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SERVICES AND SHELTERS ADULT
PROTECTIVE SERVICES MI 24 hour abuse hotline: (800) 996-6228
Services: Responsible for investigating and determining whether the person "suspected of being abused, neglected, exploited or endangered is an adult in need of protective services". The Department utilizes the least restrictive procedures to provide these services including social and legal intervention. ADVENT HOUSE MINISTRIES Westminster Presbyterian Church 743 N. Martin Luther King Blvd. Lansing, MI 48915 Ph: (517) 485-4722 Fax: (517) 485-2837 Hours:
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon.- Friday (Office) Services: Weekend day shelter and provision of food. The Golden Group is for senior citizen fellowship and a noon meal on Thursdays. Advent House arranges temporary furnished housing for homeless families. Personal needs supplies available on Wednesdays 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. with a referral by Christian Services. Advent House Bake Shop & Catering employs displaced workers and teaches job skills. Free Meals: All meals on Saturday and Sunday. Breakfast 8:30 a.m., Lunch 1:00 p.m. and Dinner 5:00 p.m. BOARD
OF WATER AND LIGHT
P.O. Box 13007 Lansing, MI 48901-3007 Ph: (517) 702-6006 Hotline for Down Power Lines: (800) 295-5001 Hours: 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Services: The Board's Medical Emergency Directory lists customers who must have their electrical service restored first in the case of power failure. List annually updated. See also Board of Water and Light for energy assistance. Eligibility: Board of Water and Light customers who need electrical life support equipment, and/or those persons with medicine that must be refrigerated. A physician must complete the form provided by the Board. The meter will be tagged designating a medical priority. Cost: All services are free. CITY
RESCUE MISSION Website: www.lcrm.org Family
Center- Ph: (517) 485-5730 Mission Free Store- Hrs: Mon. 12 noon-6p.m, Tues.& Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m 1515 S Cedar. Free clothing, household itmes & small appliances. Donations accepted. Hours: Open Monday-Sunday. Check-in for men at Rescue Mission 6-7 p.m. Check-in for women and children 6-6:30 p.m. (call first). Services: Temporary shelter. Beds for overnight stays are on a first come first served basis. Includes three hot meals per day, clothing, personal need items, non-denominational worship services, bible studies, residential drug and alcohol program (5 month), and emergency or holiday food baskets for families living at home. Eligibility: Adults and families needing service. Cost: All services are free. Totally supported by private donations. CRISIS
SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY Hours: 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week. Services: Responds to non-medical emergencies in the Greater Lansing area. Helps with crisis situations such as inability to buy prescription drugs,and utility shut off notices.. The crisis must need an immediate response, and other agencies cannot respond. Trained volunteers will assess the situation and help arrange necessary services, with the client's consent. Eligibility: Seniors 60 and older living in the greater Lansing area. Cost: There is no fee but donations are accepted. END
VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS (EVE) Hours: 24-hour a day, seven days a week Services: Provides shelter, support groups and individual counseling for victims of domestic violence. Childcare is also provided. Eligibility: Women and their children who are victims of domestic violence. Call for information. Cost: None. Donations accepted. GRAND
LEDGE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (G.L.E.A.P.) Services: Voluntary organization working through local churches to help with emergency needs. Vouchers are issued for various emergency needs such as food, utilities and transportation. Contact a local minister to make a referral. An operating committee meets monthly and every 6 months with the advisory board (open to public). Eligibility: Grand Ledge school district citizens in need. Cost: None. Donations welcomed. HAVEN
HOUSE Hours: Office: 8:00 a.m.- 11:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Referrals 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 p.m. weekends. The shelter is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. Services: Temporary emergency shelter for homeless women with children and families. 28 beds on a first come first served basis. Residents are served 3 hot meals per day, and clothing is available. Part of the Ingham County Food Bank. Other support services are available. Eligibility: Limited to females, or men with children or as part of a family. Need for stay is evaluated weekly. Up to 30 days. Cost: None. HARVEST
