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Foster Care Services:A Safe Home for Every Child
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Thousands of Michigan children need temporary homes where they can feel safe, secure and loved. Some are victims of abuse or neglect. Some have been abandoned by their birth families. It’s not their fault! To be a successful foster parent you must love children and want to help them. You must meet the requirements for licensing by the State of Michigan and go through initial and ongoing training. You must be willing to cooperate with birth parents who are working towards reunification with their children. Lutheran Social Services of Michigan has been providing services for children and families since 1934. We are Michigan’s largest private foster care agency, helping more than 800 children every day across the Lower Peninsula. Our experienced staff are passionate about their desire to help foster families create a better life for the children in their care. Be A Foster Parent!
Thousands of Michigan children need temporary homes where they can feel safe, secure and loved. Some are victims of abuse or neglect. Some have been abandoned by their birth families. It’s not their fault!
To be a successful foster parent you must love children and want to help them. You must meet the requirements for licensing by the State of Michigan and go through initial and ongoing training. You must be willing to cooperate with birth parents who are working towards reunification with their children.
Be A Foster Parent!
Looking for the Foster Parent Training Schedule? Choose the location closest to you:
Grand Rapids
Ann Arbor and Jackson
Flint and Saginaw
Lansing (domestic)Lansing(refugee)
>Kalamazoo
Metro Detroit
For the children in your care, you will provide: A safe place to sleep Meals Clothing A nurturing environment Transportation to school, family visits, therapy and medical appointments A positive adult role model In return you will receive: Daily reimbursement from the State of Michigan to cover the cost of the child’s food, clothing, transportation and recreation (medical and dental care is provided by the state) Ongoing training and support from Lutheran Social Services of Michigan The satisfaction of knowing that you are helping a child in need We have a critical need for foster parents willing to take in school-aged children, teenagers and sibling groups. HELP A TEEN: Supervised Independent Living If you are unable to become a foster parent, consider providing a room for an older teen in our Supervised Independent Living program. You will not need to be licensed, and you will not have the legal obligations of a foster parent. In exchange for a negotiated monthly rent, you will provide a room and perhaps board, and will help the youth to learn the basic skills necessary to be a successful adult.
For the children in your care, you will provide:
In return you will receive:
We have a critical need for foster parents willing to take in school-aged children, teenagers and sibling groups.
HELP A TEEN: Supervised Independent Living
Ann Arbor
Flint
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Lansing
Saginaw
Frequently Asked Questions
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