MICHIGAN RESOURCES
Foster Care Help in Michigan
Local foster care offices for 83 counties, how to become a foster parent, and free legal help. Everything is free — no account, no sign-up.
Foster care help
Thinking about fostering, or caring for a relative's child? Start here, then call your county office below.
How to become a foster parentFree legal help
5 free civil legal aid programs serve Michigan.
Local offices by county
LOCAL OFFICE · Alcona County
MDHHS – Alcona County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Alger County
MDHHS – Alger County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Allegan County
MDHHS – Allegan County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Alpena County
MDHHS – Alpena County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Antrim County
MDHHS – Antrim County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Arenac County
MDHHS – Arenac County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Baraga County
MDHHS – Baraga County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Barry County
MDHHS – Barry County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Bay County
MDHHS – Bay County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Benzie County
MDHHS – Benzie County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Berrien County
MDHHS – Berrien County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Branch County
MDHHS – Branch County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Calhoun County
MDHHS – Calhoun County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Cass County
MDHHS – Cass County Office
REGIONAL OFFICE · Charlevoix County
MDHHS – Charlevoix County Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
LOCAL OFFICE · Cheboygan County
MDHHS – Cheboygan County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Chippewa County
MDHHS – Chippewa County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Clare County
MDHHS – Clare County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Clinton County
MDHHS – Clinton County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Crawford County
MDHHS – Crawford County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Delta County
MDHHS – Delta County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Dickinson County
MDHHS – Dickinson County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Eaton County
MDHHS – Eaton County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Emmet County
MDHHS – Emmet County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Genesee County
MDHHS – Genesee County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Gladwin County
MDHHS – Gladwin County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Gogebic County
MDHHS – Gogebic County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Grand Traverse County
Grand Traverse County Probate Court — CASA
LOCAL OFFICE · Gratiot County
MDHHS – Gratiot County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Hillsdale County
MDHHS – Hillsdale County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Houghton County
MDHHS – Houghton County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Huron County
MDHHS – Huron County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Ingham County
MDHHS – Ingham County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Ionia County
MDHHS – Ionia County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Iosco County
MDHHS – Iosco County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Iron County
MDHHS – Iron County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Isabella County
MDHHS – Isabella County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Jackson County
MDHHS – Jackson County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Kalamazoo County
Kalamazoo CASA (9th Circuit Court, Family Division)
LOCAL OFFICE · Kalkaska County
MDHHS – Kalkaska County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Kent County
MDHHS – Kent County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Keweenaw County
MDHHS – Keweenaw County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Lake County
MDHHS – Lake County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Lapeer County
MDHHS – Lapeer County Office
REGIONAL OFFICE · Leelanau County
MDHHS – Leelanau County Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
LOCAL OFFICE · Lenawee County
MDHHS – Lenawee County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Livingston County
MDHHS – Livingston County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Luce County
MDHHS – Luce County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Mackinac County
MDHHS – Mackinac County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Macomb County
MDHHS – Macomb County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Manistee County
MDHHS – Manistee County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Marquette County
MDHHS – Marquette County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Mason County
MDHHS – Mason County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Mecosta County
MDHHS – Mecosta County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Menominee County
MDHHS – Menominee County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Midland County
MDHHS – Midland County Office
REGIONAL OFFICE · Missaukee County
MDHHS – Missaukee County Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
LOCAL OFFICE · Monroe County
MDHHS – Monroe County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Montcalm County
MDHHS – Montcalm County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Montmorency County
MDHHS – Montmorency County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Muskegon County
MDHHS – Muskegon County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Newaygo County
MDHHS – Newaygo County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Oakland County
MDHHS – Oakland County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Oceana County
MDHHS – Oceana County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Ogemaw County
MDHHS – Ogemaw County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Ontonagon County
MDHHS – Ontonagon County Office
REGIONAL OFFICE · Osceola County
MDHHS – Osceola County Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
LOCAL OFFICE · Oscoda County
MDHHS – Oscoda County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Otsego County
MDHHS – Otsego County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Ottawa County
MDHHS – Ottawa County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Presque Isle County
MDHHS – Presque Isle County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Roscommon County
MDHHS – Roscommon County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Saginaw County
MDHHS – Saginaw County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Sanilac County
MDHHS – Sanilac County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Schoolcraft County
MDHHS – Schoolcraft County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Shiawassee County
MDHHS – Shiawassee County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · St. Clair County
MDHHS – St. Clair County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · St. Joseph County
MDHHS – St. Joseph County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Tuscola County
MDHHS – Tuscola County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Van Buren County
MDHHS – Van Buren County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Washtenaw County
MDHHS – Washtenaw County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Wayne County
MDHHS – Wayne County Office
LOCAL OFFICE · Wexford County
MDHHS – Wexford County Office
Free legal help in Michigan
From the Legal Services Corporation's official grantee list.
Lakeshore Legal Aid
3 counties: Macomb County, Oakland County, Wayne County
Legal Aid of Western Michigan
17 counties: Allegan County, Berrien County, Cass County, Ionia County, Kalamazoo County, Kent County, Lake County, Mason County…
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan
14 counties: Arenac County, Bay County, Clare County, Genesee County, Gladwin County, Gratiot County, Huron County, Isabella County…
Legal Services of Northern Michigan, Inc.
36 counties: Alcona County, Alger County, Alpena County, Antrim County, Baraga County, Benzie County, Charlevoix County, Cheboygan County…
Michigan Advocacy Program
13 counties: Barry County, Branch County, Calhoun County, Clinton County, Eaton County, Hillsdale County, Ingham County, Jackson County…