Michigan
School-info4u.com has compiled a comprehensive list of support groups and services in Michigan.
Substance misuse
Family Service Inc Downtown
Detroit Office
220 Bagley Street Suite 700
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 965-2141
Potters House
12935 Buena Vista Street
Detroit, MI 48227
Hotline: (313) 933-3004
(313) 933-3002
Emotional well-being
Mental Health Association in Michigan
15920 W. Twelve Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 557-6777; (800) 482-9534
Email: mhamich@aol.com
Web: www.mha-mi.org/
Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders
30233 Southfield Road, Suite 219
Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 433-2200; (248) 433-2299 (fax)
Email: info@michkids.org
Web: www.michkids.org
State Mental Health Agency
Department of Community Health
Lewis-Cass Building
320 S. Walnut Boulevard
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-3500
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Division of Mental Health Services to Children and Families
Department of Community Health
3423 N. Martin Luther King Drive
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-9261
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch
Benefits-social-security
Michigan
Michigan Department of Education
Hannah Building
Fourth Floor
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 373-3324
Fax: (517) 335-4565
Email: mde-supt@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mde/
Equal opportunities
Association for Children's Mental Health
100 W Washtenaw St., Ste 4
Lansing, MI 48933-2129
(517) 372-4016; (888) 226-4543; (517) 372-4032 (fax)
Email: acmhadmin@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.acmh-mi.org
Provide support, information and advocacy to parents of children with emotional, behavioral, or mental health disorders.
Autism Asperger Associates of Michigan LLC
7027 10 Mile Rd
Rockford, MI 49341
(616) 874-2090
Email: kpriem@autism-asperger-associates.com
Web: www.autism-aspeger-associates.com
Our agency provides social skill training, parent workshops and family activities for students of all ages. Behavioral and educational consultaion available by board certified behavior analysts and certified educational staff.
Center for Speech, Language, and Sensory Disorders
5793 West Maple Road, Suite 150
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 737-3430; (248) 737-3433 (fax)
Email: kelly@kidspeech.com
Web: www.kidspeech.com
Center for children with speech, language, sensory and motor challenges in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/
Hyperactivity Disorder (Grand Rapids CHADD)
7269 De Costa Dr. NE
Rockford, MI 49341
Web: www.chadd.org
Learning Disabilities Association of Michigan
200 Museum Drive, Suite 101
Lansing, MI 48933-1914
(517) 485-8160; (888) 597-7809
Email: ldami@aol.com
Web: www.ldaofmichigan.org
Managing Your Mind Coaching & Seminars
3975 Waldenwood Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(734) 761-6498; (734) 657-7880; (734) 761-6498 (fax)
Email: geri@managingyourmind.com
Web:www.managingyourmind.com
Managing Your Mind Coaching & Seminars provides
academic and self-management strategies for adolescents with ADD and/or learning disabilities.
Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns
and Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing
320 N. Washington Square, Suite 250
Lansing, MI 48913
(877) 499-6232 (voice/TTY); (517) 334-6637 (fax)
Web:www.michigan.gov/cis/
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We serve as an advocate and an information and technical
assistance source for employers, state and local government, people with disabilities, families, and the general public.
Michigan Parents of the Visually Impaired
c/o Upshaw Institute for the Blind
16625 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI 48227
(313) 272-3900
Web: www.gdabvi.org/
Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association
855 Grove Street
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 332-5691
Email: mainoffice@michiganspeechhearing.org
Web: www.michiganspeechhearing.org/
Parent-To-Parent
Parent Participation Program
Family Support Network of Michigan
Children's Special Health Care Services
Michigan Department of Community Health
3056 W Grand Blvd Suite 3-350
Detroit, MI 48202-6003
(800) 359-3722; (313) 456-4381; (313) 456-4379 (fax)
Email: ppp@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/cshcs
Provides health information and parent-to-parent support to all Michigan families of children with special needs.
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE)
6417 Centurion Dr., Ste. 130
Lansing, MI 48917
(800) 221-9105; (517) 886-9167; (517) 886-9366 (fax)
Email: info@causeonline.org
Web: www.causeonline.org
Provide information and referral services and training to parents of children with disabilities and professionals who work with them. CAUSE is the federally mandated PTI for Michigan. Offices in Lansing, Southfield, Grand Rapids, and Munising.
