Assistance in Detroit
Resource Page
This webpage contains many helpful phone numbers and web links to organizations that operate throughout Detroit. If there is an organization that could be added to this list or a change to existing information is required, please submit the information to info@detroitcathedral.org. For paper copies of this information, please see the front desk at the Cathedral.
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Organizations
988 Lifeline – Free support for people in crisis
Call 988
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol addiction support
Detroit & Wayne County Office
Phone: (313) 831-2555
Helpline: (313) 831-5550
Al-Anon – Support for family and friends of alcoholics
The Cathedral hosts a group that meets on Mondays at 5:00 pm.
Families and Friends, English, Handicap Access
CLEAR Corps Detroit – Healthy Housing Resources
(313) 924-4000
Community Assistance – Food Assistance
(313) 834-6633
Corktown Health – Health care to serve the LGBTQ+ community
(313) 832-3300
Corner Shower and Laundry – Showers and Laundry services
(313) 400-7040
Crossroads – Many types of assistance and resources
(313) 831-2787
Detroit Parent Network – Adult Literacy for parents
(313) 832-0617
Focus: Hope – Food assistance & Career Training
(313) 494-5500
Food Pantry at Bailey Temple Church of God – Food Assistance
Church: (313) 898-7996
Food Pantry: (313) 334-8320
Freedom House – Temporary Asylum Housing
(313) 964-4320
Gleaners Food Banks – Food and other resources
(313) 923-3535
Goodfellows – Child Dentistry, Holiday boxes
(586) 775-6139
Heat & Warmth Fund – Utility Assistance
1(800) 866-8429
Latino Family Services – Many types of assistance and resources
(313) 279-3232
Manna Meal at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church – Food Assistance
Marianne Arbogast: (313) 580-7089 / Tom Lumpkin: (313) 265-7271
Mariners Inn – Shelter, substance abuse treatment, and transitional housing for men
(313) 962-9446
Metropolitan United Methodist Church – Food Assistance
(313) 875-7407
Neighborhood Service Organization – Many types of assistance and resources
1(888) 360-9355
Open Hands Food Pantry and Garden – Food Assistance
(947) 900-1263
Project H.E.L.P – Legal Assistance
(313) 961-8077
Red Cross – Community preparedness, disaster response, family recovery
Southeast Michigan Regional Office: (313) 833-4440
Salvation Army – Many types of assistance and resources
Fort Street Donation Center: (313) 964-3639
Southeast Michigan Adult Rehabilitation Center and Administrative Offices: (313) 965-7760
St. Aloysius – Food Assistance
(313) 237-5810
St. Vincent de Paul – Many types of assistance and resources
(313) 393-2930
Ste. Anne Food Bank – Food Assistance
(313) 496-1701
Travelers Aid Society – Crisis support and transportation
(313) 962-6740
Resources for Children & Caregivers of the Aging Population
Alzheimer’s Association – Resources, Helpline
Metro Detroit Chapter Headquarters: (248) 351-0280
Delray United Action Council – Food bank for seniors
(313) 842-8620
Caring Hearts Home Care, Inc.
Respite Facility – 14955 Greenfield Rd, Detroit, MI 48227
(313) 493-3900
Administrative Offices – 15565 Northland Dr. #406W, Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 483-3840
Detroit Area Agency on Aging and the Senior Solution – Many types of assistance and resources
(313) 446-4444
Elder Care Locator – Assistance with connecting to care and services for older adults
1(800) 677-1116
L & L Adult Day Care – Adult care outside the home
(313) 366-1100
Medicare – Medical insurance for people over 65.
1(800) 633-4227
Michigan Department of Human Health
General phone: (517) 241-3740
Adult and Senior Resources: (517) 241-4100
Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program – Financial assistance with medication and medical supplies
1(800) 803-7174
MI Choice Medicaid Waiver
Region 1A (Detroit): (313) 446-4444
Office of Inspector General Hotline – Report Medicare Fraud
1(800) 447-8477
Social Security Administration
General number: 1(800) 772-1213
TTY/Hard of hearing number: 1(800) 325-0778
Wayne County Discount Prescription Card Program – Must apply
1(800) 935-5669
World Medical Relief – Prescription Assistance
(313) 866-5333
Shelters and Warming Centers
The City of Detroit, Detroit Police Department, and DTE Energy compiled a list of shelters and warming centers across Detroit that can provide shelter during cold-weather extremes. (Updated for Winter 2021-2022.)
St. Johns Community Center, 14320 Kercheval St., 48215. Contact 313-823-8323.
Serves single adults.
Operation Get Down, 10100 Harper Ave., Detroit, MI 48213. Contact 313-921-9422.
Serves single men.
New Day Multi-Purpose Center, 511 S. Post St., Detroit 48209. Contact 313-842-2420.
Serves single men.
The Noah Project, 23 E. Adams Ave., Detroit, MI 48226. Contact 313-965-5422, Hours 8:30 – 4pm.
Alternatives for Girls, 903 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48208. Contact 313-361-4000.
Serves at-risk girls and young women.
Covenant House Michigan, 2959 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Detroit, MI 48208. Contact 313-463-2000.
Serves youth ages 18 -24.
Salvation Army Harbor Light System, 3737 Humboldt St., Detroit, MI 48208. Contact 313-361-6138.
Serves women and children.
Emergency Shelters and Warming Centers
Pope Francis Center Detroit, 438 St. Antonine St., Detroit, MI 48226. Contact 313-963-5134.
Central City Integrated Health, 10 Peterboro St., Detroit, MI 48201. Contact 313-831-3160.
Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS), 26 Peterboro St., Detroit, MI 48201. Contact 313-831-3777.
Serves male and female headed family.
Neighborhood Services Organization (NSO) Jumaini Center, 3430 Third St., Detroit, MI 48201. Contact 888-360-9355.
Serves single adults.
Matrix Off the Streets. Contact 24-hour crisis line 313-285-1900.
Serves at-risk or homeless youth.
Ruth Ellis Center, 77 Victor, Highland Park. Contact 313-252-1950.
Serves LGBTQ youth & young adults.
In addition to those listed above, the City of Detroit has partnered with organizations to open three warming centers during the cold-weather temps. For more information regarding the warming centers, call (313) 224-9974. They are as follows:
Cass Community Social Services, 1534 Webb. Contact (313) 883-2277. Open 4pm – 8am.
40 beds and provides services for families (male and female parents and children)
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, 3535 Third Avenue near downtown Detroit. Contact (313) 993-6703. Open from 6pm to 9am.
100 beds for men only
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries has a second location, 3840 Fairview between Mack and St. Jean. Contact (313)331-8990. Open from 4:30pm to 9am.
25 beds for women and children only
Web Links
Warming Centers website, updated yearly.
List of all sites that give away hot meals in Detroit.
List of all sites that give away 1-3 days worth of food in Detroit.
This site is a database of many assistance programs listed from disability, to utility, to rental, to food listed.
Affordable and safe LGBTQ+ inclusive health care from Corktown Health. Many of the staff members and board of directors are professors at Wayne State University.
List of free to low-cost dental centers.
List of free to low-cost medical clinics (not urgent care) for families, singles, and those of any housing status.
Detroit Public Library Main Branch Hours for restrooms, and free public computer access. Computer access is free to everyone with a library card and less than $10.00 in fines.
How to get a bus pass, and form for reduced bus pass certification.
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