://www.ministrywithcommunity.org The mission of
Elder Law Of Michigan, Inc.      3815 W St Joseph St Lansing, MI 48917 website: http://www.elderlawofmi.org
Retired Engineer Technical Assistance Foundation     (248)478-8030 32401 8 Mile Rd Livonia, MI 48152 Provide free technical assessments
Transportation Resources And Information Project     513-632-7542 51248 Plymouth Valley Dr Plymouth, MI 48170 TO HELP ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS. INCLUDING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS, BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT THROUGH ELIMINATING TRANSPORTATION AS A BARRIER TO THEIR OBTAINING AND RETAINING EMPLOYMENT
Asquirrels Tale Wildlife Rehabilitation     (248)544-0105 PO Box 1708 Royal Oak, MI 48068 website: http://www.squirreltale.com/ The primary purpose of A Squirrel's Tale Wildlife Rehabilitation is to rehabilitate and release orphaned and injured wildlife. Entirely a volunteer effort, it consists of an initial intake assessment of wild animals received from the general public, then obtaining medical care from a licensed veterinarian as necessary, and finally housing the animal appropriately and providing a proper diet. In the case of orphaned infant wildlife the appropriate environment for it to develop as it would if raised in the wild is also provided (e.g. living with others of the same species, appropriate environmental stimulation, etc.) When the animal has either healed enough or is old enough to survive on its own it is taken to an appropriate release site and allowed to go free. Depending on the species, the release process may require temporary caging and/or supplemental feeding as the animal(s) acclimate to their new surroundings. Records of these activities are maintained by each rehabilitator and submitted to the state's licensing agency according to state guidelines and regulations. A Squirrel's Tale also works to educate the public about wildlife and environmental issues affecting them through the use of photography and writing.
Active Faith     (248)437-9790 PO Box 188 South Lyon, MI 48178 website: http://activefaithcommservice.org To serve as a resource center for low-income families.
Free Store      58408 Kerr Creek Rd Three Rivers, MI 49093
Free Medical Clinic Inc     (231)935-0669 3147 Logan Valley Rd Traverse City, MI 49684 TO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.
Michigan Advocates Exhange Inc     (734)484-6900 2048 Washtenaw Ave, upper suite Ypsilanti, MI 48197 website: http://www.positiveoutlook.org Recognizing the beauty, value and potential of every person, we pledge to serve people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends, in a way that allows them to seek wholeness, health, dignity, peace, growth and fulfillment.
Student Advocacy Center Of Michigan Inc.      1921 W. Michigan Ave. Ypsilanti, MI 48197 website: http://www.StudentAdvocacyCenter.org The Student Advocacy Center of Michigan operates with the conviction that a vigorous public school system that serves all children well is an essential component of a robust democracy. Toward that end the Student Advocacy Center advocates on behalf of, and in partnership with, Michigan's school age children and their families in order to ensure that those who are educationally unserved, underserved or ill-served receive a free individualized and equitable public education and become fully participating members of their communities.