Early On of Barry County

Parent Support
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Alpha Woman's Center - Hastings
Clothing (0-24 months and maternity)
Emergency baby food/formula
Family Planning
114 E. State St. Ste. 13
Hastings, MI 49058
269.948.9013
Alpha Woman's Center - Wayland
Clothing (0-24 months and maternity)
Emergency baby food/formula
Family Planning
117 S. Main Ste. 4
Wayland, MI 49348
269.792.0333
Barry Community Parent
Support Group
Barry Intermediate School District
535 W. Woodlawn
Hastings, MI 49058
269.945.9545 ext 133
For parents of special needs
children. Monthly meetings,
call for dates and times.		 Salvation Army Booth Family Services
1215 E. Fulton
Grand Rapids, Mi 49503
616.459.9468
Kindred Home (independent living
program for teen parents)
Pregnant and parenting teen program
Prenatal and family practice clinic
Foster Grandparent Program
Community Action Agency
107 S. Jefferson
Hastings, Mi 49058
269.948.4260
Provides "grandparent" support in
selected daycare centers and classrooms.
A transportation/food stipend is offered to participating low-income seniors.		 CHADD Support Group
(Children & Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder)
Call Anita Cullers at 948.8234 for
Hastings Chapter
A national organization
Meetings on third Thursday each month at 1st Methodist Church from 7-9 pm
Family Support Network
1.800.359.3722
TDD 1.800.788.7889
A statewide family information and
support network for parents of children
with all kinds of special health needs.
Parent to Parent provides support for
parents of children with special needs.
Contact Michelle Miller for Barry County
at 269.664.4399		 Parent Helpline
1.800.942.HELP (4357)
Support for overwhelmed parents
24 hour service
Epilepsy Center of Michigan
26211 Central Park Blvd., Suite 1090
Southfield, MI 48076
1.800.377.6226
Hours: Mon - Fri  8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Call for information and support group
locations
Newsletter		 Michigan Parkinson's Foundation
3990 John R.
Detroit, MI 48201
1.800.952.9781
Hours: Mon - Fri  8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Call for information and support group locations
Provide some medication assistance and adult day care
The ARC - Family Information
Exchange The Connection Network
333 S. Washington Square., Suite 200
Lansing, MI 48933
1.800.292.7851
Sets up an online computer network,
allowing parents of special needs
children to communicate about concerns.		 Perform
1.800.552.4821
Information and support resource for families of children with special needs in Michigan.
Down Syndrome Support Group
Calhoun County Chapter
Sandy Drikakis: 269.962.2698 or
Mary Spencer: 616.969.0588
Monthly meetings, quarterly newsletter		 Barry Community Hospice
450 Meadow Run., PO Box 380
Hastings, MI 49058
269.948.8452
Hours: Mon - Fri 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Mothers United for Moral
Support (MUMS)
c/o Julie Gordon
150 Custer Court
Green Bay, WI 54301-1243
920.336.5333
National Parent to Parent organization
for parents or child care providers of
a child with any disability, disorder, chromosomal abnormality or
health condition.Networking system that matches parents to other parents
whose children have the same or similar condition. Through a database of
over 4800 families covering over 1200
disorders, vary rare syndromes or
conditions can be matched.
Quarterly newsletter		 Michigan Self-Help Clearing House
106 W. Allegan, Suite 300
Lansing, MI 48933
1.800.777.5556 or 517.484.7373
Provides information to help parents find local support groups
Kinship Care
Commission On Aging
Hastings, MI 49058
Contact Janet Goforth at 269.948.4865 or 269.765.5186
Support for guardians/caretakers of
children under the age of 18
Monthly support group - 2nd Tuesday
each month, 7:00 pm at above address
Personal contact at home or in office
Service Coordination
Emotional Support		 Discovering Me
220 W. Court St.
Hastings, MI 49058
269.948.4866
10 week sessions on variety of topics
Day care provided
Pre-registration is required
Women's Place
315 W. Center
269.948.4866
Support Group for women and
pre-registration required

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Medical Support/Information
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Maternal Support Services (MSS)
Barry-Eaton District Health Department
330 W. Woodlawn Ave.
Hastings, MI 49058
269.945.9516
Provides prenatal teaching, dietician, and
social work resources before baby is born
May have financial support for
Lamaze classes
 National Organization for Rare Disorders
PO Box 8923
New Fairfield, CT 06812-8923
1.800.999.NORD (6673)
Hours: Mon - Fri  9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Clearing house on specific rare disorders
Referrals to known support groups
Medication assistance programs
American Cancer Society
400 Ann St., NE, Suite 202
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
269.945.4107
(in Hastings, calls will forward
to Kent County)
Hours: Mon - Fri  8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Mobility impairment:
information and referral

