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Transcript of Mecosta County Community Support Systems Paula Sawyer Ferris State University.
Mecosta CountyMecosta County
Community Support SystemsCommunity Support Systems
Paula SawyerPaula Sawyer
Ferris State University Ferris State University
Need in MecostaNeed in Mecosta
According to the US census bureau According to the US census bureau in 2008, 20.9% of the population in in 2008, 20.9% of the population in Mecosta county were living below Mecosta county were living below poverty level.poverty level.
In comparison, 14.4 % were below In comparison, 14.4 % were below the poverty level in the state of the poverty level in the state of Michigan in 2008 Michigan in 2008
Assistance programsAssistance programs
Third Ave Soup KitchenThird Ave Soup KitchenOffers free hot lunch every Offers free hot lunch every
WednesdayWednesday
(231) 796-6574(231) 796-6574
Women, Infants, and Women, Infants, and children services children services
Offers Food and nutrition Offers Food and nutrition programs to eligible pregnant programs to eligible pregnant women and children 0-5 years women and children 0-5 years old.old.
Address: 14485 Northland Drive Address: 14485 Northland Drive Big Rapids, MI-49307Big Rapids, MI-49307Phone: (231) 592-9440Phone: (231) 592-9440
Family Independence Family Independence AgencyAgency(FIP)(FIP)
The main goal is to help The main goal is to help families become self-families become self-supporting and supporting and independent independent
FIP is temporary cash FIP is temporary cash assistance for low-income assistance for low-income families with minor families with minor children and pregnant children and pregnant women. women.
FIP helps them pay for FIP helps them pay for living expenses such as living expenses such as rent, heat, utilities, rent, heat, utilities, clothing, food and clothing, food and personal care items.personal care items.
Family Independence Family Independence AgencyAgency
FIP applicants and FIP applicants and recipients may be recipients may be assigned to assigned to Jobs, Jobs, Education and Education and Training (JET)Training (JET) for for assistance in finding a assistance in finding a job or to develop needed job or to develop needed job skills. job skills.
Help with transportation, Help with transportation, childcare and other childcare and other needs related to needs related to employment and training employment and training may be provided. may be provided.
Family Independent Family Independent Agency:Agency:
Eligibility RequirementsEligibility Requirements Michigan resident and intend to remain in Michigan resident and intend to remain in
Michigan and Michigan and notnot be receiving cash be receiving cash assistance from another state assistance from another state
The asset limit for FIP is $3,000. Only cash The asset limit for FIP is $3,000. Only cash assets are counted, such as:assets are counted, such as:
Cash on hand. Cash on hand.
Bank and credit union accounts. Bank and credit union accounts. Investments. Investments. Retirement plans. Retirement plans. Trusts. Trusts.
Assets such as your home, vehicles and Assets such as your home, vehicles and personal belongings are not assessed. personal belongings are not assessed.
Eligibility RequirementsEligibility Requirements To qualify for FIP, children must be under To qualify for FIP, children must be under
the age of 18, or a high school student age the age of 18, or a high school student age 18-19. 18-19.
The child's parents, stepparents, and siblings The child's parents, stepparents, and siblings who live together normally make up the FIP who live together normally make up the FIP group. group.
Pregnant woman; or parents whose child is Pregnant woman; or parents whose child is in foster care but is expected to return home in foster care but is expected to return home within one year can also be eligiblewithin one year can also be eligible
You cannot receive FIP for more than 48 You cannot receive FIP for more than 48 months in your lifetime unless you qualify for months in your lifetime unless you qualify for an extension or an exception an extension or an exception
Mid Michigan Community Mid Michigan Community Action AgencyAction Agency
Mission StatementMission Statement: "Mid : "Mid Michigan Community Action Michigan Community Action Agency Agency supportssupports families and families and individuals by individuals by providingproviding access to resources and access to resources and opportunities." opportunities."
““Mid Michigan Community Mid Michigan Community Action helps individuals and Action helps individuals and families become self-families become self-sufficient. We help keep sufficient. We help keep people warm; stay in their people warm; stay in their homes; save money through homes; save money through weatherization; prevent weatherization; prevent foreclosure; buy supplies for foreclosure; buy supplies for employment; and weather employment; and weather many other situations and many other situations and crises that families face. We crises that families face. We also work hard to strengthen also work hard to strengthen families through programs families through programs serving pregnant women and serving pregnant women and young children.”young children.”
Mid Michigan Community Mid Michigan Community Action Agency Action Agency
Services offered in Mecosta county:Services offered in Mecosta county: Heat and utility servicesHeat and utility services Food Assistance programFood Assistance program WeatherizationWeatherization PreschoolPreschool Early Head startEarly Head start Mortgage/rent assistance Mortgage/rent assistance Homelessness SupportHomelessness Support Financial Management and Financial Management and
homebuyer education homebuyer education Foreclosure Prevention Foreclosure Prevention
Mid Michigan Community Mid Michigan Community Action AgencyAction Agency
Contact Contact Information:Information:
Outreach OfficeOutreach Office14330 Northland Drive14330 Northland DriveBig Rapids, MI 49307Big Rapids, MI 49307231-660-0271231-660-0271
www.mmcaa.orgwww.mmcaa.org
Project StarburstProject Starburst Services offered:Services offered: Individual Case Individual Case
Management Services Management Services Sustainable Food PantrySustainable Food Pantry Personal Hygiene Pantry Personal Hygiene Pantry Baby Supply and Diaper Baby Supply and Diaper
PantryPantry Household Goods PantryHousehold Goods Pantry Birthday Gift ProgramBirthday Gift Program Cleaning Supply PantryCleaning Supply Pantry TIPLAP Housing Case TIPLAP Housing Case
ManagementManagement Holiday Food/Gift Holiday Food/Gift
ProgramProgram
Project Starburst cont.Project Starburst cont. Prescription Medicine Prescription Medicine
ProgramProgram School Supplies ProgramSchool Supplies Program Specific Un-Met Needs Specific Un-Met Needs
ProgramProgram Medical Need Medical Need
Transportation ProgramTransportation Program Infant Safe Sleep Infant Safe Sleep
ProgramProgram FSU/Project Starburst FSU/Project Starburst
Optical ProgramOptical Program Laundry ProgramLaundry Program FSU/Project Starburst FSU/Project Starburst
Dental Hygiene ProgramDental Hygiene Program Collaborative Fresh Collaborative Fresh
Produce ProgramProduce Program..
