Community Resources

The Affordable Connectivity Program is a government program to help low-income households pay for internet service.

The Affordable Connectivity Program provides:

• Up to a $30/month discount on your internet service
• Up to a $75/month discount if your household is on a qualifying Tribal land
• A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet or desktop computer

Households with an income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Line are likely eligible. You may also be eligible if you participate in programs such as SNAP, Medicaid and WIC. Click here to see if you’re eligible.

Save money and live healthier with Blue365®.

Most of your healthy living journey takes place outside of your doctor’s office – from eating healthy meals and exercising to taking care of your mind and body. Whole-person health should be accessible to everybody, and your Blue Cross Complete of Michigan membership can help you get there. As a Blue Cross Complete member, you can join the Blue365 discount program at no cost. This can mean big savings on health-related products and services from big brands and your local favorites.

Blue365 helps you find deals and save on products and services such as:

• Fitness: Health magazines, fitness gear and gym memberships
• Healthy eating: Cookbooks, cooking classes and weight-loss programs
• Personal care: LASIK and eye care services, dental care and hearing aids
• Travel and recreation: Family activities, such as skiing and trips to the zoo
• Wellness: Mindfulness tools, vitamins and supplements and nutrition education

Visit blue365deals.com to learn more about available offers, including discounts at participating local retailers.

Want to know which snacks are actually good for you and why? Or, are you looking for some insight about how many calories you burn throughout the day? Visit our Health Library for help answering these questions and more. Once there, you’ll find easy-to-use quizzes and tools to help you know your health.

Maternity and paternity support groups (PDF) contains a listing of social support groups across the state. Topics include breastfeeding support groups, mom mentoring programs, fathers’ groups and mental health support.

Blue Cross Complete and SafeLink Wireless^® offer a special Lifeline program. The SafeLink Health Solutions program is free.

With this program you'll get:

• A smartphone, 4.5 GB of data and 350 minutes each month
• Unlimited text messages
• Free calls to Blue Cross Complete's Customer Service that won’t count toward your 350 minutes
• Text messages with health tips and reminders

You can also keep your smartphone and apply for the Lifeline phone service.

To learn more about this program and to apply, view the SafeLink Flyer (PDF).

SafeLink and Emergency Broadband Benefit

An Emergency Broadband Benefit is available with unlimited talk, text, data and international calling for a limited time. Current SafeLink users already qualify and can opt in. New users should apply for SafeLink service to get started. View the SafeLink EBB Flyer in English (PDF) or Spanish (PDF) to learn more.

If you have questions about SafeLink, call Customer Service at 1-800-228-8554, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. TTY users should call 1-888-987-5832.

If you or someone you care about are feeling sadness, depression, anxiety or feel like you want to harm yourself or others, resources are available:

• Our 24-hour Nurse Help Line: 1-888-288-1724 (TTY: 1-888-987-5832)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 (TTY: 1-800-846-8517)
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
• MDHHS warmline for those living with isolation, trauma or mental health issues: 1-888-733-7753
  • Seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.
• Common Ground Resource and Crisis Helpline: 1-800-231-1127 (call or text)
• 911

If you’re affected by abuse and need support, contact:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (TTY: 1-800-787-3224)
• Love is Respect National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 1-866-331-9474 (TTY: 1-866-331-8453)
• Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network’s National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

Call your primary care provider if stress gets in the way of your daily activities for several days in a row.