| Every
minute of every day people in Washtenaw, Livingston
and Monroe Counties need essential services. Faced
with a dramatic increase in the number of agencies
and help lines, people don't know where to turn.
In many cases, individuals end up without these
necessary and readily available services because
they do not know where to start.
By
using the local access number the following types
of health and human services can be accessed:
- Basic
Needs: Food bank, clothing closets, shelters,
rent assistance and utility assistance.
- Physical
and Mental Health Resources: Health insurance
programs, Medicaid and Medicare, maternal health,
children's death Insurance Program, medical
information lines, crisis information services,
support groups, counseling, drug and alcohol
intervention and rehabilitation.
- Employment
Support: Financial assistance, job training,
transportation and educational programs.
- Support
for older Americans and persons with disabilities:
Adult day Care, congregate needs, Meals on Wheels,
respite care, home healthcare, and transportation
and homemaker services.
- Support
for children, youth and families: Childcare,
after school programs, Head Start, summer camps
and recreational programs, mentoring, tutoring
and protective service.
- Emergency
relief support services: Centralized information
source for disaster relief services
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