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Samaritas Teams Up with Author Laura Boonstra for Foster Care Awareness Month DETROIT – With nearly 10,000 kids in the foster care system, Samaritas is teaming up with, “Our Family Is Not a Tree” author Laura Boonstra to encourage more Michiganders to become licensed foster parents. Samaritas events in Lansing on June 3 and in…
Foster care doesn’t always look the way people expect it to. Sometimes it’s a child stepping into a new home for a season. Sometimes it’s a parent working to rebuild what feels uncertain. And sometimes, it’s both—connected by a shared hope for what comes next. When families enter the child welfare system, the weight can…
Motherhood doesn’t always look the way we expect it to. Sometimes it’s a parent doing everything they can to hold life together. Sometimes it’s another family stepping in to care for a child for a season. And sometimes, it’s both—woven together in ways that protect, support, and restore. When Brianna was first referred to Samaritas…
When we think about what keeps a person healthy, we often think about doctor visits or medication. But health begins long before that. It starts with something as basic and essential as access to fresh food. For many families across Wayne County, that access isn’t guaranteed. Living in a food desert can mean limited grocery…
For more than four decades, Michele Calloway has served as a foster parent through Samaritas. She is a shining example of the ideal caregiver, who knows how to nurture kids whose needs often extend far beyond what Michigan’s systems can support. One of those children was welcomed into her home at age five, just after…
Samaritas is now an official network partner of Ascend at the Aspen Institute — a national initiative advancing two-generation (2Gen) strategies to improve family economic security, health, and well-being. This recognition reflects Samaritas’ expanding role in collaborative, statewide initiatives such as MiFamily Together, a family preservation pilot designed to prevent family separation and strengthen long-term…
Paul and Kathy Nicholas have been faithful supporters of Samaritas for many years, living out what it truly means to turn compassion into action. When their daughter was just five years old, the Nicholas family visited the Wayne Family Center in Westland on Christmas Eve. They wanted her to see, firsthand, what generosity looks like…