Alger, Chippewa, Luce, Mackinac, and Schoolcraft Counties
Eastern Upper Peninsula
Eastern Upper Peninsula Residents in Select Counties Can Sign Up Today!
Infants born on or after March 1, 2025, and expectant mothers who live in Alger, Chippewa, Luce, Mackinac, and Schoolcraft counties are eligible to apply. Upon verification, moms receive $1,500 during pregnancy and babies receive $500 a month for 6 months after birth.
By The Numbers: Eastern Upper Peninsula
Cash Prescribed
1,239,000
Families Enrolled
403
Babies Born
288
Local Champions
Local Resources
You are not alone. There is a village of support waiting to help you and your family.
LMAS District Health Department is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of families in Luce, Mackinac, Alger, and Schoolcraft counties. LMAS provides the following services to pregnant women and young children to promote healthy moms and healthy babies: family planning, immunizations, maternal and child home visiting, women’s substance use recovery services, health education, and WIC.
The Chippewa County Health Department offers a wide range of services, including WIC, the Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP), immunizations, breast feeding support, special health care services for children, and more.
Community Action Agencies
Community Action Agencies offer services that include but are not limited to weatherization, early childhood programs, housing, senior services, food pantries, and transportation services.
The Sault Tribe’s services help improve the quality of life for tribal members and their families. Program areas include education, housing, natural resources, recreation, Anishnaabek Community and Family Services, culture, elder services, and health.
Bay Mills services include food and nutrition, elder services, housing, transportation, utilities, and more.
Intermediate School Districts
Intermediate School Districts provide Special Education services, Career and Technical Education, Early Childhood and General Education programs and services to the local school districts.
Compass Pregnancy & Family Resource Center provides free walk-in pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, pregnancy options information, learn and earn pregnancy and parenting education, and other resources for parenting.
Michigan Works provides job search assistance, interview preparation, career coaching, training and career advancement programs, and other support services to help individuals manage career opportunities.
Great Start Collaboratives
The Great Start Collaboratives are the early childhood building bodies in the state of Michigan. The GSCs are locally driven and work to understand the communities strengths and challenges within the early childhood system and strive to achieve better outcomes for young children and their families.
UPHP is a managed care and provider service organization serving residents of the Upper Peninsula. UPHP provides health coverage for individuals enrolled in Medicaid, the Healthy Michigan Plan, MIChild, Children’s Special Health Care Services and MI Health Link.
State and National Resources
Apply for food assistance, healthcare coverage, childcare, and other benefits, manage your case, and explore resources.
The MDHHS Maternal and Infant Health Program provides free support for families during pregnancy and infancy.
MI Kids Matter is your place to find what you need to give your child their best chance at health, happiness, and success later in life. Find information and resources to help you stay healthy and prepare for your baby’s arrival.
Michigan’s PreK for All initiative offers families access to multiple free, high-quality PreK programs. Free PreK is available for all Michigan 4-year-olds — enroll your child today.
Early On Michigan helps families of infants and toddlers, birth to age 3 who have developmental delay(s) and/or disabilities. Early On partners with families by offering personalized services to nurture their child’s growth in key developmental areas—physical (rolling, crawling, walking), cognitive (thinking, learning, problem-solving), communication (listening, talking, understanding), social-emotional (bonding, playing, feeling secure), and self-help (eating, dressing).
More Michigan families are eligible for help paying for child care than you might think. Families can use an online eligibility calculator and know in less than two minutes if they can receive help lowering child care costs.
From pregnancy to early childhood, get age-specific children’s health advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics delivered right to your phone and inbox. It’s like having a pediatrician in your pocket!
March of Dimes is a nonprofit organization committed to ending preventable maternal health risks and death, ending preventable preterm birth and infant death, and closing the health equity gap for all families.
Search and connect to resources in your community, including financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help.
Pregnant or just had a baby? The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is free, confidential, and here to help, 24/7. Call 1-833-TLC-MAMA or click the button below.
Michigan 2-1-1 is a free service that connects Michigan residents with help and answers from thousands of health and human services agencies and resources right in their communities—quickly, easily, and confidentially.
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Expecting moms can choose to participate by downloading the Incentives2Quit mobile app. After an introductory phone call with a program coach, start earning money for using the app, along with additional rewards for staying smoke-free. Possible earnings can reach over $1,000. Contact the Incentives2Quit team to get started.
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