Addictions
and Abuse:
Alcoholics
Anonymous Hotline: 249-4430
Education, information and referral, crisis line
Addiction
and Abuse Helpline: 225-0008 (also 1-800-711-6375)
Substance abuse education, support, crisis line, information and referral
ALANON:
225-3206
Substance abuse education, information, referral, and support
Catholic
Charities of the Upper Peninsula: 227-9119
Counseling Services
Eastern
U.P. Substance Abuse Services: 228-2572
Substance abuse treatment, education, mentoring, education and prevention,
and counseling
Great
Lakes Recovery: 228-9699
Alcohol and substance abuse treatment and counseling
Pathways:
225-1181 or 1-888-Pathway
Alcohol and substance abuse treatment, prevention, and education
Lutheran
Social Services: 226-7410
Substance and alcohol abuse treatment, prevention and education
MGHS
Upper Michigan Behavioral Health Services: 225-3994
Cares Line: 1-800-562-9753
Alcohol and substance abuse treatment, prevention, and education
Focus
on Recovery Hotline: 800-234-0420
Hotline for those struggling with alcohol and substance abuse
Gamblers
Anonymous: 226-3610
Help for those with compulsive gambling
Gamanon:
226-3610
Family and friends of compulsive gamblers
Aging:
Alzheimer’s
Association: 228-3910
Education, information, and referral
Ishpeming
Senior Center: 485-5527
Nutrition, counseling, housing, education, and fellowship
Marquette
County Commission on Aging: 226-4180
Transportation, housing, education, counseling, home care/hospice
Alger-Mqt
(AMCAB) Senior Nutrition Program: 228-6522
Transportation, nutrition, information and referral
Green
Thumb: 346-9410
Training, employment, and education for the elderly
UPCAP
Care Management Services: 228-6169
Education for those needing long term care
Marquette
Senior Services Center: 228-0456
Nutrition, counseling, housing, education, and fellowship
Marquette
Senior Day Care Center: 226-2142
Fellowship and nutrition
Woodland
Assisted Living: 906-475-8354
Assisted living for the elderly
Rx
for Seniors: 1-800-747-5844
Information and referral
Northern
Michigan University: 227-2362
Free tuition to any senior citizen 62 or older excluding activity
fees
Social
Security Administration: 226-3596 or 1-800-772-1213
Assists the public in claiming retirement, survivor, disability, SSI,
and Medicare benefits
RSVP
(Retired Senior Volunteer Program) Michigan: 226-4180
AIDS
Information and Testing:
AIDS
Information/Counseling: 475-7651
Information and referral
Planned
Parenthood: 225-5070
Testing, information, and referral
Marquette
County Health Department: 475-7651
Testing, information, prevention, counseling, education, and referral
Cancer:
MGHS
Upper Michigan Cancer Center: 225-3500 or 1-800-9064673
Treatment, screening, and information
American
Cancer Society: 1-800-469-0149
Education, referral, assistance, and information
AvonCares
Program for Women: 1-800-813-4673
Financial assistance, relevant education and support to income qualified
women
Patient
Advocate Foundation: 1-800-532-5274
Provides education, legal counseling, and referrals to cancer patients
and survivors
Marquette
County Health Dept. Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening: 475-7844
Exams, education, and referrals as needed
National
Cancer Institute: 1-800-422-6237
Cancer Information Service
Diabetes:
Diabetes
Outreach Network: 228-9203
Information, education, prevention, and referral
American
Diabetics Association: 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383)
Information and referral
Diabetes
Information Hotline: 1-800-353-8227
Diabetes Information
MGHS
Diabetic Education: 225-3473
Nutrition, diabetes education and prevention
Family
and Youth Resources:
Salvation
Army: 226-2241
Emergency needs, food, clothing
Voices
for Youth: 226-7410
Mentoring, counseling
Housing:
Marquette
Housing Commission: 226-7559
Women’s
Center of Marquette/Harbor House: 226-2611
Crisis lines, mentoring, counseling, emergency shelter, domestic violence,
sexual assault victims
Janzen
House: 226-2271
Emergency shelter
Child
and Family Services of the UP: 228-4025
Education, transportation, Pregnancy/family planning/adoption, children's
mental health services, mental health, emergency housing/ temporary
shelter, counseling
4-H
Youth Development Program: 226-4370
volunteer, mentoring, education, youth programming
Americas
Promise-The Alliance for Youth: 228-6229/387-4345
Fund raising, networking, youth programming
Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Marquette County: 475-7801
Volunteer, mentoring, youth programming
Boy
Scouts of America Hiawathaland Council: 249-1461
Education, Mentoring, Volunteer Programming
Community
Coordinated Childcare (4C) of the UP: 228-3362/800-541KIDS
Child care, Education
Girl
Scouts of Peninsula Waters: 485-1041
Mentoring, Youth Programming, Education
Lake
Superior Village Youth and Family Services: 228-3371
Youth Programming, Education, Mentoring
Marquette-Alger
Youth Foundation: 228-8919
Youth Programming
Teaching
Family Homes of Upper Michigan: 228-7997
Emergency Housing, Temporary Shelter, Counseling, Domestic Violence,
Children’s Mental Health Services, Education
Whetstone
Village Apartments: 228-3630
Income based apartments and town homes
YMCA
of Marquette County: 227-9622
Youth Programming, Exercise
*They do provide scholarships based on income
Mich-Care/MIChild:
228-9691 or 475-5764 ext. 231
Health care for mothers, infants, and children up to 19 years of age
Employment:
Michigan
Works! 228-3075
Employment services, skills assessment, education, and training
St.
Vincent DePaul Society-Marquette: 226-2311
Emergency relief, food, clothing, furniture, and fuel to anyone in
need
Green
Thumb: 346-9410
Training, employment, and education for the elderly
Mental
Health:
Lutheran
Social Services: 226-7410
Counseling
Pathways
To Healthy Living: 225-1181/888-pathway
Crisis Lines, Mental Health Issues
Catholic
Charities of the Upper Peninsula: 227-9119
Counseling Services
Chronic
Illness and Misc:
American
Red Cross-Central UP Chapter: 228-3659
Education. Housing, Temporary Shelter
Easter
Seals: 228-5816
Information, Referral, Wheelchair Repair Clinics, Ramp Program
American
Heart Associates of MI: 800-968-2428
Education, Information, and Referral
American
Lung Association of MI/UP Office: 228-9833/800-LUNGUSA
Education, Information, and Referral
Autism
Society of MI: 1-800-223-6722
Information, Education, and Referral
Children's
Leukemia Foundation of Michigan: 1-800-825-2536
Information, referral, and education
Crohn's
& Colitis Information: 225-4978
Education, information, and referral
Epilepsy
Foundation of Michigan: 800-377-6226
Education, Information, and Referral
March
of Dimes: 228-6942
Education, Information and referral
Multiple
Sclerosis Society: 225-6785
Education, Information, referral
Marquette
Chapter Ostomy Association: 225-4978
Health Information
National
Kidney Foundation of Michigan: 800-482-1455
Education, Information, and referral
UP
Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped: 228-7697
Free public library for people with low vision or physical handicap
that prevents people from holding a book.
Dental
Care:
Sawyer
Dental Center: 906-372-9267
301 Explorer, Suite B
Gwinn, MI 49841
Dental Services Only
Dickinson-Iron
Dental Center: 906-875-6133
Crystal Falls, MI
Dental Services Only
Ewen
Dental Center: 906-988-2468
644 Pine St
Ewen, MI
Dental Services Only
Northern
Menominee Health Center: 906-497-5263
1-800-270-2905
Spalding, MI
Medical and Dental Services