Agency:

 

American Red Cross

Address:

 

220 W. Main Street

 

 

Midland

 

 

MI 48640

Telephone:

 

888-779-8065

Website

 

 

 

 

 

Program:

 

Armed Forces Emergency Service

Contact:

 

Mary Koskela

Direct Telephone:

 

 

Description:

 

Provides emergency communications between families and members in the armed forces for birth, death, serious illness, and other emergencies as well as health and welfare inquiries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligibility:

 

 

income:

 

 

age:

 

 

gender:

 

 

other:

 

x

specify:

 

active military service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Contact:

 

 

phone call:

 

x

walk-in:

 

 

appointment:

 

 

referral:

 

 

Method of Payment:

 

 

no charge:

 

x

insurance:

 

 

sliding scale:

 

 

recommended contribution:

 

 

Application form:

 

 

Transportation available:

 

 

Childcare available:

 

 

Handicapper accessible:

 

 

 

 

 

Program:

 

First Aid, AEO and CPR Training

Contact:

 

Jill Dougherty

Direct Telephone:

 

 

Description:

 

Provides all levels of Red Cross First Aid and CPR Training (fee for training)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligibility:

 

 

income:

 

 

age:

 

 

gender:

 

 

other:

 

 

specify:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Contact:

 

 

phone call:

 

x

walk-in:

 

x

appointment:

 

 

referral:

 

x

Method of Payment:

 

 

no charge:

 

 

insurance:

 

 

sliding scale:

 

 

recommended contribution:

 

x

Application form:

 

 

Transportation available:

 

 

Childcare available:

 

 

Handicapper accessible:

 

x

 

 

 

Program:

 

HIV/AIDS Education

Contact:

 

Jill Dougherty

Direct Telephone:

 

 

Description:

 

Provides HIV/AIDS prevention education classes to schools, community groups, and worksites (fee structure for worksites)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligibility:

 

 

income:

 

 

age:

 

 

gender:

 

 

other:

 

 

specify:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Contact:

 

 

phone call:

 

x

walk-in:

 

 

appointment:

 

 

referral:

 

 

Method of Payment:

 

 

no charge:

 

x

insurance:

 

 

sliding scale:

 

 

recommended contribution:

 

 

Application form:

 

 

Transportation available:

 

 

Childcare available:

 

 

Handicapper accessible:

 

x

 

 

 

Program:

 

Disaster Assistance

Contact:

 

Mary Koskela

Direct Telephone:

 

 

Description:

 

Provides food, clothing, temporary shelter, and other emergency needs for victims of major disasters such as floods, tornadoes, windstorms, and other community catastrophes.  Also assists with single family fires to those without personal resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligibility:

 

 

income:

 

 

age:

 

 

gender:

 

 

other:

 

x

specify:

 

Victims of disaster qualify based on need

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Contact:

 

 

phone call:

 

x

walk-in:

 

 

appointment:

 

 

referral:

 

 

Method of Payment:

 

 

no charge:

 

x

insurance:

 

 

sliding scale:

 

 

recommended contribution:

 

 

Application form:

 

 

Transportation available:

 

 

Childcare available:

 

 

Handicapper accessible:

 

 

 

 

 

Program:

 

Safety Town

Contact:

 

Jill Dougherty

Direct Telephone:

 

 

Description:

 

Safety skills including playground safety, poison and stranger awareness, basic home first aid, and fire escape covered in a three-day summer camp format

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligibility:

 

 

income:

 

 

age:

 

x

gender:

 

 

other:

 

 

specify:

 

Entering kindergarten in fall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Contact:

 

 

phone call:

 

x

walk-in:

 

 

appointment:

 

 

referral:

 

 

Method of Payment:

 

 

no charge:

 

 

insurance:

 

 

sliding scale:

 

 

recommended contribution:

 

x

Application form:

 

x

Transportation available:

 

 

Childcare available:

 

 

Handicapper accessible:

 

 

 

 

 

Program:

 

Talking Newspaper

Contact:

 

Judy Leach

Direct Telephone:

 

 

Description:

 

For the blind, visually impaired, and physically handicapped, articles from the Midland Daily News are recorded on tape cassettes and sent to clients' homes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligibility:

 

 

income:

 

 

age:

 

 

gender:

 

 

other:

 

x

specify:

 

Visually impaired/physically handicapped

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Contact:

 

 

phone call:

 

x

walk-in:

 

 

appointment:

 

 

referral:

 

x

Method of Payment:

 

 

no charge:

 

x

insurance:

 

 

sliding scale:

 

 

recommended contribution:

 

 

Application form:

 

 

Transportation available:

 

 

Childcare available:

 

 

Handicapper accessible:

 

 

 

 

 

Program:

 

Workplace CPR and First Aid

Contact:

 

Mike Zink

Direct Telephone:

 

 

Description:

 

Teaches first aid, AEO, and CPR in a workplace setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligibility:

 

 

income:

 

 

age:

 

 

gender:

 

 

other:

 

 

specify:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Contact:

 

 

phone call:

 

x

walk-in:

 

 

appointment:

 

 

referral:

 

 

Method of Payment:

 

 

no charge:

 

insurance:

 

 

sliding scale:

 

 

recommended contribution:

 

X 

Application form:

 

 

Transportation available:

 

 

Childcare available:

 

 

Handicapper accessible:

 

 

Program:

 

Animal Therapy

Contact:

 

Mary Kosela

Direct Telephone:

 

 

Description:

 

Provides education and evaluation of domestic pets and their handlers to visit local health care facilities.  All successful candidates of the program are certified by the Delta Society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligibility:

 

 

income:

 

 

age:

 

 

gender:

 

 

other:

 

x

specify:

 

Handler must be >15, pet at least 1 year old.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Contact:

 

 

phone call:

 

x

walk-in:

 

 

appointment:

 

 

referral:

 

Method of Payment:

 

 

no charge:

 

insurance:

 

 

sliding scale:

 

 

recommended contribution:

 

$85.00 

Application form:

 

 

Transportation available:

 

 

Childcare available:

 

 

Handicapper accessible:

 

 

 

 

 

Program:

 

Pet First Aid

Contact:

 

Janet Fergin

Direct Telephone:

 

 

Description:

 

Teaches pet owners techniques and skills to recognize and react to emergencies until veterinarian care can be provided.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligibility:

 

 

income:

 

 

age:

 

11 years 

gender:

 

 

other:

 

 

specify:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Contact:

 

 

phone call:

 

x

walk-in:

 

 

appointment:

 

 

referral:

 

 

Method of Payment:

 

 

no charge:

 

insurance:

 

 

sliding scale:

 

 

recommended contribution:

 

X 

Application form:

 

 

Transportation available:

 

 

Childcare available:

 

 

Handicapper accessible:

 

X 
 

Program:

 

Babysitter's Training

Contact:

 

Jill Dougherty

Direct Telephone:

 

 

Description:

 

Trains youth, ages 11-18 in babysitting skills, such as first aid, safe play, and diapering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligibility:

 

 

income:

 

 

age:

 

X 

gender:

 

 

other:

 

specify:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Contact:

 

 

phone call:

 

x

walk-in:

 

x 

appointment:

 

 

referral:

 

Method of Payment:

 

 

no charge:

 

insurance:

 

 

sliding scale:

 

 

recommended contribution:

 

x 

Application form:

 

 

Transportation available:

 

 

Childcare available:

 

 

Handicapper accessible: