WASHTENAW ASSCIATION FOR COMMUNITY ADVOCACY
Agency Description

The Washtenaw Association for Community Advocacy (ACA) is a private nonprofit 501c3 agency with services primarily in Washtenaw County. ACA was started in 1949 by a group of parents seeking educational opportunities for their children with developmental disabilities. Over the last 50 plus years ACA broadened its focus and expanded its mission to pursue rights and opportunities for persons of all ages and with a wide range of disabilities.

ACA’s mission is to ensure that people with disabilities and their families have choice, opportunities and the supports they need to be fully included in community life.

ACA meets this mission by offering the following services:

Family Resource Center:

• Assists parents to secure individualized education plans with appropriate support for their children

• Assists individuals to obtain and maintain benefits including Social Security Disability, Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid and the Michigan Family Support Subsidy.

• Assists individuals to obtain accommodations they may need to navigate the criminal, civil, probate and juvenile court systems.

• Assists individuals and their families to plan for the future through person centered planning, estate planning and alternatives to guardianship.

• Assists to identify children and youth involved in the Foster Care system who have disabilities and advocates for appropriate supports and services.

Young Adult Project:

• Assists students between the ages of 18 and 26 to transition smoothly into community life and the adult systems that support them once special education eligibility is completed.

Address:
1100 North Main Street, Suite 205
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Phone: 734. 662.1256
Fax:  734.662.2699
Email:  info@acawashtenaw.org
Website: www.acawashtenaw.org