Housing Resource Center

   Lapeer, MI  48446

Phone: 810-664-0255      Fax: 810-664-2016

email: hrc@unitedwaylapeer.org

 Assisting families and single adults to find and maintain permanent housing. 

As a single point of entry for Lapeer County we provide information and referral services, verification of homelessness, motel vouchers, housing search assistance, budget assistance, low income housing information, shelter and emergency housing information, eviction prevention assistance, foreclosure prevention referrals, MSHDA housing choice voucher information and referral, rapid re-housing services, housing counseling and case management services.

Office Hours are Monday thru Friday 8am - 5pm.  We are closed from 12:00 noon- 1:00pm.

Please call 810-664-0255 to make an appointment.

Monday thru Thursday walk-ins are welcome on a first come first served baisis.

Please call to make an appointment on Friday.

Documentation is Required for ALL applicants: Please note, due to regulations, all paper work must be presented and on file in order for request for funds to be submitted. Documentation is required for all household members.

• Valid Driver's License/State ID with current address
• Social Security Card for all children and adults
• Birth Certificate for all children
• Proof of Income Earned and unearned
•      Proff of DROP in income such as:

         -Seperation papers from loss of employment

         -Unemployment Exhaustion Notification

         -Medical Emergency

• Copy of SER Application or Decision Letter (DHS) 
• Contact inoformation for other agencies assisting you

If you are Homeless:

• Proff of housing loss
• Shelter Stay Documentation
• Letter of Homelessness-Letter that is signed and dated which verifies that you are homeless.

Prevention of Homelessness:

• Copy of Eviction (may include the following)

     -Demand for Possession

     -Notice to Quit

     -Landlord/Tenant Judgement

• Copy of Lease

If you are in need of Utility Assistance:

• Copy of the shut-off Notice
• 6 monts of your itemized statements from the agency owed

          To obtain this information contact your utility company.

               Consumers 1.800.477.5050

               DTE           1.800.477.4747

• Copy of Lease

Resource links and phone numbers:

If you are a Lapeer county Resident and are homeless or at risk of homelessness, contact:

 the Housing Resource Center 810.664.0255

•  If you need to find affordable housing, an on-line resource is at http://www.michiganhousinglocator.com/.
• If you are in need of immediate shelter, please call the Department of Human Service Hotline at 1.800.274.3583,  The Refuge check in is from 5pm-6:30pm call 810.441.9990 or 1.800.A.SHELTER
• Visit the National Coalition for the Homeless site for more information and resources at: http://www.nationalhomeless.org/ .
• The official site for the National Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Homeless Section is:http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/topics/homelessness

Resource Documents: Click on the following options to get a form or brochure.

Home Heating Credit Claim

Home Heating Credit Tax Form

Housing Resource Center Document Verification List

Housing Resource Center Brochure 2009

Near City of Lapeer Apartment List

Lapeer County Apartment List

Do you Want to Help?

• Financial donations are always welcome. Click on the yellow Give sign in the upper left corner of this page. You can always designate your donation to Income or the Houseing Resource Center. Donations will be distributed for use only in Lapeer County.
• To Volunteer Check out Homeless Connect at www.homelessinlapeermi.com or contact us on our Contact Us page or call us at 2-1-1 and tell the operator you want to help in Lapeer County.