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Is
your income within 200% of poverty? Do you feel you'll never be
able
to own your own home or afford the education you need to get
ahead?
Are you living in assisted housing & feeling you'll never reach
your goals?
Click
on the
IDA/FSS
link
to the left & check out two programs that
may be able to help you follow your dreams & take control
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Food That’s In When School Is Out
Free Summer
Meals
For
Kids!!!
This year,
when school lets out, the Summer Food Service Program will offer summer
fun
and FREE healthy meals to all local children ages 18 years and younger!
All meals
will meet the Food Guidelines for Americans, so you know your child will
be
eating a healthy meal. Plus, supervised fun will keep your child coming
back!
For a list of sponsors in each county, who may offer one or more sites,
go to:
http://www.michigan.gov/sfsp
Free
Community Meals Every Friday!!!
(Donations Accepted.)
Meals
are served from 5:00-6:30 PM
First Congregational UCC Church
Located at 218 West 2nd Street
(Across from Family Video)
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
The Otsego County
Community Meal Project is sponsored
by First Congregational UCC Church of Gaylord, Goodwill
Industries & The Salvation Army with the support of many
community partners, churches and volunteers.
Is
Your Plate Empty?
Call the Food
and Nutrition Helpline at 1-800-481-4989.
M-F 9am-5pm
Se habla español
www.foodstamphelp.org
You MAY be able to get Food Assistance even if:
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You own a house and/or a car
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You work or get other benefits such as WIC
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You do not live with any children
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You live with other people
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You or someone else is not a U.S. citizen
For
information on emergency food sources in your community,
call the Food Bank Council of Michigan - (800) 552-4483
Medicaid & Other Assistance in Michigan —Where to Get Answers
Medicaid is a federal program that
provides free or low-cost health and long-term care coverage to certain
categories of low-income Americans. For information about whether you,
or someone you know, may be eligible for Medicaid or other benefits in
Michigan, visit the Michigan Assistance and Referral Service (MARS)
website at
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132--37520--,00.html.
MARS is a prescreening tool that helps you find programs offered by the
State of Michigan that can help people in need of assistance for
medical, nutritional, food, day care, temporary cash or other expenses.
For more
information please contact:
Laurie Andrews
OHHC Coordinator
1096 Jackson Hill Rd.
Gaylord, MI 49735
989-390-3902
ohhccoord@aol.com
Otsego Co. Housing
& Homeless Coalition Meeting
1st Thurs of every Month: (Except
July)
10 am, City/County Bldg, Rm. 212, Gaylord, MI.
(Meeting days/times may be changed. Call 989-390-3902 for
more info)
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