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Resources 

(List of resource items in alphabetical order.)

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Adult Day Centers

Pleasant Days Adult Day Center - Arenac County.Sand Castles Adult Day Center - Cheboygan County.The Cottage Adult Day Center - Ogemaw County.

Otsego Haus Adult Day Center - Otsego County.Serenity Day Lodge Adult Day Center - Roscommon County.

Assisted Living

               MILTCOP - Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program

Assistive Technology 

MATL - Michigan Assistive Technology Loan Website.Disability Network Michigan.Disability Network of Mid-Michigan.Disability Network of Northern Michigan.Prevent Blindness - Assistive Technology Products

Cancer

American Cancer SocietyCancer Screening Guidelines by Age.National Cancer Institute.Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

Mesothelioma.comMesothelioma Lawyer Center.Friends Together Cancer Support Group.

Caregiver 

Circle with the Region 9 Area Agency on Aging logo and Caregiver Resource Center underneathAlzheimer's AssociationAARP Family Caregiving.American Parkinson Disease Association.Caregiver Action Network.Alzheimers.gov.Drug watch.Family Caregiver Alliance. National Center on Caregiving.MSU Kinship Care Resource Center.Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.National Kidney Foundation.Wisconsin's Family Caregiver Support Programs.Community Resource Finder.D.A. Blodgett St. Johns (Kinship Care).

  

Commission/Councils on Aging 

Alcona County Commission on Aging.Alpena Senior Citizens Center.Sunrise Side Senior Services.Cheboygan County Council on Aging.Crawford County Commission on Aging and Senior Center.Iosco County Commission on Aging, Inc.Montmorency County Commission on Aging.Ogemaw Commission on Aging.Oscoda County Council on Aging.Otsego County Commission on Aging.Presque Isle County Council on Aging.Roscommon County Commission on Aging.Directory of Councils and Commissions on Agings and Senior Centers.

COVID-19

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Dementia 

Alzheimers.govAlzheimer's AssociationDementia ConsultationsDementia FactsheetsDementia Support GroupsAlzheimer's Association Support Groups

Dental

                               

 

Diabetes 

American Diabetes AssociationDiabetes Food HubNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Disabilites  

Disability Rights of Michigan.Disability Network of Northern Michigan.Disability Network of Mid-Michigan.Disability Network Michigan.MDHHS - Traumatic Brain Injury

 

 

Emergency Preparedness

Cooling Centers

 

Food Programs

 

SNAP - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramSNAP - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eligibility CalculatorFeeding America - Local Food BanksWIC - Michigan Women, Infant and ChildrenDirectory of County Councils and Commissions on Aging and Senior Centers

Gambling 

Government

Area Agencies on AgingBenefits.gov - Your path to government benefits

MDHHS - Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesSocial Security Administration 

Health 

NCOA - National Council on AgingCDC - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMSU ExtensionNortheast Michigan Community Mental Health AuthorityAARP Real PossibilitiesNIH - National Institutes of HealthDistrict Health Departments for Region 9 AAAOhio University - Dementia vs. Alzheimer's - Differences, Statistics and Resources

Hearing Impaired

NIH - Hearing, Ear infections, and DeafnessEach Ear, LLC - Basic Hearing Aid Training for Caregivers

Home Repairs 

Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Michigan

Relatives Raising, Relative Children (Kinship Caregivers) 

Kinship Care ProgramKinship HandbookMSU Kinship Care Resource CenterKinship FlyerList of Councils and Commissions on AgingSNAP for Kinship - Grand Families Fact SheetRelatives Raising Relatives Children - KinshipD.A. Blodgett St. John's Kinship CareDr. Joseph Crumbley's Supporting Kinship Caregivers Training Series

Legal Services    


ELM - Elder Law of Michigan, Inc. 

LBGTQ+ Seniors 

LGBTQ+Seniors - ChurchesACLU Michigan - American Civil Liberties UnionLambda Legal - Making the case for equalityMI PRIDETransgender MichiganEQMI - Equality MichiganEquality OhioGreat Lakes Bay PRIDE

Low Vision Resources

Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP)Prevent Blindness - Living Well with Low VisionPrevent Blindness - Assistive Technology ProductsVA - Blind Rehabilitation Centers and LocationsBraille and Talking Book Library - Overview of Service

Local Resouces 

Medicaid and Medicare 

 

Medicaid.gov Keeping America HealthyCMS.Gov Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesMedicare.gov the official U.S. Government site for Medicare

Native American Seniors 

Saginaw Chippewa Indian TribeLittle Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians

Parkinson's Disease 

Michigan Parkinson FoundationMichigan Parkinson Foundation Support Groups

Substance Abuse

 

Tax Prep Assistance 

        

Technology

Veterans Affairs 

U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsMichigan Veterans Affairs Agency

Additional Resources