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Free Clinic Grants
The following 42 free clinics — including 24 clinics offering or planning to offer free dental care — in 34 Michigan communities were awarded grants totaling $1 million by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. The grants will help them continue their mission to provide free or low-cost care to 90,000 patients and, in many instances, expand the number of patients they serve through additional services.
Select a region below to learn which clinics received 2008 grants:
- Southeast Michigan
- Brighton —
VINA Community Dental Center,
400 E. Grand River Ave.,
810-844-0240. - Brownstown Twp. —
Wyandotte Clinic for the Working Uninsured,
23050 West Road,
734-365-3560. - Detroit —
Cass Clinic,
3745 Cass Ave.,
313-993-2530. - Detroit —
St. Frances Cabrini Clinic,
1050 Porter St.,
313-961-7863. - Detroit —
Joy-Southfield Health and Education Center,
18917 Joy Road,
313-581-7773. - Detroit —
Order of Malta Medical/Dental Clinic at St. Leo's Catholic Church,
4860 15th St.,
313-897-6565. - Detroit —
St. Vincent de Paul Health Center at Cooley High School,
15055 Hubbell St.,
313-837-5078. - Detroit —
The HUDA Clinic,
1605 W. Davison Ave.,
313-865-8446. - Detroit —
University of Detroit Mercy Counseling Clinic,
4001 W. McNichols,
313-993-1093. - Pinckney —
Mission Medical Clinic,
1066 E. Main St.,
734-474-4627. - Port Huron —
Peoples' Clinic for Better Health,
3110 Goulden St.,
810-985-4747. - Southfield —
Tri-County Dental Health Council,
29350 Southfield Road,
248-559-7767. - Ypsilanti —
Hope Medical Clinic,
103 Arnet St.,
734-481-0111.
- Mid-Michigan
- Hillsdale —
St. Peter's Free Clinic of Hillsdale County,
3 N. Broad St.,
517-437-4041. - Jackson —
Dove Health Alliance,
1200 N. West Ave.,
517-783-5334. - Jackson —
St. Luke's Clinic,
124 N. Elm Ave.,
517-783-1117. - Lansing and Mason —
Care Free Medical,
5135 S. Pennsylvania,
Lansing and 790 E. Columbia,
Mason,
517-887-5922 and 244-0120. - Lapeer —
Loving Hands Health Clinic,
148 Maple Grove Road,
810-667-8933.
- Flint/Tri-Cities
- Essexville —
Helen M. Nickless Volunteer Clinic,
1480 W. Center Road,
989-895-4830. - Flint —
Genesee County Free Medical Clinic,
2437 Welch Blvd.,
810-235-4211. - Saginaw —
Community Prescription Support Program,
401 Holden St.,
989-907-5602.
- West Michigan
- Allegan —
Seeds of Grace Free Health Clinic,
311½ Hubbard St.,
269-288-0253. - Battle Creek —
Nursing Clinic of Battle Creek,
34 Green St.,
269-962-6565. - Coldwater —
First Presbyterian Health Clinic of Branch County,
15 Church St.,
517-278-6068. - Grand Rapids —
Catherine's Care Center,
224 Carrier N.E.,
616-336-8800. - Grand Rapids —
Health Intervention Services,
15 Andre S.E.,
616-475-8446. - Grand Rapids —
Project Access,
233 E. Fulton St. N.E.,
616-459-1111. - Holland —
Holland Free Health Clinic,
99 W. 26th St.,
616-392-3610. - Kalamazoo —
Free Clinic of Kalamazoo,
2918 Portage Road,
269-344-0044. - Marshall —
Fountain Clinic,
111 N. Jefferson St.,
269-781-0952. - Three Rivers —
Riverside Health Clinic,
207 E. Michigan Ave.,
269-273-3744. - Zeeland —
City on a Hill Ministries Health Clinic,
100 S. Pine,
616-748-6009.
- Northern Lower Michigan
- Big Rapids —
Hope House Free Medical Clinic,
15085 220th Ave.,
231-796-0807. - Cadillac —
Cadillac Community Health Clinic,
521 Cobbs St.,
231-876-7818. - Cheboygan —
Northern Care Center,
225 Water St.,
231-333-3019. - Grayling —
Au Sable Free Clinic,
1100 E. Michigan Ave.,
989-348-0740. - Manistee —
Manistee Area Community Clinic,
50 Filer St.,
231-723-9490. - Petoskey —
Community Free Clinic,
820 Arlington Ave.,
231-487-3600. - Traverse City —
Community Health Clinic,
3147 Logan Valley Road,
231-935-0668.
- Upper Peninsula
- Escanaba —
Care Free Dental Clinic,
115 N. 8th St.,
Escanaba,
906-789-1627. - Marquette —
Medical Care Access Coalition,
1414 W. Fair Ave.,
906-226-4400. - Sault Ste. Marie —
Community Health Access Coalition,
1108 Kimball St.,
906-635-7483.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, a nonprofit corporation, provides or administers health care benefits to just over 4.7 million members through a variety of plans: Traditional Blue Cross Blue Shield; Blue Preferred, Community Blue and Healthy Blue PPOs; Blue Care Network HMO, and Flexible Blue plans compatible with health savings accounts. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. For more information, visit bcbsm.com.
