Access to Recovery: Anishnabek Healing Circle
Free to any Native American in Michigan seeking substance abuse treatment and recovery support services. Check website for statewide locations or call Inter Tribal at 906-632-6896.
Aquinas College Fostering Success Scholarship
Apply online and complete requirements listed on website.
Bay Cliff Health Camp
Many camp opportunities for children under 17 with special needs; Call or check website for opportunities, eligibility requirements, deadlines, and process to apply.
P O Box 310, Big Bay, MI 49808
Bureau of Services for Blind Persons
Please call ahead. Must have vision problems/ blindness
Child & Adult Abuse & Neglect Hotline
Call 855-444-3911 to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children or adults. Phone answered 24/7.
Child Care Center US
Find a licensed day care home or center anywhere in U.S. by clicking on website.
Children's Special Health Care Services Family Center
Call or email for support with children with special needs.
Eastern Michigan University MAGIC
Contact MAGIC staff by phone for support for students who had experienced foster care or homelessness.
Education and Training Voucher (ETV)
Apply online for up to $2,250 for college tuition and expenses for youth adopted on or after their 16th birthday.
Ferris State University Youth Initiative
Up to $2,000/semester awarded to youth applying to or attending Ferris.
Contact Janette Ward at 231-591-5962 or wardj35@ferris.edu.
Fostering Futures Scholarship
Students enrolled in community college or four year college or university who had been in foster care at some time since their 13th birthday.
Call 888-447-2687 or email mistudentaid@michigan.gov
Free Application for Federal Financial Aid
Anyone applying to college and wishing any type of financial aid will likely need to do a FAFSA
Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes
Call, email, or check website with various programs for girls of all ages.
Great Start to Quality UP Resource Center
Call local numbers throughout the U.P. if you are looking for day care, want to become licensed for day care, want to improve quality of day care.
GreenPath Debt Solutions
Free budgeting assessment, debt counseling, debt management, and help avoiding foreclosure - international non profit with corporate office in Farmington, MI - services by phone, online, and in office. Check website for local office information.
H.O.M.E.
Provides pre and post-homeownerhship counseling/training and money management training. Sometimes funds are available for other services. Call for appointment.
Harvard College, Cambridge, MA
Under the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative, families earning less than $65,000/year pay nothing; those with annual incomes of $65,000 to $150,000 are expected to contribute 10% of their income. Apply online.