current agencies
 Current Agencies and Representatives
on the Barry ISD Interagency Coordinating Council
Duane
Secord,
Developmental Disabilities
Program Coordinator
Barry County Mental Health
915 W. Green St.
Hastings, MI 49058
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Family
Nutrition Program
Barry County Cooperative
Extension
220 W. Court St.
Hastings, MI 49058 |
Richard
Hall, Coordinator
Children's Special Health Care
110 W. Center St.
Hastings, MI 49058 |
Steve
Colver, Assistant
Superintendent
Barry Intermediate School District
535 W. Woodlawn
Hastings, MI 49058
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Beth
Smith, Area Program
Coordinator, Headstart
450 Meadow Run #4
Hastings, MI 49058 |
Bob
Meppelink, Services Supervisor
Barry County Family
Independence Agency (FIA)
430 Barfield
Hastings, MI 49058
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Gina
McMahon,
Outreach Counselor
421 South Park
Hastings, Michigan 49058 |
Macey
Vliek,
Michigan School Readiness
Hastings Area Schools
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Carol
VanDenBerg,
School Psychologist
Barry Intermediate School District
535 W. Woodlawn
Hastings, MI 49058 |
Linda
Talpos DeWitt, Parent
3485 Heath Road
Hastings, MI 49058 |
Dr.
Carrie Wilgus,
Hastings Pediatrics
1005 W. Green St.
Hastings, MI 49058
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Susan
Silver, Parent
206 E. North St.
Hastings, MI 49058 |
Tim
McMahon, Caseworker/Supervisor
Barry County Probate Court
220 W. Court
Hastings, MI 49058
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Marianne
Shruckmeyer,
Michigan School Readiness
Delton Pre-School |
Dawn
Coltson, Early On Coordinator
Barry Intermediate School District
535 W. Woodlawn
Hastings, MI 49058 |
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Financial
Assistance
Financial Assistance
Barry
County Family
Independence Agency
(formerly Department of
Social Services)
430 Barfield
Hastings, MI 49058
269.948.3200
Hours: Mon through Fri
7:30 am - 5:00 pm |
State
Emergency Relief (SER)
(Formerly AFDC)
Offers money to eligible families with children who need support. These families need help
because one or both parents are gone, out of work, or are too ill to work. |
Food
Stamps
Allows a needy person or group
of persons living in the same household
to buy food with special coupons.
Hotline number after hours: 948.3200. |
Medicaid
(MA)
Pays for many types of medical care. |
Home
Service
Available services: personal care,
preparing meals, housecleaning, other
tasks or errands such as shopping,
laundry, caring for a service dog for
the blind, visually impaired, or disabled. |
Day Care
Day care financial assistance
and resource information. |
Social
Security Administration
1 Monroe Center
Suite 400
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
1.800.772.1213
Hours: M-F 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Representative at Barry County
Family Independence Agency every
3rd Monday of the month, 9:00 am -
12:00 noon. Offers Social Security
benefits (Social Security Income
& Social Security Disability Income)
to disabled children and adults, and
death benefits to survivors (spouse
and children). People who are eligible for
these benefits may also be eligible
to receive Medicaid. |
Children's
Special Health Care Services (CSHCS)
Barry-Eaton District Health Department
110 W. Center St.
Hastings, MI 49058
269.945.9516
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Call for an appointment
Offers to help families with a child with handicaps or chronic health problems. Includes
help paying medical bills, paying for medical supplies, and paying for traveling expenses
to special doctors and hospitals |
Hill
Burton Act
1.800.638.0742
Help with hospital bills for qualified persons |
Mich-Care
Barry-Eaton District Health Department
330 W. Woodlawn Ave.
Hastings, MI 49058
269.945.9516
Medicaid program based on income, that provides assistance for medical care. Pregnant
women until 2 months postpartum, and children under age 16. |
Caring
Program for Children
600 E. Lafayette Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226
1.800.543.7765
A Blue Cross/Blue Shield of
Michigan Health Care Program
Free health care coverage for uninsured
kids Eligible persons are children under
19 who don't qualify for Medicaid, Medicare,
or employer-sponsored health coverage, and whose families meet income requirements. |
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Transportation
Transportation
Barry
County Transit
269.948.8098
Hours: 6:00 am - 5:00 pm (Must call by 5:00)
Prefer 24 hour notice (computerized dispatch)
Fee required depending on distance
Children and senior discounts available |
Love,
Inc.
305 S. Michigan
Hastings, MI 49058
269.948.9555
Hours: Mon - Fri 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Through area churches |
Jaycees'
Car Seat Program
For more information call Deb Kalmink
at 945.5847 or 945.9561
Low cost car seat rental
Infant through Toddler
Rent by the month or just a weekend |
Barry
County Family Independence Agency
620 Barfield
Hastings, MI 49058
269.948.3259
Hours: Mon - Fri 7:30 am - 5:00 PM
Volunteer services |
Traffic
Safety Information Center
1.800.626.INFO (4636)
Provides a separate safety seat loaner guide |
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