Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration is offering residents $500 a month to house migrants — dubbed “newcomers” — in the state.

“The Newcomer Rental Subsidy program provides Refugees and other Newcomer population-eligible households with rental assistance up to $500 per month for up to 12 months, with eligibility based on immigration status and household income,” the Office of Global Michigan said on its site, as first reported by Dave Bondy Digital.

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“Many refugees and other newcomers face critical housing challenges, and this program will increase access to better and more affordable housing opportunities while supporting a more rapid social integration to refugees and other newcomer populations to Michigan.”

“We are thrilled to couple funding from MSHDA together with our Office of Global Michigan’s efforts to support one common goal – making Michigan a place where all people, businesses and communities have the economic means and personal freedoms to reach their full potential,” Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Director Susan Corbin said, according to El Central Hispanic News.

“The Newcomer Rental Subsidy program will increase access to better and more affordable housing opportunities while supporting a more rapid social integration for refugees and other newcomer populations in Michigan,” said Poppy Hernandez,Global Michigan Director and Michigan’s Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, said. “Global Michigan is committed to providing support that builds welcoming, inclusive communities for those who choose our state as their new home.”

In February, ABC 12 reported Whitmer’s administration was seeking volunteers to do several tasks, including, “meeting the person or family at the airport, helping find housing, enroll children in school, and help with finding employment for adults.”

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The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Development said residents who participated must make a 90-day commitment to apparently meet every migrant need.

“Programs like the Welcome Corps advance the Office of Global Michigan’s mission to make Michigan the home for opportunity for our immigrant, refugee and ethnic communities,” Hernandez said in a statement. “Expanded refugee resettlement pathways empower more Michiganders to support our state’s growing refugee population and build a more welcoming and inclusive Michigan for all.”

Potential migrant candidates are of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan or Venezuelan nationality, according to the Whitmer agency.

In a similar program, a Boston woman took in a Haitian family and scored her own personal chef in the deal.

NEW: People in the Boston area, presumably liberals, are now taking in illegal migrants.

One woman says it’s awesome because it’s like having a "private chef."

Host homes are becoming more popular as the migrant crisis continues to spiral out of control. pic.twitter.com/P0MbzaOyoe

— Frankman 🇺🇸 (@Frankman_man) February 13, 2024

Lisa Hillenbran welcomed the family into her apartment and they do chores and cooking.

“It’s a delight and it’s really fun having them,” Hillenbran told NBC 10. “What I realized is there’s so much prejudice against refugees, mostly because people don’t know them.”

According to NBC 10, Hillenbran says “she feels she has her own personal chef”.

The migrants have their work permits, have been taking English classes, and hope to open a restaurant.

“They are hardworking, they want to learn, they want to be successful and I feel great helping and I get to understand the refugee crisis from the inside,” Hillenbran said.

As for Michigan, the Office of Global Michigan says residents can donate to a charity called Children’s Foundation to help the influx of migrants coming into the state.

“Your donation will be directed to the Refugee and Humanitarian Parolee Resettlement Fund to help support newcomers with housing, legal services, interpretation support, education services and support to K-12 children,” according to the Whitmer agency.

It is unclear how many migrants are being located to Michigan, but one Whitmer appointee recently said if it wasn’t for illegals, the state’s population would be shrinking.