• Utilities / Financial Support 

    Southwest Community Care Relief Fund: 

    For students who need money/ food Aid for you or your families fill out this google doc: Google Form to Request Relief 

     

    Here to Help Foundation 

    We want to be there for you when an unanticipated emergency arises and you are at a tipping point. For emergency assistance when there is no help elsewhere: link to website Email: heretohelpfoundation@icloud.com 

     

    Payment Assistance Plans DTE has suspended shutoffs offered to restore services with little to no-down-payment Call 1-800-477-4747 Water Restart Plan 

    Call Wayne Metro: 313-386-9727 or 313-267-4000 [Water and Sewage Dept.] to schedule an appointment 9 AM - 7 PM M-F; 9 AM - 12 PM Saturday 

    State may pay $25 to turn it on; you must pay $25/month during the crisis. Only for people who have water off OR to prevent a water service interruption. 

     

    Michigan Welfare Rights Organization help with issues for people with low income and receiving welfare https://www.facebook.com/MWROdetroit http://mwro.org/(313) 964-0618 mwroinfo@gmail.com 

    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 

     

    We The People Campaign Water Delivery & help with water shut offs http://www.wethepeopleofdetroit.com/1 (844) 429-2837 wethepeopleofdetroit@gmail.com 

     

    Filing for Unemployment  

    Unemployment Website where you apply for unemployment  

    ARE YOU STUCK UNABLE TO GET YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS? Here is important info! 

    FIND YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND STATE SENATOR'S e-mail in the link and contact them asap if you can't get thru to have your unemployment benefits approved.  

    Every State Legislator and their staff has access to a CRT form which goes to Unemployment and gets those cases to a group of specialists whose job is to call the constituent back and personally work thru the issue so the unemployment benefit can be disbursed. 

    When you e-mail, ask SPECIFICALLY for them to fill out a CRT form on your behalf, and be sure to include: 

    1. Full Name
    2. Address
    3. Phone #
    4. A brief description of the issue you are running into.

    Highly recommended to follow your email up with a phone call.  

    https://michiganlcv.org/at-the-capitol/find-your-elected-officials/ 

     

    • Michigan Humane Society’s Pet Pantry Program offers temporary, emergency pet food assistance for cats and dogs. Program hours are 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays located at 6175 Trumbull Ave, Detroit MI 48208. If you have questions, please contact 313-324-8735.  

     

    • Filing for Unemployment  

    ARE YOU STUCK UNABLE TO GET YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS? Here is important info! 

    FIND YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND STATE SENATOR'S e-mail in the link and contact them asap if you can't get thru to have your unemployment benefits approved.  

    Every State Legislator and their staff has access to a CRT form which goes to Unemployment and gets those cases to a group of specialists whose job is to call the constituent back and personally work thru the issue so the unemployment benefit can be disbursed. 

    When you e-mail, ask SPECIFICALLY for them to fill out a CRT form on your behalf, and be sure to include: 

    1. Full Name
    2. Address
    3. Phone #
    4. A brief description of the issue you are running into.

    Highly recommended to follow your email up with a phone call.  

    https://michiganlcv.org/at-the-capitol/find-your-elected-officials/