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Full Resource Database (JSON)
All 73 entries with complete fields: name, category, county, city, address, phone, website, hours, eligibility, intake process, tags, and verification dates.
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Spreadsheet-friendly version of the full resource database.
External Reports & Resources
Research and policy reports from trusted partners relevant to youth needs in Michigan.
Michigan Affordable Housing Report 2023
Michigan League for Public Policy analysis of housing affordability across the state.
Map the Meal Gap – Food Insecurity by County
Feeding America's county-level food insecurity data including Wayne and Monroe counties.
Michigan Youth Homelessness Data
MDHHS data on youth experiencing homelessness, including trends and demographics.
Data Standards & Methodology
Our resource database follows a consistent schema designed for interoperability and transparency.
Resource Schema Fields
- name
- Official name of the organization or program
- category
- One of: housing, food, health, legal, crisis, employment, education, human-trafficking, domestic-violence, immigration
- county
- Wayne or Monroe (primary service area)
- city
- Primary service city
- address
- Physical address or "Various locations" if applicable
- phone
- Primary contact phone number
- website
- Official website URL
- hours
- Operating hours as plain text
- eligibility
- Who can access this resource
- intake_process
- How to access or apply for the service
- tags
- Array of keyword tags for filtering
- last_verified_date
- ISO 8601 date when this entry was last verified
Entries are verified by calling the organization directly or checking their official website. We aim to reverify all entries at least quarterly. Entries older than 6 months are flagged for priority reverification.
Community Need at a Glance
Data from national and state sources illustrating the scope of need in our service communities. All statistics are sourced from peer-reviewed research or government agencies.
Domestic Violence
- More than 1 in 3 women (34%, or nearly 43.5 million) in the United States experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime.
- More than 1 in 6 men (17.0%, or 20.7 million) in the U.S. experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime.
- IPV-related Impact: Nearly 1 in 3 women (29.9%) and about 1 in 8 men (13.0%) experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking, and at least one IPV-related impact- including physical injury, missed work or school, safety concerns, need for medical care, or filing a police report.
- Psychological Aggression: Nearly 1 in 3 women (30.2%, or 38.6 million) and more than 1 in 5 men (22.3%, or nearly 27.3 million) experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner at some point in their life, including expressive aggression and coercive control.
Source: CDC National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS), 2023/2024 Data Brief