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Resources in Michigan

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Adoption

  • Catholic Charities of Ingham, Eaton & Clinton Counties

    Adoption and foster care, help requesting adoption records, and counseling in the Lansing area (St. Vincent campus). Foster and adoptive parent orientations are held the first and third Thursday of each month. For adoption, ask for ext. 1608.

  • Hands Across the Water

    Licensed child welfare agency: foster care, kinship care, international adoption and behavioral health services.

  • Oakland Family Services

    Foster care and adoption, parenting support (Early On and Parents as Teachers), and affordable preschool and child care from 12 months at its Children's Learning Center in Pontiac.

  • Orchards Children's Services

    Foster care and adoption: more than 3,000 adoptions since 1986. Foster care and adoption inquiries: (248) 258-1278.

  • Spaulding for Children

    Adoption of children from foster care, parent training and ongoing support for adoptive families.

  • Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE)

    Statewide

    Meet Michigan children and youth who are legally free for adoption, learn how adoption works, and find an adoption agency. A program of Judson Center, funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Free / Subsidized Childcare

  • Focus: HOPE Early Learning (Center for Children)

    Early learning at its Center for Children in Detroit, with Head Start services for pregnant women and children from 6 weeks to 5 years.

  • Starfish Family Services

    Early Head Start and Head Start (free for income-eligible families) and prenatal and infant/toddler programs at 15 early childhood centers in Wayne County, plus parenting programs and behavioral health services.

  • Michigan Head Start Association — Program Locator

    Statewide

    Find Head Start and Early Head Start programs anywhere in Michigan with the Michigan Head Start Association's program locator.

  • Head Start & Early Head Start

    Nationwide

    Free preschool, child care and family support for eligible families. Find a program near you online or by phone (Mon–Fri 8–6 ET).

Churches / Baby Closets

  • Center of Hope (Fenton)

    Free Baby Closet with newborn to 5T clothing, diapers, wipes, formula and baby food, once a month by appointment after a short application is approved, plus parenting support and a food pantry.

  • Pregnancy Aid Detroit

    Free, confidential pregnancy tests and limited ultrasounds, in Eastpointe and in Detroit (17415 Mack Avenue).

  • Project Hope (Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan)

    Free pregnancy testing, counseling, parenting education, prenatal care referrals and financial guidance, plus baby closets with free diapers, wipes, formula, baby food and infant clothing. Offices in Detroit and Pontiac ((248) 338-4250 ext. 4133), and monthly in Romeo.

Clothing / Supplies

  • Center of Hope (Fenton)

    Free Baby Closet with newborn to 5T clothing, diapers, wipes, formula and baby food, once a month by appointment after a short application is approved, plus parenting support and a food pantry.

  • Michigan Foster Care Closet

    Free clothing, shoes, toys, linens, nursery furniture, strollers, car seats, school supplies and hygiene products for local foster children and their families.

  • Pregnancy Aid Detroit

    Free, confidential pregnancy tests and limited ultrasounds, in Eastpointe and in Detroit (17415 Mack Avenue).

  • Project Hope (Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan)

    Free pregnancy testing, counseling, parenting education, prenatal care referrals and financial guidance, plus baby closets with free diapers, wipes, formula, baby food and infant clothing. Offices in Detroit and Pontiac ((248) 338-4250 ext. 4133), and monthly in Romeo.

Domestic Violence

Employment

  • Dress for Success Michigan

    Interview clothing (with a referral) and programs that help women find and keep jobs.

  • Michigan Works!

    Statewide

    Free job search help, training and career services at more than 90 American Job Centers across Michigan. Find yours by ZIP code.

  • American Job Centers (CareerOneStop)

    Nationwide

    Free local help with job searches, training and career services. Find your nearest American Job Center online or by phone.

  • Dress for Success

    Nationwide

    Professional clothing and career support for women. Find your local Dress for Success on the website.

  • Easterseals — Employment Services

    Nationwide

    Job training and employment support for people with disabilities through local Easterseals affiliates.

  • Goodwill Career Centers

    Nationwide

    Free job training, career coaching, résumé and interview help at local Goodwill career centers.

Potential Financial Assistance

  • The Salvation Army — Great Lakes Division (Michigan)

    Emergency help with rent, mortgage and utility bills from the Salvation Army's Great Lakes Division, whose local teams assess each family's needs.

  • Catholic Charities USA (Find a Local Agency)

    Nationwide

    Find the Catholic Charities agency serving your area for emergency, family and housing help.

  • Modest Needs

    Nationwide

    Small one-time grants for working individuals and families facing an emergency expense. Apply online.

  • Society of St. Vincent de Paul

    Nationwide

    Parish volunteers who help neighbors in need. The national office does not give direct help: ask your nearest Catholic parish for its St. Vincent de Paul conference.

  • The Salvation Army

    Nationwide

    Emergency rent, utility and other assistance through local Salvation Army offices nationwide.

Food Programs

Health Assistance

Housing Assistance & Shelters

  • Community Rebuilders

    Housing with support services for families with children and individuals going through a housing crisis in Grand Rapids.

  • Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries

    Emergency shelter, housing, recovery programs and job training for men, women and children in Detroit.

  • Family Promise

    Nationwide

    Prevention, shelter and housing help for families facing homelessness, through nearly 200 local affiliates. Find yours on the website.

Infant & Baby Equipment

  • Closet of Hope (Together Church)

    Free clothing and baby items (cribs, swings, bottles, formula, carriers, baby gates) for children newborn to 18 in foster, adoptive, kinship, guardianship and Safe Families homes. Register your family, then stop in to shop.

  • Michigan Foster Care Closet

    Free clothing, shoes, toys, linens, nursery furniture, strollers, car seats, school supplies and hygiene products for local foster children and their families.

Mental Health & Postpartum Assistance

Parenting Classes

Pregnancy Centers

Special Needs Assistance

Support for Fathers

Transportation

  • Michigan Medicaid rides to medical appointments

    Statewide

    Disability Rights Michigan's guide to Medicaid rides to essential non-emergency medical appointments. In a Medicaid health plan, call the number on your plan card; with straight Medicaid, call your local MDHHS office.

  • Family Promise

    Nationwide

    Local Family Promise affiliates help families facing homelessness, including gas cards, transit passes and car-related help where available.

  • Medicaid rides to medical appointments (NEMT)

    Nationwide

    Medicaid covers free rides to covered appointments for members with no other way to get there. Call your Medicaid health plan, ideally two days ahead.