Program areas at Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency
Early childhood programs - head start and great start readiness served 2,808 children and their families by providing education, health, disability, and social services for 3 - 5 year olds in 21 counties.
Aging programs - Service designed to locate, mobilize and manage a variety of home care and other services needed by frail elderly persons aged 60 and older at high risk of entering a nursing home facility. Through subcontracting with Community partners such as councils/commissions on aging, services provided in the twelve county Service area include homemaking, personal care, respite, legal, caregiver, adult day care, medication management, and nutrition programs. These aging programs served 12,723 participants.
Community based care programs - provided assistance to 860 eligible participants in the twelve county Service area of Northeast Michigan. These participants were in need of medicaid-covered long-term care services and support in order to remain in their own home. This program works with eligible persons aged 18 and older who are at-risk of nursing home placement and provides services that are designed to locate, mobilize and manage a variety of home care and other services to ensure the participants are able to stay in their own home.
Community programs - provided services to 6,638 low income and at-risk individuals across a 12 county region. Services include: heating fuel and energy assistance, homeless prevention and rental assistance services, financial empowerment and self-sufficiency, food and commodity supplemental assistance, and home weatherization services. Home weatherization services are comprised of duct sealing and replacement, water heater replacement, furnace replacement, furnace tuning and cleaning services, window sealing, insulation, and education regarding adjustments residents can make that will conserve energy and save on energy related costs over time.
Youth services programs - school success partnership program provided services to 1,522 students formally and 3,586 informally identified as at risk for academic failure; Service area encompasses 10 counties and includes 28 k12 sites, four alternative education sites, two parochial elementary school sites, and one adult education site. More students needed services than anticipated due to returning to school after covid.
Community development
Volunteer programs