Consumer Information Numbers Attorney General Consumer Protection 1-877-765-8388 Dept. of Human Services Fraud Hotline 1-800-222-8558 Insurance Information Hotline 1-800-777-8005 Low-Income Energy Assistance Program 1-800-292-5650 MDOT Pothole Hotline 1-888-296-4546 Michigan Dept. of Agriculture (Unsanitary grocery store complaints) 1-800-292-3939 MI Protection and Advocacy Services 1-800-288-5923 National Schizophrenia Foundation 1-800-482-9534 Office of Children’s Ombudsman 1-800-642-4326
Useful Numbers
Pollution Alert 1-800-292-4706 Public Services Commission (Handles utility company complaints) 1-800-292-9555 State Income Tax Information 1-800-827-4000 Unemployment Customer Relations 1-800-638-3994 Workers’ Compensation 1-888-396-5041
1-888-522-0103 Education 1-517-373-3324 Family Independence Agency 1-517-373-2035 Financial and Insurance Services 1-877-999-6442 Gaming Control Board 1-517-241-0040 History, Arts and Libraries 1-517-241-2236 Lottery 1-517-335-5600 Management and Budget 1-517-373-1004 Military and Veterans Affairs 1-517-481-8000 Natural Resources 1-517-373-2329 State 1-517-373-2510 State Police 1-517-332-2521 Supreme Court/ Friend of the Court 1-517-373-4835 Transportation 1-517-373-2090 Travel Michigan 1-888-784-7328 Treasury 1-517-373-3200
State Departments Agriculture 1-800-292-3939 Attorney General 1-877-765-8388 Center for Educational Performance and Information 1-517-335-0505 Civil Rights 1-313-456-3700 Community Health 1-517-373-0408 Economic Development Corporation
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley 170 Aprill Drive Suite A Ann Arbor
The ReStore and the administrative offices are at the same location. Office: 677-1558 ReStore: 822-1530 Web site: www.h4h.org abitat for Humanity of Huron Valley is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization that works to eliminate poverty housing, building and renovating homes in partnership with families who demonstrate need and a willingness to help to build a home of their own. With safe, decent and affordable housing, families are bet-
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ter able to concentrate on parenting, employment, education and community involvement. Each Habitat construction site provides a setting for people to work side by side in partnership with future homeowners. Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley depends on volunteer labor and tax-deductible donations of cash, building materials, professional services and property. Habitat homeowners qualify for an interest-free mortgage from Habitat, make a modest down payment, and put in at least 300 hours per adult household member of “sweat equity.” With the help of thousands of volunteers, Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley has built more than 80 homes in Washtenaw County since 1990.
Consumer Hotlines Child Abuse/Parent Hotline 1-800-942-4357 Consumer Protection 1-877-382-4357 Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 Job Accommodation Network 1-800-526-7234 Elder Abuse and Neglect 1-800-996-6228 State Auto Regulations 1-800-292-4204 Travel Bureau 1-800-543-2937
Senior Hotlines Alzheimer’s Association 1-800-272-3900 American Cancer Society 1-800-ACS-2345 American Council of the Blind 1-800-424-8666 30
American Diabetes Association 1-800-232-3472 American Parkinson’s Disease Association 1-800-223-2732 Arbor Hospice and Home Care 1-888-992-2273 Arthritis Foundation 1-800-283-7800 Auto Repair Complaints 1-800-292-4204 Cancer Information Service 1-800-422-6237 Center for Independent Living 1-734-971-0277 Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation 1-800-225-0292 Dental Association for Seniors 1-800-589-2632 Eldercare Locator 1-800-677-1116 Energy Assistance 1-800-292-5650 Hospice 1-800-331-1620 Lawyer Referral 1-800-968-0738 Legal Hotline for Seniors 1-800-347-5297 Medicare Inquiry 1-800-633-4227 Michigan Insurance Bureau 1-877-999-6442 Michigan Parkinson’s Foundation 1-800-852-9781 National Hospice Organization 1-800-658-8898 Nursing Home Inquiries/ Complaints 1-800-882-6006 Home Heating Credit (Form) 1-800-367-6263 Senior Eye Care 1-800-222-3937 Social Security 1-800-772-1213 Taxpayer Assistance (State) 1-800-487-7000 Taxpayer Information (Federal) 1-800-829-1040 Utilities (Public Service Commission) 1-800-292-9555