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4 programs available in Oscoda County, Michigan

  • Internet
  • Phone
$9.25/mo

Federal Lifeline Program

Available statewide in Michigan

Federal FCC program providing a monthly discount on home phone, wireless phone, broadband internet, or bundled voice-broadband service from participating providers. One discount per household. Learn more

Eligibility criteria

  • Household income up to 135% of the Federal Poverty Level

Information to gather

  • Proof of program participation OR income documentation
  • Photo ID
  • Proof of address
  • Last 4 digits of Social Security
  • number or Tribal ID
  • Food
Grocery benefits delivered through a Michigan Bridge Card; benefit amounts vary by household circumstances.
Apply online
Paper application

MDHHS-1171 includes the Food Assistance Program supplement. Print and submit by mail, fax, or at a local MDHHS office.

Michigan Food Assistance Program(Michigan SNAP)

Available statewide in Michigan

Michigan’s Food Assistance Program (SNAP) provides grocery benefits on a Michigan Bridge Card to help with food costs. Learn more

Eligibility criteria

  • MDHHS reviews household size, income, assets, and certain expenses. Household members generally include people who live together and buy and prepare food together. Applicants must live in Michigan and have U.S. citizenship or an eligible immigration status. Most households do not have an asset limit, though exceptions apply. Some adults have work requirements, with exemptions and location-based exceptions.

Information to gather

  • Household composition
  • Household income and financial information
  • Employment information
  • Address and contact information

Michigan Medicaid(Medicaid)

Available statewide in Michigan

Michigan Medicaid provides comprehensive health coverage for eligible adults and children. Eligibility depends on factors such as age, income, financial resources, and other program requirements, so it may be worth checking through MI Bridges. Learn more

  • Coverage may include doctor visits, hospital care, prescriptions, mental health services, dental care, vision care, pregnancy care, and other medically necessary services.

Eligibility criteria

  • Michigan residents who meet the financial and non-financial requirements for an applicable Medicaid program; eligibility may consider age, income, financial resources, pregnancy, disability, household or caregiving status, and other program criteria.

Information to gather

  • Household composition
  • Age and identity information
  • Income information
  • Financial resource information, if needed for the program
  • Health coverage information
  • Telecommunications
Monthly landline discounts depend on age and provider: $8.25–$10.25 for people under 65, and at least $12.35 for people 65 or older.
Apply online

Michigan State Lifeline Program(Michigan State Lifeline)

Available statewide in Michigan

The Michigan Lifeline Program can make basic landline telephone service more affordable for eligible households. Learn more

Eligibility criteria

  • Michigan households may qualify with income at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Level or participation in Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, Federal Public Housing Assistance, Veterans Pension or Survivors Pension, or a qualifying Tribal program (for households living on federally recognized Tribal lands). Survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, or related crimes may qualify for up to six months of emergency Lifeline under expanded criteria.

For the Safe Connections Act survivor benefit, the expanded income limit is 200% FPL; survivors may also qualify through WIC, Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch or Breakfast, or a current-year Federal Pell Grant. Proof of an attempted line separation request is required.

Information to gather

  • Proof of annual household income, if qualifying by income
  • Proof of participation in a qualifying program, if qualifying through a program
  • Applicant’s name, date of birth, home address, and last four SSN digits or Tribal ID, if requested
  • Telephone provider and service information
  • For Safe Connections Act emergency support, proof of an attempted line separation request and qualifying income or program participation

Oscoda County Division of Community Action

Community Action agencies change people’s lives, embody the spirit of hope, improve communities and make America a better place to live. They work at the local level to help community members that need it. Visit your local agency