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Housing

Mental Health - Crisis/Suicide Prevention

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United Community Housing Coalition 313-963-3310 NSO 24 Hour Hotline 313-224-7000
   

Domestic Violence - Crisis Intervention & Shelter

Utility Payment Assistance

Interim House 313-861-5300
Energy Assistance Programs

Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

THAW 313-226-9465 DPD - Rape Counseling Center 313-833-1660

Human Services Agency  - State of Michigan

Women's Justice Center 313-962-4945
General Information 313-456-1000 Turning Point 586-463-6990

Emergency Shelter

Gambling Problems

Salvation Army Hotline `1-800-274-3583 NSO Hotline 1-800-270-7117
NSO Shelter Hotline 313-963-7829

Substance Abuse - Inpatient/Outpatient

National Runaway Switchboard Homeless Awareness Week 2005  

Michigan

Substance Abuse Programs in Michigan

Off the Streets         (12 -17year old) Homeless, Runaway or Youth in Crisis

313-873-0678

(24 hours)-

Detroit Health Department - Central Intake 313-876-4070
Alternative for Girls 313-361-4000 Salvation Army 313-361-6136

Emergency Food

Shar House 313-894-8444
United Way Community Services Tel Help 313-226-9888 or 1-800-552-1183 Maplegrove 248-661-6175
NSO (24 hrs) 313-224-7000

Substance Abuse Support Groups

  Narcotics Anonymous (NA) 1-248-541-6556

Child Abuse Neglect -

Wayne County

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 1-248-543-7200
Protective Services (24 hrs) 313-396-0300
Drug Free Detroit
Children's Aid Society 313-961-8103

Wayne County - Self-Help Groups

(updated Jan 2005)

        
Other Substance Abuse Resources

Bereavement Support Groups - Children

Information and Referral

Sandcastles 313-874-6881 United Way Community Services Tel Help 313-226-9888 or 1-800-552-1183
Open Arms 313-921-7983 Detroit Public Library -TIP 313-833-4000

Adult Literacy - Tutoring

Adult Education - GED

Dominican Center 313-882-4853 Detroit Public Schools 313-852-1092
Siena Literacy Center 313-532-8404 Detroit Public Schools GED Testing Center 313-596-7615
Mercy Education Project 313-963-5881

Employment Training Programs

Wayne County Community College
Goodwill Industries (313) 964-3900 or 961 - 4814 The Center 313-526-4001
City of Detroit Work Force Development

(313) 876 - 0700 or

876 - 0674

GED sites are dwindling fast - let us know of other sites in Detroit we can list
Focus Hope 313- 494 - 5500

Tax Preparation Services - Low Income Individuals or Families

Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation 313-967-4880 Accounting Aid Society 313-647-9620

Legal Aid

IRS Earned Income Tax Credit
Legal Aid and Defenders Association 1-877-964-4700

Pre-Natal & Maternal

Support Services

Health Care

NSO Hotline 1-800-262-4784
Free Clinics: Community Based Clinics for Medically Underserved and Uninsured
Free or Low Cost Care in Detroit & Michigan St. John Infant Mortality Project 313-868-8420
Cabrini Clinic 313-961-7863 Healthy Baby 313-876-4000
       

Children - Special Need

Parenting Matters 1-800-531-5151
Detroit Institute for Children 313-832-1100

Community Technology Centers

Project Perform 1-800-552-4821 The Center 313-526-4001
Children's Hospital Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Clinic 313-993-3891 Lesbian and Gay
Affirmations Lesbian/Gay Community Center 1-800-398-GAYS
The Children's Center 313-832-3555 Dignity Detroit  
Michigan Early On  
Mental Health Services --   Counseling  
Southwest Solutions 313-841-7474   SW Detroit
Northeast Guidance Center 313- 824-8000   NE Detroit
Development Centers 313-531-2500  

AIDS

Multi Service Organizations

AIDS Partnership 1-800-872-AIDS Arab Community for Economic & Social Services 313-842-7010

Senior Citizen Services

Catholic Social Services of Wayne County 313-883-2100
Matrix Human Services 313-831-1000
Walter & May Reuther Senior Citizens Program 313-831-8650

Family Counseling

Citizens for Better Care 1-800-833-9548 LIFE 313-342-0006

Detroit Head Start Agencies 

Area

Phone Number

Detroit Human Services Department Grantee - Citywide 852-5628
 
Detroit Public Schools Head Start Citywide 866-0533
Hartford Head Start Northwest 861-1400
New St. Paul Head Start Central 835-4400
Southeast Head Start Eastside 923-3555

The Order of the Fishermen

Ministries Head Start

Far West 933-0300
United Children & Family Head Start Northeast 432-1000
Vistas Nuevas Head Start Southwest 962-5255
 
Head Start agencies outside of Detroit  

Recreation

Detroit Foundations

 
Youth Development Commission Skillman Foundation  
Think Detroit  
City of Detroit Recreation Department  
Casa Maria  SW Detroit