Appendix D: Contact Information

Additional Housing Related Assistance
Utility Assistance, Security Deposits, and Mainstream Resources

There are various organizations in Oakland County that assist persons with utility payment problems. Call the programs listed below to find out details and eligibility requirements:

Lighthouse Emergency Services: 248-920-6000

Open Door Outreach: 248-360-2930

Troy People Concerned: 248-528-9199

St. Vincent de Paul: 248-443-5500

Salvation Army Farmington Hills: 248-477-1153

Royal Oak Community Center: 248-585-5600

Birmingham Community House: 248-644-5832

OLHSA: 248-209-2600

Community Service Organization: 248-542-5860

Southfield Human Service Agency: 248-354-4864

Salvation Army Royal Oak: 248-585-5600

Michigan Veterans Trust Fund: 248-655-1265

Soldiers Relief Fund-Pontiac: 248-858-0785

Troy: 248-655-1250

Walled Lake: 248-926-3368

TTI: 248-288-9570

Utility Companies and Related Services Checklist for Oakland County

Telephone

SBC Ameritech
444 Michigan Ave
Detroit, MI
800-257-0902

Verizon
800-483-4600

Sage Telecom
888-972-7243 for Residential
888-226-2121 for Business

Electric

DTE Energy
2000 Second Ave.
Detroit, MI 48226
800-477-4747

Gas

Consumer's Energy
North and South Oakland
800-477-5050

Michcon
800-947-5000

Water

Auburn Hills
1500 Brown
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
248-370-9340

Commerce Township
2840 Fisher Ave.
Walled Lake, MI 48390
248-960-7030

Independence Township**
6050 Flemings Rd.
Clarkston, MI 48348
248-625-8222

Holly
202 S. Saginaw St.
Holly, MI 48442
248-634-9571

Milford
1100 Atlantic
Milford, MI 48381
248-684-1535

Oakland County
One Public Works Dr.
Bldg. 95 West
Waterford, MI 48328
248-858-1110

Orion Township
2525 Joslyn
Orion, MI 48361
248-391-0304

Oxford
18 W. Burdick,
P.O. Box 94
Oxford, MI 48371
248-628-9787

Pontiac
450 The Loop
Pontiac, MI 48342
248-758-3733

Rochester
Public Works
1141 N. Wilcox
Rochester, MI 48307
248-651-5165

Rochester Hills
1000 Rochester Hills Dr.
Rochester Hills, MI 48309
248-656-4688

Sylvan Lake
1820 Inverness
Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
248-682-1440

Troy
500 W. Big Beaver Rd.
Troy, MI 48084
248-524-3370

Walled Lake
1499 E. West Maple
Walled Lake, MI 48390
248-624-4849

Waterford Township
5240 Civic Center Dr.
Waterford, MI 48329
248-674-2278

West Bloomfield
4550 Walnut Lake
West Bloomfield, MI 48325
248-451-4780

White Lake
7525 Highland Rd.
White Lake, MI 48383
248-698-3300

Wolverine Lake
425 Glengary
Wolverine, MI 48390
248-624-1710

The organizations listed below may provide assistance with security deposits and/or the first month's rent, if funding is available. Contact each agency for more information and eligibility requirements.

Lighthouse Emergency Services
Pontiac Branch
46156 Woodward Avenue
Pontiac, Michigan 48342
248-920-6100

Clarkston Branch
6330 Sashabaw
Clarkston, Michigan 48346
248-620-6116

Oakland Livingston Human Services
Central Office Phone: (248) 2092600
196 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue Fax: (248) 209-2645
Pontiac, MI 48343-0598 e-mail: info@olhsa.o

South Office
345 E. Nine Mile Road Phone: (248) 542-5860
Ferndale, MI 48220 Fax: (248) 542-5897

East Complex
23000 E. Grand River, Suite 107 Phone: (517) 546-8500
Howell, MI 4884 Fax: (517) 546-3057

Oakland County Social Security Offices

Pontiac
1280 Pontiac Rd
Pontiac, MI 48340
O: 248-754-1747
F: 248-364-0527

Royal Oak
1515 E. 11 Mile Rd.
Royal Oak, MI 48067
O: 248-547-4431
F: 248-546-0280

Farmington
23580 Orchard Lake Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48336
O: 248-471-0089
F: 248-471-2087

The Social Security Administration's National Toll-Free Number is:
1-800-772-1213

SSA staff will answer your general questions on business days from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Also find useful information on the Social Security Administration Website at: www.ssa.gov/

Department of Human Services Offices (Formerly known as Family Independence Agency) The Department of Human Services' telephone numbers listed below may also be used to access the following services:

Home Help Care

Food Assistance (Food Stamps)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Medicaid and Medicare

Pontiac District I Office
1685 Baldwin Ave.
Pontiac, MI 48340
248-975-5400

Madison Heights District II Office
30755 Montpelier
Madison Heights, MI 48071
248-538-8700

Walled Lake District III Office
195 Ladd Rd.
Walled Lake, MI 48390
248-669-7600

Pontiac District IV Office
235 N. Saginaw St.
Pontiac, MI 48342
248-975-2500

District V Office
Stoneridge I East, Suite 200
41000 Woodward Ave
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
248-975-4800

Section 8 Contact Information

Community Housing Network maintains a Section 8 Alert list that notifies interested people and agencies when local waiting lists are open, and a list of the subsidized apartments in Oakland County.

