Strengthening the Safety Net Grants
Improving access to affordable health care
Blue Cross Blue Shield and Blue Cross Complete of Michigan are pleased to announce the 2025 Strengthening the Safety Net grant program. Since 2005, Blue Cross has invested more than $17 million in Strengthening the Safety Net grants. The grants support free and low-cost clinics that provide care to uninsured and underinsured Michigan residents.
Building a healthier Michigan
Blue Cross is grateful for our safety net partners who care for our communities.
Access to health care improves health outcomes and strengthens communities by:
- Improving the health of individuals
- Creating stronger families
- Supporting a healthier workforce
- Lowering health care costs
Grants are available to Michigan clinics providing free medical, dental or behavioral health care to uninsured and underinsured residents. Learn more about the grants and how to apply.
OUR SAFETY NET PARTNERS
Strengthening the Safety Net
In Michigan, a network of clinics (often run by a small army of volunteer doctors, dentists and professional staff) provide free or low-cost care as a safety net. These clinics play a vital role, helping our communities. They rely on fundraising to pay their bills, keep the lights on, doors open and shelves stocked with medical supplies.
Learn more about how Blue Cross partnerships throughout Michigan work to improve health care and help patients who would otherwise fall through the cracks in the health care system.
Clinics we've supported
Strengthening Safety Net grants are at work in clinics across the state providing much needed health care.
Together, Strengthening the Safety Net grantees serve as a lifeline for thousands of uninsured and underinsured patients, their families, and communities.
- Carefree Medical and Dental – Lansing
- Caring Heart Free Health Clinic – Marlette
- Central Michigan University Street Medicine Program – Saginaw
- Centro MultiCultural La Familia – Pontiac
- Cristo Rey Family Health Center – Lansing
- Helen M. Nickless Volunteer Clinic – Essexville
- His Healing Hands – Lansing
- Genesee County Free Medical Clinic - Flint
- People’s Clinic for Better Health – Port Huron
- The Regents of the University of Michigan – Pinckney
- Shiawassee Free Medical Clinic – Owosso
- St. Luke’s Free Clinic – Jackson
- St. Peter’s Free Clinic of Hillsdale County
- VINA Community Dental Center – Brighton
- Boyne Area Free Clinic
- Northern Care Center – Cheboygan
- Ogemaw Hills Free Clinic – West Branch
- Stehouwer Free Clinic – Cadillac
- Care Free Dental of Florence and Dickinson – Iron Mountain
- ACCESS Community Health & Research Center – Dearborn
- Arab American and Chaldean Council Community Health Center –Detroit
- C-ASIST – Dearborn
- Cass Clinic – Detroit
- Faith Works Medical – Monroe
- FernCare Free Clinic – Ferndale
- The Gary Burnstein Free Clinic – Pontiac
- Health Emergency Lifeline Programs/Corktown Health - Detroit
- Hope Medical Clinic – Wayne
- Hope Medical Clinic – Ypsilanti
- HUDA Clinic – Detroit
- The Luke Project 52 Clinic
- Macomb County Street Medicine & Spartan Street Medicine Program – Clinton Township, Lansing
- MAPI Clinic – Taylor
- McLaren Macomb Medical Outreach Clinic – Mount Clemens
- Order of Malta Medical/Dental Clinic – Detroit
- Robert R Frank Student Run Health Center – Detroit
- St. Frances Cabrini Clinic – Detroit
- SAY Detroit Family Health Clinic – Highland Park
- Trinity Community Care
- Wyandotte Clinic for the Working Uninsured – Wyandotte
- Baxter Wholistic Clinic – Grand Rapids
- Catherine’s Health Center – Grand Rapids
- City on a Hill Health Ministries – Zeeland
- Exalta Health – Grand Rapids
- Fountain Clinic – Marshall
- Holland Free Health Clinic
- Hope House Free Medical Clinic – Big Rapids
- Love in the Name of Christ Free Health Clinic – Grand Haven
- Mel Trotter Ministries – Grand Rapids
- Oasis of Hope – Grand Rapids
- Presbyterian Health Clinic of Branch County
- Renewed Hope Health Clinic – Allegan