Lenawee United Way 2008-2010 Funded Programs Report report

Advancing the Common Good
Your investment in Lenawee United Way has provided over $500,000 to programs addressing Basic Needs, Employment & Self-Sufficiency, Health and Youth at Risk.

The enclosed information provides highlights of Lenawee United Ways funded programs for this first year as they Advance the Common Good in Lenawee County.

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Adrian Medical Clinic

Family Medical Center

The Adrian Medical Clinic offers a comprehensive array of primary and preventative on-site health services to low-income residents of Lenawee County

 

 

 

 

Childcare

Adrian Community Preschool

Adrian Community Preschool provides a no-cost, safe, educational setting for 3-5 year old low income children, allowing families to pursue employment or advance their education knowing their children are taken care of.

Children’s Advocacy Program

Family Counseling & Children’s Services

The Children’s Advocacy Program provides support to children residing in the Catherine Cobb Domestic Violence shelter.

 

Citizenship and Community Life

HOPE Community Center

Partnering with multiple agencies, clubs, and groups, Citizenship and Community Life provides adults with disabilities the opportunity to gain skills and experiences necessary for them to better integrate into society as active participants.

 

Club-based Mentoring

Boys & Girls Club of Lenawee

The Club-based Mentoring program serves members of the Boys & Girls Club who are in need of additional companionship and guidance to help assure their best academic, vocational, moral, and emotional development.

 

 

Complete Approach to Self-sufficiency

Community Action Agency

Through the complete approach to self-sufficiency program, Community Action Agency provides individualized case management services, ongoing and intensive, for local families to help reduce system barriers and increase opportunities to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

 

Family Counseling

Counseling Voucher Program

Catholic Charities/Family Counseling & Children’s Services

The Clinical Counseling Voucher Program is a collaborative project between Catholic Charities and Family Counseling & Children’s Services that provides mental health counseling to the economically disadvantaged.   Clients can present vouchers for services at either agency to support their mental health and/or substance abuse counseling needs.

Daily Distributions

Associated Charities

Daily Distributions provides no-cost shopping opportunities for clothing and household goods up to three visits per month per family or individual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Support Program

Child Care Network

Family Support Program provides case management and financial assistance for childcare to low-income families enabling them to work or attend job training.

 

Homeless to Home Ownership

Habitat for Humanity

In the Homeless to Home Ownership program, Habitat for Humanity purchases and renovates foreclosed homes for families who have been homeless, leading to home ownership, financial stability, and stabilization of neighborhoods.

Housing First

Lenawee Emergency and Affordable Housing Corporation

The Housing First program is focused on getting a homeless family in a stable, permanent housing situation as quickly as possible and then offering the support services needed to remain in such housing.

Lenawee Dental Clinic

Family Medical Center

Lenawee Dental Clinic provides affordable, quality dental care for anyone who is in need, including patients with traditional dental insurance, Medicaid, Delta Dental Healthy Kids, MI Child, and private pay.  Lenawee Dental Clinic also sees patients from area group homes who are mentally and physically disabled.

Legal Advice & Representation

Legal Services of South Central Michigan

Legal Services of South Central Michigan provides a full range of legal services to eligible clients, including counsel and advice, document preparation, assistance in negotiations, and representation in court and administrative hearing. LSSCM handles civil legal matters including assisting in domestic relations actions where there is domestic violence, landlord tenant and foreclosure actions, debt collection actions, and access to public benefits including Medicaid and Social Security Disability Benefits. These services permit vulnerable individuals and families to obtain or maintain stable housing and live in homes free of violence.

 

Workers on Wheels

Goodwill Industries

Workers on Wheels (WOW) is a community partnership providing dependable transportation to people who have demonstrated a willingness to elevate themselves off public assistance by completing job-training opportunities leading to employment.

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Youth Start

Goodwill Industries

The Youth Start program serves at risk/homeless youth, ages 15-18 in Lenawee County, in their development of job and related self-sufficiency skill through job and skills training and job coaching or mentoring.