The Village Educational Center
P.O. Box 251235
West Bloomfield, MI 48325-1235
(248) 538-9945; (248) 227-5338
Email: marsha.mitnick@gmail.com
Web: www.villageedcenter.com
The Village is a therapeutic preschool and kindergarten for children with regulatory disorders. Our focus is on the sensory, social emotional needs of child and family.
Vision and Sensory Center
4467 Byron Center Avenue SW
Wyoming, MI 49519
(616) 534-4953; (616) 534-9790 (fax)
Email: info@vscenter.com
Web: www.vscenter.com
Providing assessment/treatment in the Grand Rapids area for children as well as adults. Specialties: Occupational Therapy, Vision Therapy, Speech-Language Therapy, other complementary therapies.
West Michigan Inclusion Network
Stacey Diekevers
PO Box 889
Ada, MI 49301
(616) 889 3808
Email: info@wmin.org
Web: www.wmin.org
Our mission is to promote the effective inclusion of studentswith disabilities into general education classrooms with appropriate services and supports.
Community involvement
Child law support and Youth organization centers
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.
4095 Legacy Parkway, Suite 500
Lansing, MI 48933-1706
(517) 487-1755 (V/TTY); (800) 288-5923 (V/TTY)
Email: molson@mpas.org
Web:www.mpas.org/
Student Advocacy Center
Post Office Box 2815
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106
(734) 222-5443; (734) 222-9293 (fax)
Web: www.studentadvocacycenter.org
Thelma Clarke Organization for Youth Advancement
Angela Benitez
4777 E. Outer Drive
Detroit, Michigan 48234
(313) 369-5671
Fax: (313) 893-7670
Email: angela_ab98@yahoo.com
Web: www.tcoya.org
Sports and educational programs for Detroit area youth ages 5-14. Sports program for girls only. Other programs open to boys and girls.
Personal development and alternative education
Reading Tutor
Mary Kathryn Keith
5000 Town Center #3001
Southfield, MI
(248) 351-9854
Email: marykathryn@readingtutor.biz
Web: www.readingtutor.biz
Private reading tutor specializing in dyslexia. B.A., Education. One-on-one instruction using multisensory techniques (IMSLEC Certified Orton-Gillingham instructor). All ages.
Housing
Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and transgender
Single parenting
Refugee/asylum seekers and new immigration law
Mentoring
The George W. Romney Volunteer Center
Patricia McCann
United Way Community Services
1212 Griswold
Detroit, Michigan 48226-1899
(313) 226-9430
Fax: (313) 226-9490
Email: patricia.mccann@uwcs.org
Volunteer Centers recruit, train, and place volunteers in nonprofit organizations throughout their service area.
BBBS of Metropolitan Detroit
23077 Greenfield Road - #430
Southfield, MI 48075-5410
(248) 569-0600
info@bbbsdetroit.org
www.bbbsdetroit.org
BBBS Michigan Capital Region
1235-A Center Street
Lansing, MI 48906
517-372-0160
inquiries@bigimpactmidmi.com
www.bigimpactmidmi.com
Professionals and Carers
CAUSE
Parents Training Parents
6412 Centurion Dr. Suite 130
Lansing, MI 48917
517-886-9167 Voice & TDD & TDY
517-886-9366 FAX
1-800-221-9105 in MI
E-mail: info@causeonline.org
Website: www.causeonline.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Michigan Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students
1011 N. Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48906-4897
(517) 485-4345
Web: www.michiganpta.org/
Parent to Parent Network of Ingham County
P.O. Box 294
Haslett, MI 48840
(517) 339-5463; (517) 449-5179
Email: inghamparent@aol.com
Web: www.everyonetogether.org
Our Mission-support importance of connecting families within the community, build social, learning relationships with school community and create system collaboration.
Adult education
www.elearners.com
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Adult Education
3700 Pulford St
Detroit, MI 48207-2328
(313) 866-3787
MaryrroveCollege
www.marygrove.edu/ce/
The Internet Public Library- IPL
www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/edu55.00.00/
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