department of human services

The official merger of the state Department of Community Health with the Department of Human Services will happen this Friday. The new entity will be…

This Week in Review, Jack Lessenberry and Rina Miller discuss a long-awaited plan to fix Michigan’s roads, job cuts to one of the state’s largest…

Kent County is a part of a new pilot program for children in the foster care system.Michigan has been working to overhaul its child welfare system for…

Michigan's Department of Human Services (DHS) is piloting a new program designed to keep "at risk" kids in their homes instead of handing them over to…

New policy from Michigan’s Department of Human Services would strip welfare benefits from families with truant students.Starting Monday, families will…

Recently, I served as the master of ceremonies at the Council on American Islamic Relations annual banquet in Dearborn.There, I met a family that had…

We have a correction to a story we recently aired regarding the declining number of people receiving cash assistance through a particular welfare program…

A new report from Michigan’s Auditor General shows problems with determining eligibility for some public assistance programs.In 2008, Auditor General…

Last month, more than 11,000 families were kicked off Michigan’s Family Independence Program, a cash assistance welfare program.Lester Graham with…

Hundreds of people have appealed to the state to keep their cash assistance benefits. More than 11,000 families are set to lose those benefits next…