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Dearborn Heights Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Dearborn Heights, Michigan that provide legal aid, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Michigan page.

Lakeshore Legal Aid, Dearborn officeFree civil legal help
Websitelakeshorelegalaid.org
Phone313-314-1500
Address3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 130, Dearborn, MI 48120
HoursWalk-in hours Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Lakeshore Legal Aid provides free civil legal help to low income people, older adults and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in southeast Michigan. The Dearborn office is the closest office to Dearborn Heights. Call the Counsel and Advocacy Law Line at 888-783-8190 for help by phone.1

Legal Aid and Defender AssociationFree civil legal help in Wayne County
Websiteladadetroit.org
Phone313-967-5800
Address7650 Second Ave, Suite 120, Detroit, MI 48202

The Legal Aid and Defender Association provides free civil legal help to residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties who cannot afford an attorney. Its services cover eviction defense, foreclosure prevention, family law, public benefits and criminal record expungement. Dearborn Heights residents qualify as Wayne County residents.2

Food

FirstWorks FreeStoreFree food pantry
Websitedhfirstag.org
Phone313-292-1220
Address5650 S. Telegraph Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48125
Hours2nd and 4th Fridays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

FirstWorks FreeStore is the food pantry at First Assembly of God in Dearborn Heights. It serves all Michigan residents, with no limit on visits through the year. Bring a valid ID. The pantry buys food in bulk from Gleaners Community Food Bank.3

Gleaners Community Food BankRegional food bank for southeast Michigan
Websitegcfb.org
Phone866-453-2637
Address2131 Beaufait St, Detroit, MI 48207

Gleaners Community Food Bank supplies food to a network of more than 300 pantry partners across southeast Michigan. FirstWorks FreeStore in Dearborn Heights buys food in bulk from Gleaners. To find a pantry or mobile distribution near you, Gleaners points people to pantrynet.org or 2-1-1.4

Social services

ACCESS, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social ServicesSocial services
Websiteaccesscommunity.org
Phone313-842-7010
Address2651 Saulino Court, Dearborn, MI 48120

ACCESS provides social services, public benefits assistance, employment and training, education programs, health services and immigration legal help to families across southeast Michigan. Its main office sits in Dearborn, next to Dearborn Heights. For social services appointments, ACCESS lists a separate line at 313-203-3391.5

LAHC, Leaders Advancing and Helping CommunitiesCommunity services for families
Websitelahc.org
Phone313-846-8480
Address5275 Kenilworth St, Dearborn, MI 48126

LAHC, Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities, is a nonprofit that serves families in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights with food assistance, youth programs, education and workforce help. Its annual turkey drive takes place at Robichaud High School in Dearborn Heights.6

Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. About Us, lakeshorelegalaid.org. Dearborn office address, phone and walk-in hours are on this page. The Counsel and Advocacy Law Line number and hours are on the same page. ↩

  2. Services, ladadetroit.org. The address above is the current address in the footer of the site. Older listings still show 613 Abbott St, Detroit, MI 48226. ↩

  3. Food Pantry, dhfirstag.org. Address, pantry calendar and Gleaners link are on this page. The phone number is the church main number, confirmed on the church Visit Us page. Hours conflict: the pantry calendar on the same page says 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., while the volunteer section on the same page says food is passed out 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Older listings say noon to 2 p.m. Call ahead to confirm the end time. ↩

  4. Contact Information, gcfb.org. Detroit address, phone and the network of more than 300 pantry partners are on this page. The page directs people to pantrynet.org or 2-1-1 to find food near them. ↩

  5. Departments and Locations, accesscommunity.org. Headquarters address and the 313-842-7010 general number are on this page. The 313-203-3391 social services line for the Saulino Court office is on the ACCESS page ACCESS to provide remote service delivery, accesscommunity.org, which lists Social Services at 313-203-3391 and General Information at 313-842-7010. ↩

  6. Home, lahc.org. Address and the 313-846-8480 number are on the LAHC home page. Some listings place LAHC in Dearborn Heights, but the address on its own site is Dearborn, MI 48126. LAHC also publishes a toll-free number, 1-888-315-LAHC, in its annual reports. The live LAHC home page hit a browser rate limit during research, and the details above rest on a search-indexed copy of the LAHC site. A live click-through is still worth doing before publishing. ↩

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