770 N. Main St. L'Anse MI, 49946
(906) 524-8400

Community Resources

KBOCC Guide to Community Resources

Updated: February 2024

EMERGENCY 24/7 PHONE NUMBERS:

  • Report Domestic Violence or Sexual Abuse – 24/7 Crisis Line – 906-524-7078
  • KBIC Violence Against Women – 24-Hour Help Line – 906-353-4599
  • Report Abuse & Neglect – 24/7 Hotline – 1-855-444-3911
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline– 24/7 Help Line – 1-800-273-8255

The following services are available to provide valuable information for community resources for KBOCC students and families. For more information or support in contacting resources, you may also contact KBOCC Student Services at 906-524-8118 or 8101.


Baraga County Shelter Home:

Baraga County Shelter Home offers a variety of support services including one-on-one counseling, legal advocacy, housing advocacy, and support services to victims of domestic and sexual violence.

  • Report Domestic Violence or Sexual Abuse – 24/7 Crisis Line 906-524-7078 
  • Baraga County Shelter Home Victim’s Advocate 906-201-2592 
  • www.bcshelter.org 

Childcare:

  • Ojibwa Early Learning Center 906-524-4847 (HUGS)

Located on Main Street in L’Anse across from the Wabanung Campus. KBOCC provides a childcare service for students’ children as well as the public.  Call for more information.

Hours:
Mon – Fri 7:15am until 5:00pm
*Students with evening classes can arrange childcare until classes end at 8:00 p.m.


Counseling:

Copper Country Mental Health 
15644 Skanee Rd.
L’Anse, MI 49946
906-524-5885 

KBIC Medical Center 
102 Superior Ave.
Baraga, MI 49908
906-353-8700 

Dr. Robert B. Lamb PHD 
Counseling for VA veterans
906-458-3999 

Grief Counseling with Cynthia Drake 
906-370-6686 

Department of Human Resources, DHS 


Adult & Children Protective Services

Report Abuse & Neglect – 24/7 Hotline 855-444-3911  


Assistance and Services:

Baraga Office, 108 Main Avenue, Baraga, MI

906-353-4700 or 855-275-6424


Food Assistance Program:

906-353-4700


Domestic Violence & Sexual Abuse Prevention and Support Services:

KBIC Office on Violence Against Women: 
24-Hour Help Line: 906-353-4599 
Business Line: 906-353-4598 

RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network)

Tribal Social Services:
To report sexual abuse within the family, or a situation where parents allow sexual abuse to take place, contact:
906-353-4201 

Services are available to both male and female Native American victims.

  • Victim/Survivor Advocacy and Support Services
  • Shelter/Transitional Housing Services
  • Sexual Assault Crisis and Response
  • Prevention, Education, and Outreach
  • Training
  • Volunteer Service
  • Sex Offender Registry

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Recovery & Support Programs  

Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline for Hotline for Houghton & Keweenaw Counties:
906-482-7778

Alcoholics Anonymous Area 74
Northern Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula of Michigan
For times and locations of AA meetings, search “Meetings” for your district.
http://www.area74.org/

Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.aa.org/

Al-Anon
http://ola-is,org/

Coalition Against Drug Abuse

Great Lakes Recovery
241 Wright Street
Marquette, MI 49958
906-228-7611 

KBIC New Day Treatment Program
16025 Brewery Road
L’Anse, MI 49946
906-524-4411 or 800-275-5410 

KBIC Outpatient Program
202 U.S. 41
Baraga, MI 49908
906-353-8121 

Phoenix House
57467 Waterworks
Calumet, MI
906-337-0763 

Support for Reducing or Quitting Drinking


Financial Assistance/Emergency Assistance:

St. Vincent De Paul Society 
14 S. Main St.
L’Anse, MI 49946
906-524-7006

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
http://www.kbic-nsn.gov/

Child Support Services
http://www.kbic-nsn.gov/content/child-support-services-0

Commodity Food Warehouse 
16613 Skanee Road, Zeba 
906-524-7340 

Tribal Police
906-353-6626

Victims of Crime Assistance
906-353-4533 

Western Upper Peninsula Food Bank
310 E. Sharon Ave
Houghton, MI 49931
(906) 482-5528 

Michigan Community Action:
926 Dodge Street
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1944


Sex Offender Registries:

KBIC Sex Offender Registry
http://kbic.nsopw.gov/

Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry
http://www.mipsor.state.mi.us/

The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website
http://www.nsopw.gov/en-US


Suicide Prevention:

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
http://www.afsp.org/ 

Michigan Department of Community Health
Suicide Prevention Information & Crisis Resources
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,4612,7-132-54783_54879-176486–,00.html

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 or 800-273-(TALK)
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/