HOUSE Hours: Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Services: Adult education, food and meals, personal hygiene kits, self-enrichment classes, counseling, religious worship, prison ministry and diversionary programs. Also year round tutorial program for children. Eligibility: Those in need of food, rehabilitation, or general assistance programs. Cost: No cost. Donations accepted. INGHAM COUNTY KINSHIP EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP) MSU Kinship Care Resource Center 6810 S Cedar St., Ste. 6 Lansing, MI 48911 Ph: (517) 355-9600 Fax: (517) 694-5615 Services: Helps support the emergency needs of relatives raising other relatives children. Emergency Services that can be provided include: food, rent assistance, medical, transportation, school expenses, child care & furniture and household items. Amount of assistance cannot exceed $250. Eligibility: Applicants must be a relative caregiver for children in Ingham County, Michigan. Eligibility based on evaluation and the urgency of need & meet income requirements. Call for details. Information needed includes a copy of bills or other documents, statement of need, referral letter from social worker or 3 references from a social service agency. Those approved will receive a phone call. Written confirmation will be sent by mail, whether application is approved or denied. LOAVES
AND FISHES Hours: 6:00 p.m.-9:00 a.m., 7 days per week. Transitional shelter 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Services: Short-term (14 days) overnight shelter providing breakfast, dinner and advocacy services. Long-term (up to 24 months) transitional shelter and services. Eligibility: Overnight shelter: male and female adults 18 and over and children with parents. Transitional shelter: Mother's with children only. Cost: None for overnight shelter. Transitional shelter costs $200 per month. NEW
HOPE DAY CENTER Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Lunch served 11:45-12:30. Services: Weekday shelter through Volunteers of America. Provides shelter, referrals, service linkage, clothing 1x month, emergency services, personal needs, employment assistance. Call for more information. Ph: (517) 484-4414 RELIEF
AFTER VIOLENT ENCOUNTER, INC. (RAVE) 216
N Clinton Ave (administrative office) Hours: 24-hours, 7 days a week. Services: Provides emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence, individual counseling, support groups for adults and children, advocacy services, housing location, referrals for batterers counseling. Eligibility: Women and their children who are victims of domestic violence. Cost: None. Donations accepted. SEVENTH
DAY ADVENTISTS Hours: Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. or by appointment. Services: Food on emergency basis. Clothing, bedding, miscellaneous as available. Eligibility: Low income families or disabled, unemployed, temporary emergencies and the homeless. Cost: None. SIREN 245 S Cochran, PO Box 293 Charlotte, MI 48813 Ph: (517) 543-0748 or 543-4815 toll-free: 800-899-9997 Hours: M-F 9-5 Services: Provides emergency services (food, shelter) for homeless families and domestic violence victims. Cost: No fee
STOCKBRIDGE
COMMUNITY OUTREACH Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, and 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Services: Food bank, clothing, utility assist, medical and transportation. Also makes referrals to appropriate agencies. Eligibility: Stockbridge School District residents. Cost: None. VOLUNTEERS
OF AMERICA Website: www.voami.org Hours: Vary depending on program. Women's and Children's Overnight Shelter - Open 365 days a year, this 25-bed shelter offers women & children a warm, safe place to sleep. With referrals from our case management team, they may also utilize programs and services of New Hope Day Center (see listing above). Men's Overnight Emergency Shelter- Open 365 days a year, this 50-bed shelter offers men a warm, safe place to sleep. May also utilize the services and programs of New Hope Day Center. Veterans Services & Housing Program- Veterans receive services such as case management, individual and group counseling, and referrals for substance abuse and medical treatment. Assists in the development of skills necessary to obtain and maintain employment and permanent housing. Community Kitchen- Free, nutritious meals are served to the hungry and homeless. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served Monday through Friday. Special Events- Adopt a Family- annual program matches needy families with "sponsors" who adopt them for the Christmas holiday. Holiday Meal Program- provides a hot meal on Christmas day for the elderly and disabled in the Lansing area. Thrift Store- located at 5411 South Cedar, Lansing Ph: (517) 272-3126. Clothing, household goods available for sell & given to shelter residents and others in need through a voucher system. Donation Program- Donations of cars, trucks, boats, RV's or motorcycles are auctioned with proceeds benefitting those who utilize our overnight emergency shelters and other social service programs. Simple & easy process: Call 1-800-552-1515 or visit www.carshelpingpeople.org. Webberville Food & Clothing Bank Ph: (517) 521-3984 Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Services: Offers emergency food & clothing upon request. Referral service for energy & medical assistance. Williamston Food Bank & Medical Equipment 201 School St Williamston, MI 48895 Ph: (517) 655-1922 or (517) 655-5173 Hours: Call anytime in case of emergency. Food distribution held on last Saturday of the month from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Call ahead to verify. Can deliver to those without transportation. Services: Food bank provides nutritional food to needy families. Medical equipment available for loan: walkers, wheelchairs, crutches, canes and beds.
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