Links

Self-Help Centers:

  Four counties have courthouse assistance centers to assist self-represented litigants with court proceedings.

Allegan County http://michiganlegalhelp.org/organizations-courts/self-help-centers/allegan-county-legal-assistance-center-michigan-legal-help

Berrien County http://www.berriencounty.org/SelfHelp

Kent County http://legalassistancecenter.org/

Ottawa County http://www.miottawa.org/CourtsLE/Legal/

Additional assistance, including automated online forms, can be found at www.MichiganLegalHelp.org

Civil Rights/Discrimination/Disability Rights

• Michigan Dept. of Civil Rights
  www.michigan.gov/mdcr
• U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
  www.usccr.gov
• 
  www.dakc.us
  

Domestic Violence

• Center for Women In Transition
  www.aplaceforwomen.org
  Ottawa County

•   YWCA West Central Michigan http://ywcawcmi.org/dv-isitabuse.php
• • Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
    www.mcadsv.org
  Kent County Domestic Violence Community Coordinated Response Team http://www.stopkentviolence.org
  • Safe Haven Ministries —
    www.safehavenministries.org
    Grand Rapids
  • Sylvia's Place —
    www.sylviasplace.com
    Allegan County
  • YWCA West Central Michigan --
    www.ywcawcmi.org
    Kent County
  • Domestic And Sexual Abuse Services--
    www.dasasmi.org
    St. Joseph, Cass and VanBuren Counties
    

  Education & Student Rights

  • Student Advocacy Center of Michgan —
    www.studentadvocacycenter.org/index.shtml

  Employment

  • Michigan Works! —
    www.michiganworks.org

  Foreclosure

  • Making Home Affordable —
    http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/

  Health Care

  • Michigan Dept. of Community Health --
    www.michigan.gov/healthcarehelp
    A portal for finding free or low cost health care resources available throughout Michigan. The site links to pages with information on a variety of programs including: community health centers, free clinics, community mental health service programs, community dental care programs, assistance with prescriptions, breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment programs, local public health departments, family planning, information on Medicaid enrollment, and a number of other resources. In many cases, the site links to directories or lists by Michigan County to help people locate nearby help with health care.

  Long-term care issues and complaints

  • Citizens for Better Care —
    www.cbcmi.org

  Online Legal Resources

• MICHIGANLEGALHELP.ORG

  Joint Project of State Bar of Michigan, Michigan State Courts and Michigan Poverty Law Program to provide support for self-represented persons in the Michigan Courts
  
• • Kalamazoo Public Library —
    http://www.kpl.gov/law-library/
    Provides links to a wide variety of law related sites
  • Michigan Legal Aid --
    www.michiganlegalaid.org
    

  Search Engines

  • Google —
    www.google.com
  • Yahoo! —
    www.yahoo.com

  Services for Seniors

  • Area Agency on Aging of West Michigan--Region 8 —
    www.aaawm.org
    Allegan, Kent, Ionia, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, Osceola Counties
  • Region IIIA Area Agency on Aging —
    www.kalcounty.com/aaa/index.htm
    Kalamazoo County
  • Region IV Area Agency on Aging —
    www.areaagencyonaging.org
    Berrien, Cass, VanBuren Counties
  • Senior Resources Region 14 Area Agency on Aging —
    http://srwmi.org/
    Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa Counties
  • Elder Rights Coalition
    elderrightssummit.org/
    

  United Way

  • Greater Kalamazoo United Way —
    www.gkuw.org
  • Heart of West Michigan United Way —
    www.unitedwaycares.com
  • United Way of Montcalm - Ionia—
    http://liveunitedm-i.org/
  • United Way Lakeshore -
    www.unitedwaylakeshore.org