ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT
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ACCESS (Arabic Community Center for Economic & Social Services)
2651 Saulino Ct.
Dearborn, MI 48120
Voice: (313) 842-7010
• ACCESS is a human services organization committed to the development of the Arab American community, and the greater community. To support this goal, ACCESS provides a wide range of human and cultural services as well as advocacy work
ACCESS
ARC of Dearborn/ Dearborn Heights
Attn: Lisa Nygord, Executive Director
27325 W. Warren
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Voice: (313) 562-1787
Caregivers Support Group and Multiple Sclerosis Support Group
City of Dearborn
Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Avenue
Voice: (313) 943-4083, (248) 557-8277
Community Living Services of Wayne County
MetroPlace Center
35425 Michigan Ave. W.
Wayne, MI 48184-1687
Telephone: (734) 467-7600
Toll Free: (866) 381-7600
Customer Service:(734) 722-6364
After Hours Emergency On-Call:(734) 238-7246
• CLS is a private, not-for-profit organization promoting inclusion, full citizenship and a self-determined life for people with developmental disabilities. CLS, Inc. is funded by the Detroit-Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency and provides supports and services to over 2,700 adults and children in Wayne County.
CLS
Dearborn Housing Commission
13615 Michigan
Dearborn, MI 48126
V: (313) 943-2390 TTY (313 943-3065
Dearborn Senior Center
Marsha Koet, Program Coordinator
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI 48126
V: (313) 943-2412 TTY: (313) 943-2199
Disability Network/ Detroit- Wayne County
Rick Sides, Program Manager
Samaritan Center, 5555 Connor, Suite 2224, Detroit, 48123
V: (313) 923-1655 TTY/FAX (313) 923-1404
Hearing Loss Association of Michigan
Meets at Oakwood Commons Retirement Community, 16351 Rotunda Drive
Howe Peterson Caring Connection (313) 562-6163
Medicare/ Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP)
The Senior Alliance, Area 1-C
3850 Second Street, Suite 201
Wayne, MI 48184
Voice/TTY: (800) 815-1112, (734) 722-2830
E-Mail: senior_alliance@state.mi.us
Senior Alliance
Michigan Relay Center
Relay – Voice/TTY: (800) 433-8505 or 711
Special Needs Phone Catalog – Voice/TTY: (800) 433-8505
Accomodation & Complaint Line – Voice/TTY: (800) 432-0762
Attn: Leslie Brooks
E-Mail: mrc@michiganrelay.com
Michigan Relay Center
When you receive a call from a Michigan Relay operator – don’t panic – you are receiving a call from a person using a TTY.
The operator will tell you what the person types into their TTY and you can reply by telling them what to type back on the Michigan Relay TTY.
You can also call a person who uses a TTY by calling the Michigan Relay Center and the operator will make call the call to the TTY on your behalf.
Michigan Relay Center relay services are free.
Outreach Counseling Services
HEGIRA Program, Inc.
C/O Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, MI 48126
Voice: (734) 721-2007
Non-emergency: (313) 813-2962 (Voice mail/pager)
Services to Enhance Potential
Attn. Jim Grice, President/CEO
Attn: Janice Westbrook-White, Resource Center Director
2941 South Gulley Road
Dearborn, MI 48124-3160
Voice/TTY: (313) 278-3040
E-Mail: jgrice@stepcentral.org
E-Mail: jwhite@stepcentral.org
• Services To Enhance Potential is a non profit organization providing supports and services to persons with disabilities in Wayne County, Michigan. Employment, volunteer, and other opportunities are offered to each individual promoting self determination, choice, and the development of meaningful roles in the community.
STEP
Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA)
State funded substance abuse services for those without insurance
25363 Eureka Rd., Taylor, 48180
Administration: V (734) 229-3500
Treatment: (800) 686-6543 TTY: (734) 229-3555
Statewide Shelter Hotline
Salvation Army Building
3737 Lawton, Detroit, 48208
V (800) A Shelter (800) 274-722-2830
United Cerebral Palsy – Detroit
23077 Greenfield, Suite 205, Southfield, MI 48075
V: (248) 557-5070 Fax: (248) 557-0224
E-Mail: main@ucpdetroit.org
Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Detroit
4646 John R, Detroit 48201
V (800) 511-8056 TTY (978) 461-8504
Wayne Center for Developmental Disabilities
7430 Second Avenue, Suite 20, Detroit, 48202
V: (313) 871-2337 TTY: (313) 871-6776
Wayne Community Mental Health Referral & Crisis Line
V (313) 224-7000 TTY (313) 244-0522
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