Veterans Resources

Veterans Support and Resource Center

CapTel captioned telephones

Call: Jennifer Weallans at (248) 550-6866

Do you or your loved one struggle to hear on the phone? We would like to share an amazing resource that will greatly improve your ability to communicate over the phone and it’s FREE. Through the Americans with Disabilities Act, OEI provides a FREE CapTel captioned telephone for ANYONE at ANY age that has verified hearing loss, the internet, and a telephone line. A captioned telephone is a phone that comes with a screen that shows word-for-word what the other person is saying. It is 4 times as loud as a regular phone. It includes an answering machine. They provide FREE installation service to your home and even your work, if needed.

To learn more about the phone and it’s features please click HERE. Here is the form needed for hearing loss verification-it takes a signature from your audiologist, trained hearing professional or MD.

Common Ground

Common Ground provides a lifeline for individuals and families who are in crisis, victims of crime, persons with mental illness, people trying to cope with critical situations and runaway and homeless youths. You will find crisis response resources, support groups, shelters, classes, and much more on their website or by calling the number below.

Phone: 1-800-231-1127 (speak with someone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)

Website: Common Ground

Disability Network Oakland & Macomb

They are committed to promoting inclusion for all by breaking down barriers and opening paths towards independence and personal choice through resources, advocacy, information, support and education.
Website: Disability Network Oakland & Macomb

Great Lakes Loan Closets

An online resource to find used medical equipment.

The links for Michigan counties can be found at https://loanclosets.org/michigan

Lakeshore Legal Aid

Not-for-profit law firm, Lakeshore Legal Aid, offers a wide range of free civil legal services to low-income people and seniors in 46 Michigan counties. Examples of the types of legal matters we handle include, but are not limited to, divorce, custody, child support, food stamps, Medicaid, Disability, Social Security, senior exploitation- both financial or physical abuse, landlord tenant, mobile homes, eviction, foreclosure, land contracts, small estates, guardianship/conservatorship, probate law, domestic violence, stalking, personal protection orders, expungement.

For intake and to speak with an attorney, call the toll-free Counsel and Advocacy Law Line (888) 783-8190.

Monday - Thursday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Friday: 9 AM to 3 PM.

Website: Lakeshore Legal Aid

Macomb County Community Action

This website offers an array of resources geared toward persons of all ages who live in Macomb County Michigan.

Website: Macomb County Community Action

Make the Connection

Launched in 2011, MakeTheConnection.net connects Veterans, their family members and friends, and other advocates with mental health information, local resources, and inspiring stories of recovery. Visitors can find reliable information on how to cope with challenges such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, and transitioning from service.

Oakland County Resources

This website offers an array of resources geared toward persons of all ages who live in Oakland County Michigan.

Website: Oakland County Resources

Veterans Benefits

Link for Veterans to learn more about benefits.

Website: Veterans Affairs Compensation

Veterans Crisis Line

Website: Veterans Crisis Line

Phone: 1-800-273-8255