Community Services & Resources

Emergency Services

  • 911
  • Suicide and Crisis Lifeline – call or text 988
  • Domestic Violence – DOVE – 906.932-4990
  • Mental Health Crisis Hotline – 800.348.0032
  • Emergency Housing – Gogebic Ontonagon Community Action Agency (GOCAA) – 906.667.0283 x18 or 30 / after hours: 906.285.1660.
  • Michigan’s Crisis Services Hotline – 1.855.864.2374
  • Ironwood Water Line Issues (breaks) – 906.932.5050 ex 111 / after 4pm and weekends call 911.
  • XCEL Energy gas/electricity issues – 800.895.4999 x1 for gas/ x2 for power outages.
  • 211

Healthcare Resources

Hospital / Clinic

  • Aspirus Hospital and Clinic – most doctors and PAs are connected here – Emergency care and routine healthcare provided, though maternity care and child birth may be sent to other providers.  906.932.1500 for Clinic / 906.932.2525 for hospital / 911 emergencies.

County Offices

Dental Services

  • Gresham Dental – 212 E Aurora St, Ironwood – 906.932.2730.
  • KM Dental – 606 Putnam St, Wakefield – 906.229.5699

Social Services

  • UPCAP  – Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress – 211 –  Connects people with essential services about food, housing, employment, childcare, transportation, health services, senior services and more.
  • Michigan Bridges – a website that offers information on many human resource services from housing, cash assistance, WIC, food assistance, and more.  Run through the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. Local office – 301 E Lead Street, Bessemer, MI 49911 – 906.663.6200

Food Services

  • St Vincent de Paul / Our Lady of Peace Food Bank – Feeding American Western MI
  • Ironwood — 906.932.4325  or  Bessemer – 906.663.4436 – T, W, Th 9:30am to 12:30pm.
  • GOCAA – Commodity Supplemental Food Program – 906.667.0283.
  • US Department of Agriculture Food & Nutrition Service.
  • Michigan Bridges – MI Bridges – Once at the main page scroll down and click on the Food Assistance icon.
  • Union Station Food Pantry (352 E Ayer St, Ironwood) – Run through Restoration Branch of Ministry, the pantry provides two food programs for people in Ironwood and Hurley, WI — 10:00am to 12:00pm Saturdays, unless holidays or weather interfere – 906.364.3582 / 715.303.7870.
  • Meet Up & Eat UP Summer Program through Ironwood Area Schools (for youth under 18) – 211 – designed to give school-aged children access to healthy food during the summer months – Call local school – 906.932.0932.

Childcare Services

 

Housing Services

  • Ironwood Housing Commission – 906.932.3341 – Operates 147 units of affordable housing in the City of Ironwood, both units and apartments, for people with very low incomes.
    • Pioneer Apartments – 110 units, rent based on 30% of income or flat rate.
  • UPCAP Housing Projects — 211.
  • Mill Trace Apartments – 906.285.0236 – 48 units, 1 and 2 bedrooms, Bessemer, MI.
  • GOCAA – Help with rents, etc. — 906.667.0283 x18 or 30 / after hours: 906.285.1660.

Clothing Assistance

  • St Vincent de Paul Society Thrift Stores – secondhand clothing, furniture, etc.
    • Ironwood – 216 W Aurora St – 906.932.4547 – M – F 10am to 4pm, S 10am 1pm
    • Bessemer – 103 N Case St – 906.663.0089 – M – F 9am to 3pm

 Mental Health Services

  • Community Mental Health – 906.229.6120 / 906.229.6100 / 888.906.9060 — Mental health services are available to everyone in Gogebic County regardless of insurance availability.
  • Crisis Help — walk-in help M – F 8:00am to 4:00pm — 103 W. US-2 Wakefield, MI 49968 – by phone 24/7 — 800.348.0032 — TTY/Hearing Impaired: 711
  • Dementia Resources – available – Michigan Dementia Coalition.

Domestic Violence Services

  • DOVE (DOmestic Violence Escape) – 906.932-4990 — provides 24 hour confidential and professional crisis services for families and individuals affected by domestic and sexual violence. Providing emotional support, information, and referrals.

Disability Services

  • UPSAIL – Disability Network of the UP – serves people with any disabilities across the Upper Peninsula – 906.228.5744
  • UPCAP – 211

Utility Services

  • Ironwood Utilities Information – 906.932.5050 x111 – for information about water utilities, hookup, and service, and bill payments.
  • Michigan Public Service Commission – 517. 284.8100.

Senior Citizen Services

Educational Services

  • Ironwood Area Schools –  K – 12 school on Ayer Street in Ironwood – 906.932.0932. / Superintendent – 906.932.0200.
  • Head Start – providesdevelopmentally appropriate educationservices to 3 and 4 year-old children including.  906.932.3080 ext. 102.
  • Gogebic County Community Education –  Alternative School – located at Gogebic Community College on Jackson Road in Ironwood Township – 906.932.0932 x 301.
  • Gogebic Community College – a 2-year facility that offers a variety of certificates and degrees.  General education credits can be transferred to several 4-year institutions across Michigan and Wisconsin.  Located on Jackson Road  in Ironwood Township.  906.932.4231.

Military and Veterans Services

  • Veterans’ Benefits Officer – Lu Martinez – 906.667.1110 – Can help with most issues surrounding Veteran’s Benefits and navigating the website.
  • Ironwood VA Clinic – 906.932-0032 – follow prompts

Community Alerts

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

  • Gogebic County Transit (Little Blue Bus) – Provides public transportation in Ironwood, and surrounding county with on-demand, door-to-door service for all residents.  Cost is $1.50 per one-way.  6:00am to 6:00pm Monday – Friday.
  • Non-Emergency Medical Transportation.
  • Indian Trails Bus – A Michigan-based bus service offering daily routes across, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Rates from $4 to $170. – 989-725-5105.
  • Gogebic Iron County Airport – Denver Air — A public use airport, that serves the entire neighboring region.  It offers subsidized passenger service to Chicago(ORD) and Minneapolis(MSP). – 906.932.3121 or contact Denver Air directly – 866.373.8513.