Community Connections

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Goverment Benefit Programs

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services-Ingham County DHHS
5303 S. Cedar Street Lansing, MI 48911 (517) 887-9400

 

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
• Cristo Rey Community Center Parenting Program (517) 372-4700
• Gateway Youth Services 24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (517) 882-7217 or (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

 

Food

• Cristo Rey Community Center (517) 371-1700 
• Greater Lansing Food Bank
• 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 (517) 371-1700 
• Salvation Army (517) 484-4424

 

Financial Assistance and Budgeting

• Cristo Rey Community Center (Financial Assistance and Empowerment Programs)

 

Health Clinics

• Cristo Rey Community Center- 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
• Young Adults: Crossroads is a voluntary transitional living program for young people who are unable to live at home.

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

• Holy Cross Homeless Services (517) 484-4414
• 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
• T.R.U.E. Support Group: helps lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth between the ages of 14 and 18 in the Lansing area.

 

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 Community Center Counseling Programs (517) 372-4700
• 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
• Power in Passion: A multifaceted reentry program created to support returning citizens through an app, advocacy, an abundance of direct resources, and more.

 

Seniors

• Tri-County Office on Aging
• Meals on Wheels

 

Substance Abuse

• Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties (CMHA-CEI) 812 E. Jolly Rd., Lansing Central Access: (517) 346-8318
• Cristo Rey Community Center Counseling Programs (517) 372-4700
• 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
• 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