The Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired offers assistance to people with visual impairment and blindness. The organization provides low vision services, rehabilitation, education, and vision aids. Low Vision Clinics are located in Grand Rapids, Holland, Muskegon and Ludington.
Serious Emotional Disturbances Waiver (SEDW)
The Children's Serious Emotional Disturbances Waiver (SEDW) provides services that are enhancements or additions to Medicaid State Plan coverage for children through age 20 with SED. The SEDW is a fee-for-service program administered by the Community Mental Health Services Programs (CMHSP) in some Michigan counties. All eligibility requirements and coverage areas are listed on the site.
Counties:
Allegan, Arenac, Bay, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Ingham, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Leelanau, Livingston, Macomb, Marquette, Mecosta, Midland, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Osceola, Roscommon, Saginaw, St. Clair, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford
Allegan, Arenac, Bay, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Ingham, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Leelanau, Livingston, Macomb, Marquette, Mecosta, Midland, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Osceola, Roscommon, Saginaw, St. Clair, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford
Northeast Michigan Community Service Area
An organization in northeast Michigan that provides services such as heat and utility assistance, food programs, homebuyer and foreclosure education programs, weatherization assistance programs, school success programs, and services for pregnant women and children 5 and under.
Counties:
Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Huron, Iosco, Lapeer, Mecosta, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Sanilac, Tuscola
Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Huron, Iosco, Lapeer, Mecosta, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Sanilac, Tuscola
Categorized:
Community Other, Community Resources, Education, Financial, Health Insurance & Finance, Housing
Community Other, Community Resources, Education, Financial, Health Insurance & Finance, Housing
Wings of Mercy of West Michigan
Wings of Mercy is a volunteer pilot organization that assists patients in need of transportation to distant medical facilities.
Counties:
Allegan, Antrim, Barry, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Charlevoix, Crawford, Eaton, Emmet, Hillsdale, Ionia, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Ottawa, Roscommon, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Wexford
Allegan, Antrim, Barry, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Charlevoix, Crawford, Eaton, Emmet, Hillsdale, Ionia, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Ottawa, Roscommon, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Wexford
Spring Hill Camps
Offers a special needs summer inclusion camp program. Each child with special needs receives a one-on-one counselor and is integrated into cabin groups with all other campers.
Counties:
Osceola
Osceola
Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan
The Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan provides low cost or free mediation to help resolve almost any type of dispute. These include and are not limited to special education, divorce, parenting time, contracts, consumer, landlord-tenant, neighborhood, employment. The center covers 7 counties: Kent, Ionia, Lake, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, Osceola.
Categorized:
Advocacy, Advocacy & Support, Community Other, Community Resources, Education, Employment, Housing, Legal
Advocacy, Advocacy & Support, Community Other, Community Resources, Education, Employment, Housing, Legal
Family Hope Foundation
Family Hope Foundation is an established non-profit organization providing resources, activities, support, and funding for therapies to families of children with special needs in West Michigan. Those needs may be physical, emotional, or developmental.
Kid At Heart Therapy
We specialize in providing pediatric in-home therapy for children ages birth through eighteen years with a variety of disorders and conditions including prematurity, torticollis/plagiocephaly, developmental delays, dyspraxia, genetic syndromes, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, spina bifida, autism spectrum disorders, and others.