There are many regulations that govern this program. It should also be noted that there are not enough Housing Choice Vouchers for everyone who is eligible. Waiting lists are usually long and are not frequently open. For more information about the Housing Choice Voucher program you can contact Community Housing Network, visit the CHN website, or contact any of the following Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) who administer the program in Oakland County:

Ferndale Housing Commission
415 Withington
Ferndale, MI 48220
(248) 547-9500

Pontiac Housing Commission
132 Franklin Blvd., Pontiac, MI 48341
(248) 338-4551

Madison Heights Housing Commission
300 W. 13 Mile Road, Madison Heights, MI 48071
(248) 583-0843

Royal Oak Housing Commission
211 Williams, Royal Oak, MI 48067
(248) 546-8599

Southfield Housing Commission
26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 354-9100

Royal Oak Township Housing Commission
21312 Wyoming Ave., Ferndale, MI 48220-2125
(248) 398-8101

Plymouth Housing Commission
1160 Sheridan
Plymouth, MI 48170
(248) 455-3670

Oakland County Section 8, Contact: Jean Gush

P.O. Box 180915
Utica, MI 48318-0915
(586) 566-3732

Additional Contact Information - After Moving into Your New Place

License-Don't forget to register to vote at the Bureau of Licensing

Secretary of State - Clarkston
5807 Ortonville Rd.
Clarkston, MI 48346
248-625-0068

Secretary of State - Milford
236 Summit St.
Milford, MI 48381
248-685-7414

Secretary of State - Rochester Hills
2250 Crooks Rd.
Rochester Hills, MI 48309
248-852-7337

Secretary of State - Troy
1110 E. Long Lake
Troy, MI 48098
248-689-4140

Secretary of State - Waterford
4224 Pontiac Lake Rd.
Waterford, MI 48328
248-674-0485

Secretary of State - West Bloomfield
4301 Orchard Lake Rd., Suite 317
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
248-476-4538

Mail

Leave forwarding address at the post office in the area in which you are leaving. Notify the post office in the area to which you are moving to so you will receive your mail at your new address. Also notify all magazine companies to which you subscribe of your new address.

Post Offices
Auburn Hills
2960 Auburn Rd.
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
248-852-2048

Clarkston
5799 S. Main St.
Clarkston, MI 48347
248-922-9085

Hartland
10246 Crouse Rd.
Hartland, MI 48353
810-632-4395

Highland
376 Beach Farm Circle
Highland, MI 48356
248-887-4722

Howell
325 S. Michigan Ave.
Howell, MI 48843
517-546-2048

Milford
1150 Atlantic St.
Milford, MI 48381
248-684-4915

Pontiac
735 W. Huron
Pontiac, MI 48343
248-454-2476

Union Lake
7550 Cooley Lake Rd.
Union Lake, MI 48387
248-363-5202

Waterford
5036 Dixie Highway
Waterford, MI 48329
248-673-3290

West Bloomfield
6725 Daly Rd.
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
248-626-3109

White Lake
376 Beach Farm Circle
Highland, MI 48356
248-887-4722

MAIN HUB Royal Oak
200 W. 2nd Street
Royal Oak, MI 48068
1-800-ASK-USPS

Cable

Comcast Cable
888-266-2278

TCI Cable TV
248-669-3900
248-334-1144

Garbage

City Waste Systems Inc.
245 E. Walton Blvd.
Pontiac, MI 48340
248-344-9444

Great Lake Waste
1633 Highwood West
Pontiac, MI 48340
800-858-0089

Smith's Disposal
5750 Terex
Clarkston, MI 48346
248-625-5470

Schools

Call or write the Oakland County Intermediate School District for contact information on specific school districts in Oakland County

Oakland County Intermediate School District
2111 Pontiac Lake Road
Waterford, MI 48328
Phone: 248.209.2000
Fax: 248.209.2021
E-Mail: webmaster@oakland.k12.mi.us

Hospitals

Beaumont - Royal Oak
248-551-5000

Beaumont - Troy
248-964-5000

Bon Secours
313-343-1000

Children's - Detroit
313-745-5437

Crittenton - Rochester
248-652-5000

Genesys
888-606-6556

Henry Ford
800-436-7936

Huron Valley - Commerce
248-957-3300

North Oakland
248-857-7200

Pontiac Osteopathic
248-338-5000

Providence
248-849-3000

St. Joseph Mercy
248-858-3000

Oakland County

Assessment
248-858-0776

Drain Commission
248-858-0958

Health Department
248-858-1280

Treasurer
248-858-0611

Newspapers

Detroit Free Press & News
800-395-3300

Oakland Press
800-686-2754

Observer & Eccentric
248-901-4716

Spinal Column
248-360-7355