Equipment connection: statewide
listing of adaptive equipment (i.e.
wheelchairs, lifts, vans, children's
equipment) that is donated or for sale
Attitudes: a disability awareness
program for children, provides speaks
for grade school classrooms
Quarterly newsletter
Video loan library
20 different resource lists
Handicap parking cards

 Durable Medical Equipment
Easter Seals
4065 Saladin Drive SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
616.942.2081
1.800.292.2729
Loan closet for medical equipment
Some financial assistance available for purchasing
Library of Michigan for the Blind
and the Physically Handicapped
1.800.992.9012
Hours: Mon - Fri  9:00 am - 5:00 pm
 Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
6350 N. Andrews
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
1.800.441.7055
Hours: Mon - Fri  9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Mary Free Bed Hospital
& Rehabilitation Center
235 Wealthy SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616.242.0300		 Physically Impaired Association of Michigan
(PIAM Assistance Center)
1023 S. US 27
St. John, MI 48879
1.800.274.7426
Hours: Mon - Fri  8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Information on adaptive devices
Listing of vendors
Publications
Media Center for the Blind
Living & Learning Resource Center
Southwest Rehabilitation Hospital
183 West Street
Battle Creek, MI 49017
Hours: Mon - Fri  8:00 am - 4:30 pm
269.965.3206
All ages
Audiology (Deaf Services)
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Medicaid accepted

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Dental
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Love, Inc.
305 S. Michigan
Hastings, MI 49058
269.948.9555
Hours: Mon - Fri  10:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Dental
Vision
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Library of Michigan for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Talking Books Program
1.800.992.9012 (Lansing)
Call for application
Library will provide equipment for listening
to the books on tape, at no cost. Tapes are loaned out via the US Postal Service at no
charge to the client.

National Association for the
Visually Handicapped
New York   212.889.3141
Large print books, visual aids,
support groups

Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
1.800.221.4792
Books on tape (4-track player needed)
Textbooks and novels

 Love, Inc.
305 S. Michigan
Hastings, MI 49058
269.948.9555
Hours: Mon - Fri  10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Will work with Lions Clubs

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Medical Supplies
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White & White
98 E. Fulton
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616.956.7600
1.800.968.7600
Hours: Mon - Fri  9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Home medical care equipment: sales,
rentals, service
Pharmacy
Rehabilitation Department: custom
wheelchair carts, etc.
Complete respiratory department
(oxygen) Handles insurance billing		 Airway Oxygen
2935 Madison SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548
616.247.3900
1.800.632.0730
Medical Home Care Company that provides medical supplies and equipment, including dressing supplies, beds, walkers, wheelchairs, diabetic supplies, etc.
24 hour driver and clinical therapist available
medicaid and most insurances accepted

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Nursing
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Barry-Eaton District Health Department
330 W. Woodlawn Ave.
Hastings, MI 49058
269.945.9516
Hours: Mon - Fri  8:00 am - 5:00 pm
In home nursing care (Home Health Program)

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Family Planning
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Alpha Woman's Center - Hastings
Clothing (0-24 months and maternity)
Emergency baby food/formula
Family Planning
114 E. State St. Ste. 13
Hastings, MI 49058
269.948.9013
Alpha Woman's Center - Wayland
Clothing (0-24 months and maternity)
Emergency baby food/formula
Family Planning
117 S. Main Ste. 4
Wayland, MI 49348
269.792.0333
Barry-Eaton District Health Department
Family Planning Clinic
330 W. Woodlawn Ave.
Hastings, MI 49058
269.945.9516
Hours: Call for appointment		 Planned Parenthood Centers of West Michigan, Inc.
425 Cherry SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-4691
616.459.3101
Hours: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Planned Parenthood Centers of South Central Michigan, Inc.
Reproductive Health Care Center
4201 W. Michigan
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
269.372.1205
Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri  -
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Tues & Thur  8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday  9:30 am - Noon
Crisis Pregnancy Center
435 Whitcomb St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
269.345.0725
Hours: Mon & Thur 
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tues, Wed, Fri  11:00 am - 4:00 pm

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