Help with water, heat, housing and taxes
Wayne Metro Community Action Agency
More than 60 programs for about 35,000 low and moderate income residents of Wayne County, and the fiscal anchor of Detroit's smaller CVI groups.
Community action agency
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency
- Water help
- Utility assistance
- Weatherization
- Emergency plumbing repair
7310 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 388-9799
How to reach Wayne Metro
- Phone
- (313) 388-9799
- CEO
- Louis Piszker
- Serves
- Wayne County
- Serves
- About 35,000 residents a year
- Programs
- More than 60
- Status
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Programs
- Water help WRAP, the DWSD Lifeline Plan and the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program.
- Utility assistance Help with heat and electric bills.
- Weatherization Work that keeps a home warmer and the bills lower.
- Emergency plumbing repair Repairs for a home without safe water.
- Tax preparation Help filing taxes, under its financial programs.
- Foreclosure prevention and housing counseling Homeownership workshops and help keeping a home.
- Head Start and Early Head Start Early childhood programs.
How to get started
- 1 Fill out the universal application One application at waynemetro.org/apply opens every program.
- 2 Have proof of income ready Most programs are for low and moderate income households.
- 3 Call if you need help applying (313) 388-9799.
Questions people ask
How do I apply to Wayne Metro?
Fill out the universal application at waynemetro.org/apply; it opens every program you may qualify for.
Other offices Detroiters call
- Public authority Detroit Land Bank Authority
- County office Wayne County Treasurer
- Public housing agency Detroit Housing Commission
- State housing finance agency Michigan State Housing Development Authority
- City utility Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
- Electric and gas utility DTE Energy
- City department Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department
- Statewide notice system MISS DIG 811
- State licensing bureau Michigan Bureau of Construction Codes