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At The Rainbow Connection, we understand that navigating the challenges of a life-threatening illness can place additional stress on families. That’s why we’ve compiled this comprehensive list of resources to help address some of the most common needs, including food assistance, housing support, utility aid, and other vital services.

Food Assistance

Wayne County 

https://www.greatstart.org/food
https://www.freefood.org/c/mi-waynehttps://www.foodpantries.org/co/mi-wayne
https://www.winnetworkdetroit.org/resources/resource/food-assistance/
https://www.findhelp.org/food/food-pantry–wayne-mi?postal=48184


Macomb County

https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/mi-macomb
https://www.freefood.org/c/mi-macomb
https://mca.macombgov.org/mca-es-food
http://hopeuccmi.com/hope-food-pantry/

Oakland County

https://oaklandhope.org/https://www.foodpantries.org/co/mi-oakland
https://www.hhfp.org/
https://www.ranh.org/
https://lighthousemi.org/service/food-services/

Genesse County

https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/mi-genesee
https://www.freefood.org/c/mi-flint
https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/mi-fenton
https://www.freefood.org/c/mi-fenton
https://www.fentoncenterofhope.org/what-we-do
https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/mi-flint

Western Michigan 

https://www.feedwm.org/mobile-pantry-schedule/
https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank/feeding-america-west-michigan-food-bank
https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/mi-grand_rapids


Northern Michigan 

https://northwestmifoodcoalition.org/food-pantries/
https://www.mannafoodproject.org/
https://www.nmcaa.net/tefap.asp
https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/mi-traverse_city


General

Forgotten Harvest has various mobile pantry locations throughout southeast Michigan – https://www.forgottenharvest.org/find-food/

Housing Resources

Community Housing Network – https://communityhousingnetwork.org/

Lighthouse – https://lighthousemi.org/service/eviction-services/

MI State Housing Development Authority – https://www.michigan.gov/mshda

U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – https://www.hud.gov/states/michigan

Hope Network – https://hopenetwork.org/affordable-housing

Utility Assistance

United Way – https://unitedwaysem.org/get-help/community-resources/utility-assistance/

Michigan Energy Assistance Program – https://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/consumer/energy-assistance

The Heat and Warmth Fund – https://thawfund.org/

Consumers Energy – https://www.consumersenergy.com/residential/programs-and-services/payment-assistance

DTE – https://www.dteenergy.com/us/en/residential/billing-and-payments/energy-assistance/general-assistance.html

Other Resources

Cancer Resources and Partners

Angels of Hope – https://www.angelsofhope.org/

American Cancer Society – https://www.cancer.org/about-us/local/michigan.html

Cancer Care – https://www.cancercare.org/specialized-programs

Camp Casey – https://camp-casey.org/

Camp Mak-A-Dream – https://www.campdream.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw3InYBRCLARIsAG6bfMQIH-CVTV3kfOYXMcqSGcTSabE1Gbtm3mX6oL2ITYZ-z-VEhQQNND8aAug3EALw_wcB

Camp Quality Michigan – https://www.campqualityusa.org/mi/programs/

Coalition Against Childhood Cancer – https://cac2.org/

Crowns Against Cancer – https://www.crownsagainstcancer.org/

Gilda’s Club – https://www.gildasclubdetroit.org/

Kids Kicking Cancer – https://heroescircle.org/

National Children’s Cancer Society – https://thenccs.org/

New Day Foundation – https://www.foundationforfamilies.org

Pinky Swear – https://pinkyswear.org/

Stupid Cancer – https://stupidcancer.org/

Special Days Camp – https://specialdays.org/

A Kid Again – https://akidagain.org/

Brain Tumor Support

Brain Tumor Association –  https://www.abta.org/

Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation – https://cbtf.org/

Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation – https://curethekids.org/family-resources/

The Healing Exchange Brain Trust – https://braintrust.org/