Advocacy

 Resource lists

(includes the Washtenaw County depression management guide)

Depression Management Resource List by income (last updated July 2010)
Depression Management Resource List by alphabet (last updated July 2010)

Michigan Mental Health Networker, search for Michigan therapists and therapeutic resources
734.761.8813

Therapeutic Resources, search for support groups in Michigan
1.888.331.7114

Nonprofit Enterprise at Work, search for Washtenaw-county-area nonprofits
734.998.0160

Senior Resource Directory, Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County

United Way First Connect 211, a regional call center for providing community resource information
Phone 211 OR 734.677.7207 to speak with a resource worker

Arbor Web list of legal services, mediation, and consumer services

University of Michigan list of depression-related services

Statewide Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault agencies

Dawn Farm, scroll down for addiction treatment center list.

Affirmations, LGBT-friendly health care providers and therapists

Women Out and About, maintains a list of LGBT groups and functions as a social and professional support for lesbians and others in the Ann Arbor-Detroit area

Employment Resources, SHARE Network of community and faith-based organizations that assist with employment needs

SOS Affordable Housing list, lower-cost housing in the Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor area

Friends in Deed, guide to local food pantries and other resources
734.484.4357

Food and Meals, suggested resources in Washtenaw County

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Organizations, advocacy-focused

National Alliance on Mental Illness of Washtenaw County
734.994.6611

Washtenaw Area Council for Children
734.434.4215

Washtenaw Area Teens for Tomorrow
email contact via website

Leaven, nurturing the relationship between spirituality and social justice

Avalon Housing
734.663.5858

Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness

Michigan Welfare Rights Organization
313.964.0618

Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan
734.994.3426 or 517.263.1777

Community Action Network, advocacy and support for residents of Bryant, Hikone, Green-Baxter and Northside housing
734.994.2985

Michigan League for Human Services

Food Gatherers Advocacy
734.761.2796

Child Advocacy Law Clinic, University of Michigan, supervised law-student representation for parents & kids in child abuse & neglect cases and in the foster care system.
734.763.5000

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Community Action Network, operates four community housing centers
734.994.2985

Student Advocacy Center
734.482.0489

Blueprint for Aging, a collaboration of interested individuals and agencies  working to improve services, care, and quality of life for older adults in Washtenaw County
734.712.3625

Washtenaw Association for Community Advocacy, assistance in negotiating for disability rights and benefits, including Social Security Income
734.662.1256

Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living for people who identify as having a physical or mental disability
734.971.0277

Michigan Protection and Advocacy Services for people with disabilities
517.487.1755 or 1.800.288.5923

Michigan Disability Rights Coalition for people with disabilities
1.800.760.4600 or 517.333.2477

Brain Injury Association of Michigan
1.800.554.5543

Disability advocacy and legal advocacy project
313.874.5820, x200 or x211

Affirmations, Lesbian/Gay Community Center
Helpline: 1.800.398.GAYS, Business: 248.398.7105

Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice
313.962.6540

Michigan Poverty Law Program, a collaboration between University of Michigan and Legal Services of South Central Michigan
734.998.6100 Ext. 33, for clarification of rights regarding Department of Human Services benefits and problems; social security; and state emergency relief.

American Civil Liberties Union, Michigan
734.480.4972 Washtenaw County; 313.578.6800 Detroit

Michigan Women's Commission, promotes women-friendly policies for women throughout the State
517.373.2884

Ingham County Women's Commission, advises the Ingham County Board of Commissioners on county policies and researches and recommends ways of meeting the needs of women
517.676.7200

Women's Commission for Oakland County, addresses issues critical to women in Oakland County
248.808.1032

Macomb County Commission on Women, group to improve health, safety, education, economic, and social autonomy for women in Macomb County

Michigan Women's Forum, a privately-owned online magazine focused on women's events and issues

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