Project StarburstProject Starburst
Contact Contact InformationInformation
Address: 120 S. State Address: 120 S. State Street, Big Rapids, MI-Street, Big Rapids, MI-4930749307Phone: (231) 796-5342Phone: (231) 796-5342
Habitat for HumanityHabitat for Humanity Seeks to eliminate Seeks to eliminate
poverty housing and poverty housing and homelessness from the homelessness from the world and to make world and to make decent shelter a matter decent shelter a matter of conscience and of conscience and action. action.
Habitat uses volunteer Habitat uses volunteer labor and money labor and money donations and donated donations and donated materials. Habitat builds materials. Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, and rehabilitates simple, decent houses alongside decent houses alongside our homeowner our homeowner (partner) families. (partner) families.
Habitat for HumanityHabitat for Humanity
Habitat houses are Habitat houses are sold to partner sold to partner families at no families at no profit and financed profit and financed with affordable with affordable loans. loans.
Payments are used Payments are used to build more to build more habitat homeshabitat homes
Habitat for HumanityHabitat for Humanity
Contact Contact Information: PO Information: PO Box 369 Mecosta, Box 369 Mecosta, MI-49332MI-49332Phone: (231) 972-Phone: (231) 972-21002100
WISE women’s WISE women’s information serviceinformation service
Provides: Provides: domestic violence and sexual domestic violence and sexual assault counseling and an advocacy shelterassault counseling and an advocacy shelter
Contact information: Contact information: Po Box 1249 Po Box 1249
Big Rapids, MI 49307 Big Rapids, MI 49307
(231) 796-6600 (231) 796-6600
Crisis HotlinesCrisis Hotlines National Hopeline NetworkNational Hopeline Network
Phone: (800)-SUICIDEPhone: (800)-SUICIDE (800) 784-2433 (800) 784-2433Hours: 24 hours dailyHours: 24 hours daily
Crisis counselors available and referral information to local Crisis counselors available and referral information to local resources.resources.
Parent HELPlineParent HELPlinePhone: (800) 942-4357Phone: (800) 942-4357 (517) 351-4000 (517) 351-4000Hours: 24 hours dailyHours: 24 hours dailywww.gatewayservices.orgwww.gatewayservices.org
Hotline assistance for abused children or parents who Hotline assistance for abused children or parents who fear they may become abusive.fear they may become abusive.
Crisis HotlineCrisis Hotline Sexual Assault Hotline (24 hrs daily)Sexual Assault Hotline (24 hrs daily)
Phone: (877) 666-3267Phone: (877) 666-3267www.gatewayservices.orgwww.gatewayservices.org
Information and referral and crisis counseling. Information and referral and crisis counseling.
Vulnerable Adult HotlineVulnerable Adult HotlinePhone: (800) 996-6228Phone: (800) 996-6228 (517) 351-4000 (517) 351-4000Hours: 24 hours dailyHours: 24 hours dailywww.gatewayservices.orgwww.gatewayservices.org
Crisis counseling regarding elder abuse and neglect and Crisis counseling regarding elder abuse and neglect and provides information and referrals for each county.provides information and referrals for each county.
ReferencesReferences Ferris State University. (n.d.). Virtual Women's center. Ferris State University. (n.d.). Virtual Women's center.
Retrieved October 17, 2010, from Retrieved October 17, 2010, from http://www.Ferris.edu/vwc/resources/loccom.htmhttp://www.Ferris.edu/vwc/resources/loccom.htm
Mid Michigan Community Action Agency. (2010). Mid Michigan Community Action Agency. (2010). Retrieved October 17, 2010Retrieved October 17, 2010
State of Michigan. (2010). State of Michigan. (2010). Department of Human ServicesDepartment of Human Services. . Retrieved October 17, 2010, from Retrieved October 17, 2010, from http://www.michigan.gov/dhshttp://www.michigan.gov/dhs
Habitat for Humanity. (2010). Retrieved October 17, 2010, Habitat for Humanity. (2010). Retrieved October 17, 2010, from http://www.habitat.org/cd/local/affilate.aspx?from http://www.habitat.org/cd/local/affilate.aspx?place=59place=59
Ferris State University . (2010). Ferris State University . (2010). Virtual Women's Center Virtual Women's Center . . Retrieved October 17, 2010, from Http:// Retrieved October 17, 2010, from Http:// www.ferris.edu/vwc/ecn/crisishotline.htmwww.ferris.edu/vwc/ecn/crisishotline.htm..
US Census Bureau. (2010, August 16). US Census Bureau. (2010, August 16). State and County State and County Quick Facts Quick Facts . Retrieved October 17, 2010, from . Retrieved October 17, 2010, from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26/26107.htmlhttp://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26/26107.html