United Way donated dollars help fund the following Agencies:
  
Angela Hospice
Angela Hospice provides home health care services, hospice home care, pediatric programs, and hospice inpatient care center.
  
Detroit Area Council Boy Scouts of America
Organized in 1910, Detroit Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America has made a difference in the lives of many tens of thousands of young people. It provides a wide range of experiences which prove exciting and beneficial to youths and adults of all backgrounds.  Innovative programs and traditional values combine to aid young men and women from kindergarten into adulthood.

First Step
The mission of First Step is to reduce the incidence of domestic and sexual violence and provide services to individuals affected by these crimes. Prevention of domestic and sexual violence through education, advocacy, appropriate intervention, and working together is the ultimate goal of First Step.

Growth Works
Provides comprehensive services for adolescents and young adults, focusing on assessment and treatment of substace abuse and addiction and programs aimed at reducing juvenile delinquency. Parental participation is incorporated in all programs to aid parents in improving parenting skills and approaches.

Huron Valley Girl Scout Council
Girl Scouting meets the diverse needs of today's young women. Huron Valley Girl Scout Council serves girls in Livingston, Monroe, Washtenaw, Western Wayne, and Oakland counties. Adult volunteers and staff provide Girl Scouting to over 14,000 girls in over 900  troops. The council maintains and operates Camp Linden in Livingston County and Camps Crawford and Hilltop in Washtenaw County.

 Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
The Institute conducts research into the causes, treatments, and prevention of cancer, and provides services to cancer patients and those concerned about cancer.

Plymouth Community Council on Aging
The Council is a non-profit organization having as its objective the coordination of agencies, programs public and private, which promote and safeguard the interests of citizens 55 and older in the Greater Plymouth Community. It provides support services, a monthly newsletter, and programs to the elderly residents of the community.

YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit - Plymouth Branch
The YMCA provides a variety of training and sports programs for the entire family, including youth sports, aquatics, preschool programs, and family programs.

 Plymouth Dental Fund
Supervised by the Plymouth Salvation Army, the Plymouth Dental Fund is a service that provides dental care to indigent individuals.


Plymouth Opportunity House
As the original foundation Community Opportunity Center, the Plymouth Opportunity house provides housing for 16 adults with developmental disabilities. It encourages educational and social development, with an emphasis on community integration, extensive guidance and support which enhances the capacity of individuals making lifestyle choices, and provides comprehensive services, which support change and progress toward greater independence.

Plymouth Salvation Army
Local Salvation Army efforts include food pantry, emergency rent/utility help, counseling, emergency shelter program, Tiny Tots, summer and seasonal camping programs, Adopt-A-Family programs, character-building youth groups, meeting facilities, and complete worship center. WE SERVE YOU - our local supporters and lifelong friends.

 Senior Citizens Club of Plymouth
 The Club provides multi-purpose services to enhance the quality of Senior Citizen life.

 The Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Michigan
Services include skilled nursing (rehabilitation, mental health, HIV/AIDS, cardiopulmonary and continence/wound/ostomy), high tech equipment, pediatrics, physical and occupational therapies, speech-language pathology, medical social work, nutrition counseling, home health aide services and hospice care.

Statewide Agencies

The ARC Michigan
A statewide organization that supports persons with developmental disabilities and their families. This network, with 48 local affiliated chapters and 6,000 family members, has been organized since teh early 1950's. The Arc Michigan focuses on enabling families, individuals with disabilities and local chapters to access services and supports, through which consumers may become more independent, productive and an integral part of their community.

 American Lung Association
ALAM is dedicated to the prevention of lung disease and the promotion of lung health through support of lifesaving research, education and advocacy. The association provides      program services for asthma and other lung diseases, smoking prevention and air quality.

Autism Society of Michigan
ASM assures full participatin and self-determination in every aspect of life for each individual. ASM, a statewide advocacy organization, represents persons with autism and their families through information and referral, educational training workshops, a resource      library, support to families, advocacy, consultation and technical assistance, and support      groups.

Childern's Charter of the Courts
A child advocacy organization that focuses on issues which bring young people in contact with the courts - especially as a result of child abuse and neglect. This work is accomplished through advocacy, professional education, community information, and by assisting communities in developing programs to meet local needs. Children's Charter is guided by placing a high value on safe, permanent homes for children.

Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan
The CLF serves children and adults with malignant, or potentially malignant, disorders of the blood, lymphatic system and bone marrow, such as leukemia, Hodgkin's Disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma.

Citizens for Better Care
This organization helps the almost 100,000 Michigan residents of nursing homes, homes for the aged and other adult care facilities and their families with information and advocacy to solve problems and improve the quality of their lives.

Epilepsy Center of Michigan
This Center is the only statewide nonprofit organization that focuses entirely on epilepsy. The Epilepsy Center provides seizure management, individual and family support, information and referral, employment, awareness and advocacy services for people with epilepsy, their families, and the public.

Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan
The Foundation exists to promote opportunities for improving the quality of life for all those affected by hemophilia, von Willebrand's disease, and related bleeding disorders including HIV/AIDS. HFM provides programs and services for all individuals and families in the bleeding disorder community with the ultimate goal of finding a cure.

Kenny Foundation
This Foundation is dedicated to breaking attitudinal, economic, informational, and physical barriers which prevent full access to people with mobility impairments by connecting buyers with sellers of adaptive equipment; providing disability awareness programs for children, barrier-free information, and disabilities publications; building ramps; and more.

Mental Health Association
Promotes mental wellness, prevention of mental illness and improved care and treatment of mentally ill persons. These goals are pursued through client referrals, self-help programs, public and consumer education, constituent advocacy, data analysis, and public policy advocacy.

Michigan Association for Deaf, Hearing, and Speech Services
MADHS is a statewide agency dedicated to improving the quality of life for deaf, hard of hearing, and speech impaired individuals. MADHS provides leadership through advocacy, public education, and statewide services to individuals, businesses, and organizations.

 Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders
Parents, professional workers, and concerned citizens join together as agency volunteers to encourage better community understanding of emotional problems and mental illnesses in children and to actively support a full range of mental health and educational services for them. Emphasis is given to family support activities.

Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency
The state's only citizen's organization devoted exclusively to assisting local communities in implementing programs and policies that will reduce crime and violence. Since 1956, the Council has provided local citizens and justic professionals with model programs, training, research, technical assistance and education in order to increase public safety.

Michigan League for Human Services
A statewide organization working to improve human services in Michigan through research, planning, information dissemination, advocacy and supoprt services to the state's nonprofit chartiable organizations.

 Michigan Legal Services     MLS is challenging the state's plan to virtually eliminate inpatient care and severely restrict other psychiatric services available to children with mental and severe emotional disabilities treated through the community mental health system. As a result of the pendency of this lawsuit, children across the state with severe impairments are achieving placements in residential treatment facilities. Statewide there are 125,000 children requiring these services.

 National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence of Michigan
NCADD/Michigan is a statewide voluntary agency combatting alcoholism and other drug treatment problems through support for prevention, education, and treatment. NCADD/Michigan services include a toll-free help line for information and referral, public education, research/advocacy, support services to local community service agencies and volunteer groups.

National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
The Foundation helps more people prevent, treat and cure kidney and urological diseases than any other voluntary health agency. Our multi-faceted programming ecompasses research, patient services, education, organ donor awareness and advocacy in order to serve the estimated one out of every eight Michigan residents who have kidney or urological disease.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Michigan Chapter, Inc
Serves people with multiple sclerosis, provides public awareness programs, and supports research into the cause and cure of MS. Services offered include information and referral, education, advocacy, medical equipment assitance, diagnosis, evaluation and treatment.

 Paws with a Cause
PAWS offers independence, dignity, and self-esteem to people with disabilities by training Assistance Dogs to become their hands, arms, legs and ears. PAWS gives demonstrations about the value of Assistance Dogs to more than a quarter of a million people each year. Taxpayers were saved nearly $15,000,000 in paid human attendance care by the use of PAWS dogs, 65% of which were rescued from animal shelters.

The United Cerebral Palsy Association of Michigan
The UCP is the statewide voice for 33,000 children and adults with cerebral palsy. UCP is committed to the values of self-determination and inclusion in all aspects of community life. UCP provides consumer education and rights training, general education, individual and systems advocacy and technical assistance.

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