Links to DHS and Other Resources

Michigan Benefits Access (MBA) - is a public/private partnership created to increase the economic stability of Michigan residents by connecting them to multiple Department of Human Service benefits, through the use of the MI Bridges technology and coordinated local support services. You can learn more about the history of MBA, obtain outreach materials and register for MI Bridges navigation training by clicking the link under the Michigan Department of Human Services heading below.

Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS)

DHS's Main Web Site — http://www.michigan.gov/dhs
Find Your Local DHS Office — http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5461---,00.html
View the DHS Policy Manuals Online — http://www.mfia.state.mi.us/olmweb/ex/html/
Michigan Benefits Access Initiative (MBAI)-http://www.mibenefitsaccess.org

Other Web Sites

Center for Civil Justice - http://www.ccj-mi.org
Federal Food Programs — http://www.frac.org/html/federal_food_programs/programs/fsp.html
Information from the Food Research and Action Center on federal food programs, including SNAP (food stamps), the School Lunch and School Breakfast program, WIC, and the Emergency Food Assistance Program
Food Stamps for Legal Immigrants Resource Center —http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/mobile/eligibility/non-citizen-eligibility.html
Information from the Food Research and Action Center on benefits for legal immigrants
Food Stamps for the Elderly Resource Center — http://frac.org/initiatives/addressing-senior-hunger/
Information from the Food Research and Action Center on benefits for seniors
Resources and Publications on the Food Stamp Program — http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/fa.htm
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
USDA Food Stamp Program — http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/
Web site for the Food and Nutrition Service
Summer Food Service Program - http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_6569_34491---,00.html Information from the Michigan Department of Education on the Summer Food Progra

FRAC - Press Release on Food Hardship - August 22, 2012 - http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5118/p/salsa/web/common/public

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Federal Food Stamp Calculator —http://www.snap-step1.usda.gov/fns/

The Food and Nutrition Service's information for applicants and on-line screening tool

Nutrition Education Sites

WIC Health - http://WICHealth.org
The purpose of this website is to provide WIC nutrition education to WIC clients who live in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota and Washington.
American Dietetic Association — http://www.eatright.org
Kidnetic — http://www.kidnetic.com
Nutrition information for children and teens.
USDA, National Agricultural Library — http://www.nutrition.gov
Web site for the Food and Nutrition Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/

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