Homeless/Shelters | Other Resources
Below is a selection of social services and other resources available in the area. For more comprehensive listings click here for a list of youth and family resources from the Department of Health, Veterans, and Community Wellness.
Not sure who to go to for help? Try calling 2-1-1 (available 24 hours a day and toll free). 2-1-1 is the health and human services equivalent of 9-1-1.
Homeless/Shelters
Homeless Prevention Services
Wayne Metro Community Action Agency
Call Center open between the hours of 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday (excluding holidays).
Call Center: (313) 388-9799 or (734) 284-6999
Homeless Hotlines
1-800-A-SHELTER - (800) 274-3583
313-963-STAY - (313) 963-7829
Domestic Violence Shelters
FirstStep - Wayne County - (888) 453-5900
Haven-Pontiac - (248) 334-1274
Doorstep West-Highland Park - (313) 867-0111
Turning Point-Mount Clemens - (586) 463-6990
Safe House-Ann Arbor - (734) 995-5444
YWCA Interim House - (313) 861-5300
Shelters for Women and Children Only
Eastside Emergency Center - (313) 824-3060
New Bethel Outreach Ministry-Pontiac - (248) 333-7010
Shelters for Men Only
Open Door Rescue Mission-Detroit - (313) 579-1825
YMCA-Operation Get Down - (313) 921-9422
Stonepool Warming Center-Detroit - (313) 831-1240
Shelters for Men, Women and Children
COTS-Detroit - (313) 831-3777
ChristNet Homeless Shelter - (734) 671-1300
SOS Community Services-Ypsilanti - (734) 485-8730
Detroit Rescue Mission (313) 993-4700
SOS Oakland County - (248) 546-6566
Monroe Salvation Army Shelter - (734) 241-0440
Soup Kitchen-Free Meals
Full Gospel Temple Lighthouse
Open 11:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Monday through Friday
Food Baskets by Appointment only Wednesdays 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
34033 Palmer Rd
Westland, MI 48186
(734) 326-3885 or (734) 326-3333
Other Resources
Alcoholics Anonymous of Southeastern Michigan
www.aa-semi.org/
Toll free hotline: (877) 337-0611
Department of Human Services
www.michigan.gov/dhs
26355 Michigan Avenue
Inkster, MI 48141
(313) 277-4800
Jefferson Barns Community Vitality Center/Housing and Community Development
www.cityofwestland.com/departments/community-development
32150 Dorsey Street
Westland, MI 48186
(734) 713-3711
Family Literacy Services Directory for Wayne County
http://www.waynecounty.com/hhs/flsDirectory.pdf
Listing of various parenting, tutoring and ESL resources.
Family Resource Center
wwcsd.net/parents--students/family-resource-center
"We partner with families, the community, and school district staff in order to positively impact the success of every Wayne-Westland student. Through a collaborative effort, we link families with agencies, organizations, volunteer groups, and schools to meet their social, emotional, physical and academic needs."
Located inside Adams Upper Elementary
33475 Palmer
Westland, MI 48186
(734) 419-2709
FamilyWize® Community Service Partnership
familywize.org
Free prescription drug discount cards.
Growth Works
www.gwcares.org
Youth assistance programming, substance abuse outpatient services and education.
50430 School House Rd
Canton MI 48188
(734) 455-4095
Head Start and Early Childhood Services
wwcsd.net/schools/pre-schools/stottlemyer-early-childhood-family-development-center
Stottlemyer Early Childhood and Family Development Center
34801 Marquette
Westland, I 48185
(734) 419-2630
Helping Hand
www.michigan.gov/helpinghand
Get information from the state of Michigan on jobs and training, unemployment benefits, health care, family support and housing.
Hegira
www.hegira.net
Provides a wide variety of mental health and substance abuse treatment services.
8623 N Wayne Rd, Suite 200
Westland, MI 48185
(734) 458-4601
Plymouth-Canton Community Literacy Council
http://www.plymouthcantonliteracy.org/
46501 Warren Rd.
Canton, MI 48186
(734) 589-0011
SafeLink Wireless
www.safelinkwireless.com
Find out if you are qualified for a free cellphone and free cellular service.
Salvation Army
https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/wayne-westland/
2300 S Venoy Rd
Westland, MI 48186
(734) 722-3660
Spectrum Human Services
www.spectrumhuman.org
Child welfare services and care for individuals with physical, developmental and mental disabilities.
28303 Joy Rd
Westland, MI 48185
(734) 458-8736
Starfish Family Services
www.starfishonline.org
Serves more than 7,600 at-risk children and families each year.
30000 Hiveley Rd
Inkster, MI 48141
(734) 728-3400
24-hour crisis line: (866) 672-4357 (toll free)
Western Wayne Family Health Center
www.wwfhc.org/index.html
"The Western Wayne Family Health Center (WWFHC) is a full service health clinic dedicated to providing affordable, high quality and responsive health care."
2500 Hamlin Rd
Inkster, MI 48141
(313) 561-5100
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