Qualified public behavioral-health, substance-use, developmental-disability, youth, family, peer, and recovery pathway - Chippewa County; assessment, eligibility, insurance, referral, and capacity rules apply
Hiawatha Behavioral Health Community Services
Hiawatha describes adult, youth, developmental-disability, integrated-recovery, and family supports for residents of Chippewa, Mackinac, and Schoolcraft counties. Call 906-632-2805 or 800-839-9443 to ask about current services and referrals; it is not organizing or cleanup.
Behavioral-health information, complaint, recipient-rights, and care-navigation pathway - Eastern Upper Peninsula; service, privacy, grievance, and program rules apply
Hiawatha Behavioral Health Customer Service
Hiawatha's customer-service pathway helps people ask questions about behavioral-health resources, treatment concerns, and recipient rights. The Sault Ste. Marie customer-service contact is listed at 906-635-3707. This is not emergency response, hoarding support, or cleanup.
Public WIC, immunization, maternal-child, sexual-health, harm-reduction, school-health, and prevention pathway - Chippewa County; program, appointment, eligibility, and capacity rules apply
Chippewa County Health Department Family and Community Services
The county health department lists WIC, immunizations, maternal and infant programs, sexual health, harm reduction, school-based health, and prevention services. Call 906-635-1566 to confirm current appointments and eligibility; it is not emergency care or a cleanup provider.
Local housing-instability, emergency-shelter, affordable-housing, and stabilization pathway - Chippewa County; assessment, eligibility, documentation, funding, and capacity rules apply
CLMCAA Housing and Emergency Shelter
CLMCAA describes a multifaceted housing program for housing instability and homelessness and lists West Bridge Apartments in Sault Ste. Marie. Call 906-632-3363 to ask about current assessments, shelter, applications, and housing-stabilization options; availability is not guaranteed.
Income-qualified home-energy conservation, weatherization, home-repair, and housing-stability pathway - Eastern Upper Peninsula; income, ownership or tenancy, inspection, waitlist, and funding rules apply
CLMCAA Weatherization and Home Repair
CLMCAA describes free weatherization and related home-repair services for eligible Michigan homeowners and renters. Call 906-632-3363 to confirm current eligibility, inspection, landlord-permission, and scope rules; it is not whole-home cleanup or emergency repair.
Senior congregate meals, home-delivered meals, in-home personal care, homemaking, and adult-day pathway - Chippewa County; age, homebound, assessment, donation, and capacity rules apply
CLMCAA Senior Meals and In-Home Services
CLMCAA lists delivered meals, congregate meals, in-home personal care, adult day care, and homemaking assistance. Call 906-632-3363 to ask about current Chippewa County senior services, assessments, and meal access; services are not emergency response or hoarding support.
Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher pathway with income and screening rules - Sault Ste. Marie; application, household, property, waitlist, and availability rules apply
Sault Ste. Marie Housing Commission Programs
The Housing Commission describes public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs and says eligible households may pay no more than 30% of adjusted monthly income for rent. Call 906-635-5841 to confirm current applications, waitlists, accessibility, and availability.
Local benefits, food, community-action, tribal, senior-meal, and transportation referral pathway - Sault Ste. Marie; provider eligibility, schedule, and capacity rules vary
Sault Ste. Marie Housing Commission Local Resources
The Housing Commission's local-resources page points residents toward MDHHS benefits, Sault Tribe Anishnaabek Community and Family Services, CLMCAA programs, senior meals, food pantries, and public transportation. Use the page as a referral map and confirm each provider directly before relying on it.
Scheduled rural bus, ferry, and accessible transportation pathway - Chippewa and Luce counties; route, reservation, fare, weather, and capacity rules apply
EUPTA Bus and Rural Transportation
EUPTA publishes bus connections between Sault Ste. Marie and Kincheloe, island ferry service, and current delay or cancellation notices. Call 906-632-2898 and confirm schedules, pickup points, fare, accessibility, and weather changes before traveling.
Non-emergency medical-transportation planning and travel-training pathway - Eastern Upper Peninsula; insurance, eligibility, reservation, and trip rules apply
EUPTA Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
EUPTA explains how people can coordinate non-emergency medical transportation through insurance, DHHS, UPCAP, UPHP, MyMichigan, or Sault Tribe Transportation. If uninsured, call the Mobility Manager at 906-632-2898 and confirm the current route; this does not serve emergencies.
