Resources

• Michigan Alliance For Families Workshops are designed to focus on student discipline and mental health needs of students who have disabilities: Sterling and Clinton Township.
• CARE of Southeastern Michigan offers a variety of resources and supports to students, parents, and families.  These include Parenting Classes and the Student Assistance Program.  The Student Assistance Program is open to any Lake Shore Schools student and their family. Here is information on the program and a link to the CARE website page about the program.
  • Click here for a copy of CARE’s Summer programs. All Camp/Academy are FREE and open to all students in the community. 
• Right Connection Resource Directory - This is a user-friendly directory of free, low-cost and unique human services for Macomb County families - 

• Commonwealth is a free community well-being bulletin board which allows users to find activities, resources, and support.

• Suicide Prevention

• Homeless? Have questions? Contact LSPS Homeless Liaison Veronica Robinson @ 586.285.8610. Keeping your child in school is our #1 concern. Homeless Resource Information or Events:
  • MISD Homeless Resources
  • Warming Centers
  • Julie's List
  • REFUGE Information

• United Way - 211 call center is open 24/7. Individuals are able to access a person in real time to assess their needs.

  ·         Volunteering

• Community Resources Guide: Lake Shore Public Schools has created a comprehensive guide that lists hundreds of local services and organizations. 

• Tutoring Information

Community

• Free Pediatric Oncology Camp 
• Right Connection Resource Directory 
• Habitat for Humanity Restore Information
• Resources for medical care for those that are uninsured - FQHC
• Donated Dental Services
• The Closet has winter coats and many other articles of clothing available for free (infancy, children, adult up to 5x, pregnancy clothes). The Closet is located in the Mt. Clemens High School on Gratiot and Cass. Anyone is welcome to call her and set up an appointment at (586) 850.8522.
• United Way - 211 call center is open 24/7. Individuals are able to access a person in real time to assess their needs.

  ·         Early Childhood
  ·         Meet Up and Eat Up
  ·         Utilities Assistance
  ·         211 Call center 24/7 
  ·         Information Toolkit
  ·         Partners
  ·         Volunteering

• Resources for Military Families.
• Hope Center.
• Formula/Diaper Assistance
• FAN Information- Concerned about your student and addiction? Families Against Narcotics is a local non-profit - With FAN no family suffers alone.
• Child Protection Registry- The State of Michigan offers a free program to stop adult advertisements from reaching e-mails, mobile phones (text messaging ads), and instant messenger IDs.
• Welcome Morning Walkers: Are you interested in taking your morning stroll in our new gym? 
• Health Insurance Information: The number one reason families do not access health care is because they do not have health insurance.  Great strides have been made to increase access to health insurance for residents through the Healthy Michigan Plan and the Health Insurance Marketplace.  To locate an unbiased navigator to assist, at no cost, in understanding enrollment options within the Health Insurance Marketplace, families can visit here.
• Community Resources Guide: Lake Shore Public Schools has created a comprehensive guide that lists hundreds of local services and organizations.
• Tutoring Information
• Holiday Assistance Program flyer.

Senior Citizens

• • S.C.O.R.E - Shorian Helping Hands Information 
  • NIH Senior Health
  • Health for Seniors
  • 22 Senior Health Risk Calculators for Healthy Aging
  • Canine Caregivers for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patients
  • Pets for the Elderly Foundation
  • Older Adults & Anxiety 
  • Seniors & Drugs
  • Ultimate Guide to Rehab & Medicare
  • Assisted Living Regulation and Laws
  • Aging in Place
  • Stop Fraud
  • National Center on Elder Abuse 
  • Considerations for Older Travelers
  • Mesothelioma information

School Social Workers 

Rodgers Elementary
Kathy LaPorte - (586) 285-8621

Masonic Heights Elementary
Melissa Gueits - (586) 285-8513

Violet Elementary 
Paul Schroll - (586) 285-8712

Kennedy Middle School
Kayla Glambowski – (586) 285-8814

Lake Shore High School
Helen Buyse - (586) 285-8936

Special Education