Michigan
Building better lives since 1991.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
& FAMILY SUPPORT
Telamon prepares children and their parents for success at school and at home.
Enroll in a comprehensive Head Start program that includes quality early education in and out of the home, parenting education, nutrition education, and family support services.
Head Start programs available in Michigan:
- Early Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (childcare and preschool for children of eligible farmworkers ages 0 to 5 years old)
WORKFORCE
& CAREER SERVICES
Telamon offers several programs to help people of all ages learn new skills to pursue better jobs.
If you are looking to improve your work-related skills so that you can enjoy the greater financial stability that comes from a better job, we have a program for you.
National Farmworker Jobs Program
Offers services that train or prepare farmworkers for other jobs.
La Cosecha
Provides education and training to improve farming practices.
Immigration Counseling Services
Offers legal assistance via partnership with MI Immigration Counseling Services.
Michigan Department of Education Re-Interview Program
Screens children to ensure that education is accessible to all.
HOUSING
& FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT
Find and keep a home, manage money, and plan for the future.
Education is the most important component of financial success. At Telamon, we offer programs and workshops on a variety of topics, from budgeting and credit to buying a home and surviving financial setbacks.
Do you want to rent or buy a home?
- First-Time Homebuyer Program
- Rental Education & Counseling
- Information on Fair Housing Rights
Do you need guidance on other issues?
- Services for People Experiencing Homelessness
- Credit Counseling
- Personal Financial Coaching
Do you need help paying your mortgage or tackling debt?
- Foreclosure Prevention Programs
- Financial Management & Budget Counseling
- Advanced Loss Mitigation & Foreclosure Prevention
- Debt Reduction & Delinquency Counseling
- Mortgage Payment Assistance
- Reverse Mortgage Counseling
Success Story
Joane, Michigan
Meet Joane
Meet Joane, who has been involved with Telamon in Michigan since she was a very young child, enrolled in Telamon’s Migrant Head Start program.
Throughout the course of Joane’s childhood, her parents traveled between Michigan, North Carolina, and Michigan, picking tomatoes. In her own words:
“Growing up in a farm worker migrant family was difficult. Not knowing where we would live was the hardest part. Most of the time we would stay at a family trailer until my parents were able to find something. It could’ve taken days, weeks, and sometimes months before we were able to find our own place. I also remember there would be times when we would have really bad rainy season and it would destroy the crops. This would make it difficult for my parents to provide for us. During these hard times, my parents would go to lakes to fish, just to make sure we had food on the table.
