Dhs Lansing is Associated With and Known as:
DHS Lansing is one of the branch locations of the Department of Human Services of state of Michigan. This is government agency that has its corporate head-office in Grand Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, United States. Dhs Lansing is responsible for all the fundamental needs and support of humans such as Food Assistance, Cash Assistance, Child Care, Medical Assistance, Emergency Relief, Foster Care and Adoption, Child Support, etc. The main motive of this department is to help the poor families in the State of Michigan by providing suitable assistance programs and services.
About Department's Services
Child Support is a financial service provided by the Department of Human Services of state of Michigan to those people who are not able to fulfill the requirements of their own child. SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, it is a program that provides food assistance facility to the poor families and these
Benefits are provided with the help of EBT cards (Electronic Benefits Transfer). These cards are used on some specific grocery stores or retail stores to purchase the food products except alcohol beverages. The department also manages home help services, health assistance, housing, transportation and education assistance services. The person has to fill an application form which includes identity, citizenship, income, household member's information, house expenses, etc., and has to meet other eligibility requirements in order to attain the food assistance benefits.
History
The DHS department was introduced in the year 1965 with the name Department of Social Services. But in 1995 it has been changed to Family Independence Agency and later on 2004 it was renamed as Department of Human Services. More than 10,000 employees are working under the Department of Human Services of state of Michigan and on an average, its annual
Budget is USD $4 billion. The Department of Human Services is governed by the State of Michigan.
Customer Service
The DHS offers several online services through its official website www.michigan.gov and allows the customer to find out the agency's other branch locations, and more, simply with the click of the mouse. The departments online services include child care I-billing, electronic fund transfer (EFT), MI Bridges, and many more. For any queries, the customer can contact to the corporation representative by calling at number 1-888-678-8914 within the working hours. The fax number of the Department of Human Services is +1(517)-887-9500.