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Detroit Area Agency on Aging is a social service and welfare organization. It serves Detroit, Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Harper Woods and Highland Park in Michigan. It provides a wide range of services and programs for elder citizens, including Detroit meals-on-wheels, grandparents raising grandchildren and empowerment zone programs; information and assistance, and housing services. Its care management program provides various services, including assessments, care plan development, service arrangements, follow-up, monitoring and reassessments. Its waiver program provides respite services, such as adult day care, environmental modifications, transportation, medical supplies and equipment. Additionally, it offers other services, including chore, emergency response system, private duty nursing, counseling, home delivered meals, independent living skills training and personal care services. It also provides various social services and programs, such as Senior Refugee Assistance Project and Service Provider Network. Detroit Area Agency on Aging is headquartered in Detroit.

The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, also known as NKF of Michigan, has specialized in the prevention of cure of kidney-related diseases since 1955. The foundation aims to prevent chronic kidney disease and its leading causes, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. It collects funds and provides medical advocacy to patients living with and at risk of chronic kidney disease. The foundation also promotes quality medical care and organ and tissue donation, as well as support research activities related to chronic kidney disease. Its Healthy Hair Starts with a Healthy Body program trains African-American hair stylists in how to discuss nutrition- and physical activity-focused chronic disease prevention strategies with their clients. The foundation s Kidney Early Evaluation Program is a health-screening program designed to identify individuals at increased risk for kidney disease. The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan is located in Ann Arbor, Mich.