Bay County Resources - Financial Assistance
Cash Assistance & Family Independence Program (TANF)
Department of Human Services
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1399 W. Center Road
Essexville, MI 48732
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Phone: (989)
895-2100
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Service Description: Provides financial assistance to families with minor children.
Eligibility: Parents with children age 18 and younger who qualify based on monthly income.
Hours/Availability: 7:30 am – 12 noon & 1
pm – 5 pm, Monday – Friday. Intake hours are 7:45 am – 10:30 am
Application: Application required.
Credit Counseling & Debt Management
Greenpath Debt Solutions, Inc. Center #5
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4600 Fashion Square Blvd., Suite 110
Saginaw, MI 48604-2616
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Phone: (989) 793-5623
Toll-Free: 800-547-5005
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Service Description: Provides a free, confidential financial assessment, budget counseling, credit counseling, and housing counseling.
Eligibility: All eligible for free assessment and counseling.
Hours/Availability: 8am-5pm, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday; 8am-8pm, Tuesday.
Application: Call in.
Fees: None for basic services. There is a 25$ set up fee to enroll in the debt repayment program and a monthly fee based on ability to pay.
Unemployment Insurance
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency - Saginaw Problem Resolution Office
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614 Johnson Street
Saginaw, MI 48607
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Toll-Free File A Claim: 866-500-0017
Toll-Free MARVIN: 866-638-3993
Claimant Customer Relations Hotline: 800-638-3995
Employer Customer Relations Hotline: 800-638-3994
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Service Description: Provides unemployment insurance for eligible workers who have lost their jobs.
Eligibility: Call or submit application on-line to determine eligibility.
Hours/Availability: Problem Resolution Office: 8am-3pm, Monday-Friday. Toll-Free: 8am-7pm, Monday-Friday.
Application: Apply by telephone or on-line. Problem Resolution Office can meet with applicants in person.
Social Security Insurance
Social Security Administration - Bay City Office
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700 Forth Street
Bay City, MI 48708
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Phone: (989) 892-1578
Toll-Free Information: 800-772-1213
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Service Description: Provides retirement, survivors, and disability benefits to workers and their qualified dependents. Provides social security numbers and social security earnings history. Provides Medicare health insurance program to adults over age 65 years of age and certain disabled people. Runs the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to provide financial assistance to indigent, elderly, blind, and disabled persons. Provides lump sum death benefits of $255 to widows and qualified dependent children.
Eligibility: Varies based on individual programs.
Hours/Availability: Office: 9am-4pm, Monday-Friday. Telephone Information: 7am-7pm, daily.
Application: Application required. Call for information.