Official city waste, recycling, landfill, household-hazardous-waste, permits, property, and service-request pathway - Sault Ste. Marie; accepted materials, schedule, fee, permit, and jurisdiction rules apply
City of Sault Ste. Marie Waste and Property Services
The city provides current information about garbage, recycling, landfill, household hazardous waste, service requests, building permits, and public works. Use the city site to identify the correct municipal path; city services are not a private cleanup or hoarding-support provider.
Tribal human-services, advocacy, child-placement, direct-services, and family-support pathway - Sault Tribe service area; tribal program, eligibility, privacy, and capacity rules apply
Sault Tribe Anishnaabek Community and Family Services
Sault Tribe's Anishnaabek Community and Family Services provides human and social services through advocacy, child-placement, and direct-service programs. The Housing Commission lists 906-632-5250 for ACFS; ask about current eligibility and referrals. This is not emergency response or cleanup.
Tribal transportation, elder medical rides, behavioral-health transportation, and regional transit-navigation pathway - Sault Tribe service area; tribal eligibility, scheduling, and capacity rules apply
Sault Tribe Regional Transportation
Sault Tribe describes transportation coordination with EUPTA, CLMCAA Dial-A-Ride, and other regional services, plus medical-ride options for elders and behavioral-health support. Call 906-635-6050 or ask the tribe to confirm the current program and eligibility; it is not emergency transport.
Free civil legal advice and representation pathway for eligible clients - Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counties; issue, income, merits, funding, and service-area rules apply
Legal Services of Northern Michigan
Legal Services of Northern Michigan describes free civil legal advice and representation for eligible clients, including housing, benefits, family, and consumer matters. Its Sault Ste. Marie office serves Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counties; call 906-632-3361 to confirm intake. It is not emergency response or housing placement.
State food, health, cash, family, and adult-service benefits pathway - Michigan, including Chippewa County; income, household, work-rule, documentation, and recertification rules apply
Michigan DHHS Food and Benefits Programs
Michigan DHHS and MI Bridges provide the application pathway for Food Assistance and other state programs. Review current rules before applying and ask the Chippewa County office or 211 for application-navigation help. Approval and benefit levels are not guaranteed.
State housing-assessment, homelessness-response, eviction-prevention, and coordinated-entry pathway - Michigan, including Chippewa County; assessment, documentation, funding, and capacity rules apply
Michigan Housing Stability and HARA Help
Michigan's housing-assessment system connects people facing homelessness or housing instability with local coordinated-entry resources. Review the current help page or call 211 to identify the Chippewa County pathway; it does not guarantee shelter, rent assistance, or housing.
State legal-information, forms, self-help, housing, benefits, domestic-violence, and court-navigation pathway - Michigan, including Chippewa County; legal issue, filing, eligibility, and court rules apply
Michigan Legal Help - Self-Help Resources
Michigan Legal Help offers legal information and forms for housing, benefits, safety, family, and court questions, plus a Guide to Legal Help. It does not provide legal advice or guarantee representation; use its county and topic tools to identify possible next steps.
Private-pay hoarding and clutter support pathway for individuals, families, and practical assistance; scope, fees, scheduling, and service availability require confirmation
The Peer Tree
The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for hoarding and clutter support when a situation is outside grant-funded services or calls for ongoing practical help. Ask about current support groups, sorting or organizing assistance, decluttering, deep cleaning, or support for friends and family. This is not emergency response, therapy, housing placement, or a promise that a particular service is available in Chippewa County.
Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and friends or family supporters - online; current account, feature, group, cost, and availability terms apply; not therapy or emergency support
Unburied
Unburied, owned by The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, structured tools, groups, and separate personal and supporter experiences. It can be used from Sault Ste. Marie or elsewhere, but it is not therapy, clinical care, crisis response, emergency service, housing placement, or cleanup.
Free, confidential, 24/7 navigation for food, housing, utilities, health, transportation, legal, and human services - Chippewa County and statewide; provider rules and capacity vary
Michigan 211 Local Referral Search
Use 211 when you are not sure which Chippewa County agency fits. Ask specifically for current options for housing, shelter, food, utility help, transportation, benefits, legal information, disability, or caregiver support, then confirm the details directly with the provider.