Community Connections
Michigan 2-1-1: Michigan 2-1-1 is an easy way to connect with help of all kinds in your community. Available 24 hours/day, 365 days/year via email/chat (mi211.org) or by dialing or texting 211. Assistance by phone is available in over 180 languages.
MI Capital Cares: Find the services and support you need within your community. This website provides a comprehensive directory of the health and human services available in Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties, categorizing resources in common terms to make it easier for residents and frontline workers alike to quickly find information on the services they need.
Goverment Benefit Programs
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services-Ingham County DHHS
5303 S. Cedar Street Lansing, MI 48911 (517) 887-9400
Local Food Support
Food
- Cristo Rey Community Center - Food Access Programs (517) 372-4700
- Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB)
- GLFB Mobile distribution locations in Ingham County and beyond.
- Mobile Food Pantry Need to be a resident in the City of Lansing
- Dansville Clothing and Food Bank (517) 623-0392
- Holt Community Food Bank (517) 694-9307
- Leslie Outreach Inc. (517) 589-5814
- Stockbridge Community Outreach (517) 851-7285
- Williamston Food Bank (517) 655-3813 or (517) 996-2246
Meals
- Advent House Ministries (517) 485-4722
- City Rescue Mission (517) 485-0145
- Cristo Rey Community Center - Food Access Programs (517) 372-4700
- Salvation Army (517) 484-4424
Abuse and Assault
- Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (800) 4-A-CHILD or (800) 422-4453
- End Violent Encounters (EVE) (517) 372-5572
- Firecracker Foundation (517) 242-5467
- MDHHS - Report Abuse & Neglect (855) 444-3911
- MSU Safe Place Relationship Violence & Stalking Program (517) 355-1100
- Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) (800) 656-4673
- Sparrow Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) (517) 364-3931
Children and Families
- Child and Family Services (517) 882-4000
- Gateway Youth Housing Services 24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (877) 833-3689
- MDHHS Foster Care Information
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Lansing: Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) is a volunteer-driven nonprofit dedicated to building and delivering hand-made, fully furnished beds to children in need. SHP’s mission is to tackle childhood bedlessness.
- Women, Infants and Children (WIC)- Ingham County (517) 887-4326
Financial Assistance and Budgeting
Health Clinics
- Cristo Rey Family Health Center (517) 371-1700
- Ingham Community Health Centers
Housing
Public Housing
- Lansing Housing Commission is a Public Housing Agency (PHA) that provides rental housing units and rental assistance to families
Renters and Homeowners Assistance
- Capital Area Housing Partnership offers free-of-charge financial counseling for renters and homeowners who may be struggling with a loss of income or other financial challenges. Call CAHP at (517) 332-4663
Utilities
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)- State Emergency Relief (SER) (517) 887-9400
Overnight Shelters
- Loaves and Fishes Ministries (517) 482-2099
- Veterans Affairs Shelter (877) 509-8387
- Volunteers of America (517) 484-4414
- Families: Haven House (517) 337-2731
- City Rescue Mission Men: (517) 485-0145 Women/Children: (517) 485-0145
- Gateway Youth Housing Services 24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (877) 833-3689
Domestic Violence Shelters
- EVE (End Violence Encounters) Call 24/7: (517) 372-5572
- MSU Safe Place Relationship Violence and Stalking Program (517) 355-1100
Legal Assistance
- Michigan Legal Help Self-Help Center of Ingham County
- Sixty Plus, Inc. Elderlaw Clinic – WMU Cooley Law School
- St. Vincent Catholic Charities Immigration Law Clinic (517) 323-4734 ext. 1800
LGBTQ+
- Salus Center: LGBTQIA+ community center
- The Trevor Project: LGBTQ+ Young Adults (under 25) Mental Health Intervention Resources
Mental Health
- Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties (CMHA-CEI) (517) 346-8318
- Community Mental Health Crisis Services 812 E. Jolly Rd., Lansing
- Call or Walk in 24 hours Central Access: (517) 346-8460 or (800) 372-8460
- Cristo Rey Counseling Center (517) 372-4700 ext. 140
- Justice in Mental Health Organization (JIMHO) 520 Cherry St., Lansing (517) 371-4661
Reentry from Jail/Prison
- City of Lansing Resource Guide for Reentry Citizens
- NorthWest Initiative: Advocacy, Re-entry, Resources and Outreach (ARRO) (517) 999-2894
Seniors
Substance Abuse
- Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham - Integrated Treatment & Recovery Services
- Cristo Rey Counseling Center (517) 372-4700 ext. 140
- Mid-State Health Network (517) 253-7525
- Mid Michigan Recovery Services Substance Abuse Treatment Services and Residential Treatment (517) 887-0226
Transportation
- Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) (517) 394-1000
- CATA Discounted Fares
- CATA offers many discounted fares and passes. Learn more about veteran bus passes, student discounts, CATAclub cards, value passes, the universal reduced fare card program, Medicare cards, and ADA cards. In addition to English, CATAclub applications are available in Arabic, Korea, Mandarin, Spanish, and Farsi.
- Spec-Tran (ADA Compliant Paratransit Services) For hours and to schedule a ride: (517) 394-2282
Veterans
- Ingham County Veteran’s Affairs (517) 887-4331
- Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (517) 481-8001