Community Connections

What is Community Connections? 

Community Connections is a free program that provides assistance connecting resources to adults, children, and families. Services are provided with supportive phone calls, office visits, and home visits by a community health worker, nurse, and/or social worker.

What are the benefits of participating? 

Participants receive assistance connecting with health care, dental care, and other community resources to improve their health. 

Participants can be connected to:

  • Medical and dental care
  • Finding you a doctor, dentist, or mental health therapist       
  • Answering questions about wellness or being sick
  • Immunizations
  • Answering questions about family planning
  • Enrollment in health insurance
  • Finding a place to live 
  • Buying, fixing, and eating healthy foods
  • Changes that you decide to make to be healthy, such as quitting or cutting down on smoking, alcohol, or drugs
  • Your concerns about abuse or violence in your life
  • Finding translation services
  • Connecting you with community services like GED education classes, employment opportunities, food pantries that give out free food, or heat and electricity resources
  • Exploring transportation assistance

Who is eligible? 

Any adult, child, or family living in counties:

  • Alcona
  • Alpena
  • Antrim
  • Arenac
  • Benzie
  • Charlevoix
  • Cheboygan
  • Clare
  • Crawford
  • Emmet
  • Gladwin
  • Grand Traverse 
  • Iosco
  • Isabella
  • Kalkaska
  • Lake
  • Leelanau
  • Manistee
  • Mason
  • Mecosta
  • Missaukee
  • Montmorency
  • Newaygo
  • Oceana
  • Ogemaw
  • Osceola
  • Oscoda
  • Otsego
  • Presque Isle
  • Roscommon
  • Wexford

Contact:

Call at 833-674-2159 and submit the completed electronic referral form.

Downloads: 

Community Connections


Community Connections map