Local nonprofits seek CDBG funds as Mount Clemens opens FY2026 public hearing
January 21, 2026 | Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan
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Mount Clemens held a public hearing Jan. 20 on proposed Community Development Block Grant spending for fiscal year 2026, during which local nonprofits described services and requested modest allocations to sustain direct client services.
City staff told the commission the city may allocate up to $12,800 in CDBG public-service funds for FY2025 (Macomb Urban County allocation) and that seven organizations had submitted requests. Staff also noted the city may apply for up to two capital projects of up to $150,000 each that must benefit predominantly low- and moderate-income residential block groups.
During the hearing:
- Jillian Grabowski, a case manager with Turning Point Shelter Program, requested $3,000 to support emergency shelter meals, basic needs, crisis intervention, case management and childcare. She said Turning Point provided 40 emergency shelter bed nights to 10 Mount Clemens residents between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025 and served 104 Mount Clemens residents across programs.
- Claire Brinkman, outreach assistant at Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers, requested $1,800 to complete 40 in-home chore and minor repair projects for low- and moderate-income seniors and physically challenged adults in Mount Clemens, describing IVC's history (33 years) and volunteer capacity.
- Erica Hamill McLaughlin, community outreach and prevention coordinator for Carehaus (Macomb County Child Advocacy Center), requested $6,000 to support services for up to 10 qualifying child victims and families residing in Mount Clemens, and provided agency statistics on forensic interviews and services.
Speakers emphasized that the requested funds are aimed at direct services—shelter support, safety repairs and child-victim advocacy—and that services often include case management, safety planning and coordination with other community providers. City staff noted written materials from Wigs for Kids were received and that a full allocation recommendation will appear on the commission's Feb. 2 agenda.
What happens next: staff will compile allocation recommendations and present them to the commission at its Feb. 2 meeting for an appropriation decision.
City staff told the commission the city may allocate up to $12,800 in CDBG public-service funds for FY2025 (Macomb Urban County allocation) and that seven organizations had submitted requests. Staff also noted the city may apply for up to two capital projects of up to $150,000 each that must benefit predominantly low- and moderate-income residential block groups.
During the hearing:
- Jillian Grabowski, a case manager with Turning Point Shelter Program, requested $3,000 to support emergency shelter meals, basic needs, crisis intervention, case management and childcare. She said Turning Point provided 40 emergency shelter bed nights to 10 Mount Clemens residents between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025 and served 104 Mount Clemens residents across programs.
- Claire Brinkman, outreach assistant at Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers, requested $1,800 to complete 40 in-home chore and minor repair projects for low- and moderate-income seniors and physically challenged adults in Mount Clemens, describing IVC's history (33 years) and volunteer capacity.
- Erica Hamill McLaughlin, community outreach and prevention coordinator for Carehaus (Macomb County Child Advocacy Center), requested $6,000 to support services for up to 10 qualifying child victims and families residing in Mount Clemens, and provided agency statistics on forensic interviews and services.
Speakers emphasized that the requested funds are aimed at direct services—shelter support, safety repairs and child-victim advocacy—and that services often include case management, safety planning and coordination with other community providers. City staff noted written materials from Wigs for Kids were received and that a full allocation recommendation will appear on the commission's Feb. 2 agenda.
What happens next: staff will compile allocation recommendations and present them to the commission at its Feb. 2 meeting for an appropriation decision.
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