Programs for girls
Peace Neighborhood Center Mentoring Programs, including S.T.A.R.S. (Sisters Together Achieving Real Success)
734.662.3564
Raising Strong and Confident Daughters (for-profit)
734.668.7402 Carol Lapidos
Strong Moms, Strong Girls, workshops/presentations on relationships
734.764.3432
It's great to be a girl!, a mentoring project that matches undergraduate women with middle school girls for weekly discussions
734.936.1055
Girls Group (for Ann Arbor High School girls) co-located at Peace Neighborhood Center
Contact Sue Schooner for information: Sue@GirlsGroupA2.org
Alternatives for Girls
313.361.4000
Neutral Zone, North Star discussion group for girls
734.214.9995
YWCA of Metropolitan Detroit
313.259.9922
Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan, Huron Valley Club
734.481.0266
Sisters Who Are Powerful
313.729.4948
826Michigan, free Ann-Arbor-based writing workshops for teens
734.761.8463
Immigrant assistance
Jewish Family Services, legal assistance and a wide range of services for immigrant resettlement and migrant/seasonal workers
734.769.0209
Casa Latina, promotes the full participation of Latinos in the Washtenaw County area
734.265.0323
La Vida, supports domestic violence, support, and education in the Southwest Detroit community, co-located at Community Health and Social Services Center, Inc. (CHASS)
313.849.3104
Immigrant Rights and Civil Advocacy Clinic, Cooley Law School, free advocacy for indigent clients
734.372.4994
Community Immigration Legal Services, Archdiocese of Detroit; assists immigrants in deportation, asylum, visas, work authorization & immigration appeals.
313.237.4646
ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services), immigration referral, assistance and advocacy focussed on the Arab community.
313.842.7010
Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, Visa processing and naturalization; referrals & advice; adult education
313.967.4880
International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit. Assists low-income families from various ethnic backgrounds to renew nonimmigrant visas, unite families, recover from domestic violence, and natural disasters, and ultimately become U.S. citizens.
313.871.8600 ext 234
Refugee Services, Lutheran Social Services; representation in family-based immigration; refugee and asylum. Specializing in Arabic, Bosnian, & Romanian. No employment-based immigration assistance. Fees.
248.423.2790, Ext. 207, Southfield office
Refugee Development Center, Lansing. Interpreters, community education & support; document processing. African languages and many others. Fees.
517.484.1010
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender resources
Affirmations, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexal, and Transgender Community Center counseling and groups
Helpline: 1.800.398.GAYS, Business: 248.398.7105
Women Out and About, maintains a list of LGBT resources and functions as a social and professional support for lesbians in the Ann Arbor-Detroit area
Older adult services
Catholic Social Services for Older Adults
734.712.3625
Senior Resource Directory, Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County
Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program
1.800.803.7174
Medical Loan Closet, Emannuel Luthern Church: Durable medical equipment for people with mobility problems
734.482.7121
Legal Hotline for MI Seniors: Wills/estate planning; Medicaid & Medicare; consumer law; housing/real estate; pensions; public benefits.
1.800.347.5297
Area Agency on Aging 1-B
1.800.852.7795
RideConnect, information about and coordination of transportation resources (not for seniors only)
866.977.9423
Jewish Family Services, help in negotiating the often-confusing network of older adult services
734.769.0209
Ann Arbor Meals on Wheels, food for the homebound in the Ann Arbor area
734.998.6686
Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels, food for the homebound in the Ypsilanti area
734.487.9669
Neighborhood Senior Services, volunteers make friendly visits to isolated and/or homebound seniors
734.712.7775
Turner Geriatric Medical Clinic
734.764.6831
Turner Geriatric Clinic Social Work and Community Services
734.764.2556
Older Adult Recovery Center (OARC), Chelsea Hospital
734.475.4029
New Hope (Baptist) and University of Michigan Outreach Clinic for seniors, with an emphasis on African-American families
734.647.8447 or 734.998.6085
Mothers and children
Corner Health Center, individuals age 12-21 and their children
734.484.3600
Department of Human Services (formerly Family Independence Agency)
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.
Family Assessment Clinic at University of Michigan: referral, assessment, and recovery focused on child abuse and maltreatment.
734.998.9703, Mary B. Ortega
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
Child Care Network, child care referral and resources at no charge
734.975.1840 or 800.777.2861, Washtenaw County
734.936.8677, for University of Michigan staff, faculty or students
Perry Nursery School, child care for single low-income parents; sliding scale
734.677.8130
Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan, Huron Valley Club
734.481.0266
Family Learning Institute, free individualized instruction in reading, writing, and math to underperforming low-income students (grades 2-5)
734.995.6816
Washtenaw Area Council for Children
734.434.4215
Doulas Care, education and support for childbearing women
734.332.8070 English; 734.478.0045 Spanish
Lamaze Family Center, services for those who are expecting a baby or hoping to heal from the loss of a baby
734.973.1014
La Leche League, encouragement for women interested in breastfeeding their babies
734.332.9080, Ann Arbor location
Center for the Child-bearing Year, LLC, birth preparation, comprehensive breastfeeding support, MotherBaby support groups, and a lending library with community resources (a business collective, with some concessions to those with limited incomes)
734.663.1523
Grandparents as Parents, support for relatives with the parental responsibility to raise a child
734.712.3625
Father Patrick Jackson House, transitional housing for young moms and their babies
734.971.2730
Mothers and More: The Network for Sequencing Women
734.527.6880
Parents Without Partners, Ann Arbor location
734.973.1933
Practice How, parenting and relationship coaching/classes by social worker, Annie Zirkel (for-profit, but offers reduced fees on a limited basis).
734.735.5522
Student Advocacy Center
734.482.0489
Maternal Infant Health Program, Washtenaw County Public Health
734.544.2984 or 734.544.6700
Immunization Program, Washtenaw County Public Health
734.544.6770
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a federally-financed program that facilitates access to food and family planning for pregnant women, new mothers, and young children.
Veterans
Veterans' Crisis Line, support for veterans, their families, and friends
1.800.273.8255 & press 1, or sent a test message to 838255
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, hospital main number for all services
734.769.7100/1.800.361.8387
