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Family Support Services
Empowering Families with Essential Resources and Assistance
The Hispanic Center is committed to strengthening families in our community by providing vital support services. Our dedicated team assists individuals in completing crucial forms, such as those for food stamps, Medicare, and divorce proceedings. Additionally, we connect families with essential community resources, including clothing and food, to meet their basic needs and promote well-being.
Our navigation services are FREE!
If you are an agency that wants to refer someone to our services, please click here!
Navigation Services
*Case Management
If you are interested on applying for this services, you can make an appointment with our navigators and bring the Required Documents
Include Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, SER, Cash Assistance, WIC, Childcare
If you are interested on applying for this services, you can make an appointment with our navigators and bring the Required Documents
- Complete vital forms (medical, financial, legal, and/or general housing)
- Referrals for shelter, food, clothing, child needs, health and wellness, transportation
- Each Navigator has individual specialties, read their bios to learn a little more on what they do
Civil and Human Rights
Services
Required Documents
- All immigration forms they received from Boarder Agents (ICE)
- Identifications and birth certificates
- Proof of Address (if applicable)
Forms
- Alien’s change of Address card
- Immigration Court: Motion to change value
CHNV
- This program is for current or prospective sponsors and beneficiaries arriving in Michigan through the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan Paroles Program (CHNV). DHS has announced processes through which nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and their immediate family members, may request to come to the United States in a safe and orderly way. Qualified beneficiaries who are outside the United States and lack U.S. entry documents may be considered, on a case-by-case basis, for advanced authorization to travel and a temporary period of parole for up to two years for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.
FRP
- The family reunification parole (FRP) processes are available by invitation only to certain petitioners who filed an approved Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, on behalf of a principal beneficiary who is a national of Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, or Honduras, and their immediate family members. These processes allow an eligible beneficiary to be considered for parole into the United States on a case-by-case basis while they wait for their family-based immigrant visa to become available
Referrals to attorneys for legal representation
- Clients or families who are from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti or Honduras that want to apply for asylum for the first time, arriving to the US after January 1, 2023, can request a consultation with Olga, or they can contact one of the non-profit immigration agencies or a private attorney.
- If clients or families have a pending asylum case with an attorney, HCWM cannot take over the case.
Please contact Olga Martinez, Civil & Human Rights Advocate omartinez@hispanic-center.org (616) 742-0198
- Create Power of Attorney Letters (Travel, Medical, Financial, Property, Immigration support)
- Notarizations
- Referrals to attorneys for legal representation
- Complete Vital Forms:
- Passport applications
- Changes to birth record
- Affidavit of Paternity
- Quitclaim deeds
- Social Security application or card replacement
- Mexican Consulate Navigation
- Bus Trip to Mexican Consulate in Detroit
- Host Consulado Mobil
Programming
DHHS Partnership
DHHS will be at the Hispanic Center every Tuesday to help with the following services:
- Health Coverage
- Food Assistance Program (FAP)
- Cash Assistance
- Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
- Child Development & Care (CDC)
- State Emergency Relief (SER)
Appointments are available and walk-ins are welcome.
Questions? Or to make an appointment please call 616.742.0200.
1204 Cesar E. Chavez SW Ave
Questions? Or to make an appointment please call 616.742.0200.
1204 Cesar E. Chavez SW Ave
Ready by 5
Are you pregnant or have kids under 5? Our organization in partnership with Ready by Five is helping parents with navigating community resources. We clearly understand that each family has different needs.
Want to learn more about the program, please contact Marisol at 616.742.0200 or 231.680.0505 (TEXT) or by email mgarcia@hispanic-center.org
Empowering the Senior Community
At the Hispanic Center we stride in helping to empower the senior community. We assist in identifying services that cater to the unique needs of our senior population. These services focus on enhancing self-sufficiency, especially for Hispanic older adults with social needs residing in Kent County.
If you need assistance filling out a form or getting connected with one of the following resources listed on the flyer, please call us at 616.246.0574.
Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies
Extended Postpartum Medicaid Coverage in MichiganWhat you need to know:
Starting April 1, 2022, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is providing 12 months of continuous Medicaid coverage for postpartum care. This extension is designed to support new mothers and reduce postpartum health risks.
Who Is Eligible?
- All mothers who are enrolled in Medicaid during pregnancy.
- Coverage continues for a full year after childbirth, no matter any changes in your circumstances (like income).
- Children under 21 are also eligible for full Medicaid coverage.
Please visit us at the Hispanic Center (1204 Cesar E Chavez Ave SW) or call us at 616.742.0200 for more information.
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