Resources
MDHHS
The following MDHHS programs are participating in this event. Click here for the link!
• Birth Defects Education and Outreach
• Breastfeeding Support
• Care for MiWell
• Childhood Lead Prevention Education
• Children’s Special Health Care Services
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
• Eat Safe Fish
• Infant Safe Sleep
Maternal Infant Health Program
• MDHHS Doula Initiative
• Michigan BioTrust for Health
• Michigan Home Visiting Initiative
• Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance, Hear Her Michigan Campaign
• Newborn Screening
• Oral Health Program
• PFAS Education
• Unintentional Injury Prevention
• Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) • Immunizations
• Vital Records
Care Free Medical
Care Free provides high-quality medical, dental, optometry and behavioral health care to underinsured and uninsured adults and children across Metro Lansing. Services encompass acute and chronic disease management for both adults and children, comprehensive well-child care, and medical management of complex psychiatric diagnoses for adults. They also offer psychotherapy services, health education, and nutrition counseling. The clinic provides affordable prescription services, vaccinations, laceration repairs, skin biopsies, joint injections, Pap smears, and STD testing. They also facilitate referrals to necessary medical specialists, ensuring holistic and continuous care.
Care Free Optometry
Services include comprehensive wellness vision exams and ocular health medical care for patients managing conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, connective tissue disorders, HIV, Hepatitis, and neuroocular disorders, as well as those taking high-risk medications. They specialize in glaucoma, urgent infections, cataracts, retinal disorders, and inflammatory conditions. Additionally, they offer care for eye injuries and pre and post-operative care for patients referred to local surgeons.
Care Free Dental
With tens of thousands of people in Metro Lansing unable to afford regular oral health care, dental issues often escalate to the point where patients must visit local emergency departments. In these cases, medical staff can only prescribe pain medicine and antibiotics, unable to address the root cause of the problem. Care Free Medical’s dental clinic seeks to prevent these costly emergency visits by offering low-cost preventive hygiene care, supported by a compassionate group of volunteer dentists. The clinic provides a range of services, including dental cleanings, exams, fillings, bite splints, extractions, and education on preventive care. However, Care Free Medical does not offer bridges, crowns, braces, dentures, or root canals.
Ingham County Maternal and Child Health Resources
This Ingham County Health Department website focuses on maternal and child health and provides information about prevention initiatives for improving health outcomes. It includes resources, community programs, and support networks for mothers and children in the Ingham County area.
Join the Infant Mortality Coalition!
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of mothers and infants in our community? The Infant Mortality Coalition is dedicated to addressing health disparities and reducing inequities in infant mortality in Ingham County. Our goal is to ensure that all mothers and babies have the support they need to thrive before, during, and after birth.
We welcome anyone interested in contributing to this vital cause. Our coalition meets monthly to share knowledge, resources, and ideas to improve health outcomes for all families in our area.
If you’d like to learn more or attend our next meeting, please contact Katie Leibler at kliebler@ingham.org. We’d love to have you join us as we work towards a healthier, more equitable future!
Education
Capital Area District Libraries – Homework Help
Capital Area District Libraries – Learn a New Skill and Research Tools & Guides
Learn a New Skill focuses on broad, goal-based learning opportunities for all ages, such as career advancement, language learning or reading readiness. You’ll find resources for Adults, School age children and Preschoolers. The “Premium Resources” on these pages are subscription services that offer up-to-date, authoritative and high-quality content, provided through CADL or the Michigan eLibrary (MeL). “Other Resources” include a variety of useful web-based tools curated by our staff, plus resources you will find at our branches, including workshops and events.
Research Tools & Guides is a carefully selected list of online information and tools in a wide number of subjects, such as Automotive, Genealogy and Homework Help. Click here to see the full list of topics.
Citizens for Prison Reform
Citizens for Prison Reform (CPR) is a statewide, grassroots, family-run nonprofit organization founded in 2011. CPR began out of prison family’s experiences, including the inability to navigate the system, being walled off, shame, stigma, and the financial and emotional burdens that incarceration creates for those supporting a prisoner.
Family engagement is proven to improve outcomes for people in prison, yet there are little to no resources dedicated to helping families and their loved ones navigate the system or advocate for an incarcerated loved one.
Voting
If you have a returning citizen in your family, they can vote.
You can vote if you are at least 18 years old, US citizens, and a Michigan resident.
You can vote if you have a past conviction.
You can vote if you are on parole or probation.
You can vote if you are in or out of jail waiting to be sentenced.
You are registered to vote if you recently received or renewed your license.
Humanity for Prisoners
With compassion for those who have nowhere else to turn, Humanity for Prisoners provides personalized problem-solving services for people in Michigan’s prisons.
Mental Health Treatment
Free Items
EMPOWER YOUR VOICE AND CHANGE THE FUTURE
The New Citizens Press Community Action Network
TNCPCAN was started in 2012 and serves the Tri-County and Lansing, Michigan Areas. TNCPCAN’s founder is Rina Risper, owner of The New Citizens Press.
Contact Us
Phone: (517) 282-3961
Email: info@tncpcan.org