Based in Southfield, Childhelp Michigan is a regional branch of Childhelp created to meet the growing demand for quality services for abused, neglected and at-risk youth in Southeast Michigan.
3rd Annual Picnic of the Greater Detroit Chapter The 3rd Annual Picnic was held at the Oakland Water Park, in conjunction with the Foster Children Birthday of the Month Club. 70 Foster Children, and their Families attended. Among those attending were Laurie Katchuba and her 8 adopted children who were all dressed in red, and resembled their own little league baseball team... and chanting "Bob and Lor 8 plus 4" as they joined the group. Bob and Laurie have 4 grown birth children, in addition to adopting 8 making their total family of 12 children.
The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
Serves the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Established in 1982, it is anonymous and confidential and is staffed by professional crisis counselors who, through translators, can provide assistance in 140 languages.
Intervention
Mentor Program
Childhelp Michigan's goal is to provide youth between the ages of 10 and 18 years old the opportunity to positively interact with an adult mentor, in order to increase the youth's positive social skills and interactions in the community and to enhance the youth's opportunity for success in life.
Childhelp Michigan's Mentoring Program is community-based. This offers the youth the chance to develop a relationship with an adult, other than an authority figure, who then becomes a friend, role model and advocate for the youth. The youth and the mentor plan activities that can be related to education, career exploration, life skills development, game playing and going to sporting events, entertainment or cultural events. Interested in becoming a mentor? View the mentor eligibility requirements and the mentor application.
Treatment
Foster Care
The Childhelp Foster Care program has been created to serve as a placement opportunity for youth in the human services or juvenile justice systems in Michigan requiring out of home services. We received our state license in May 2005 to provide therapeutic foster care and effective 10/1/06 have a contract with the Department of Human Services for general and specialized levels of foster care. Our dedicated team specializes in recruitment, training, certification and supervision of foster parents and focuses on providing continuous in-depth training and support for the foster families and youth.
Services such as individual and family therapy; 24 hour access to your foster care coordinator for support; group activities and recognition events for our foster parents; support groups; and, mentors for our foster children are all provided for our families. Fostering a child in your home provides a stable and nurturing environment for children to feel safe and relaxed, in many cases for the first time. A foster parent’s responsibilities include:nurturing, teaching social and living skills, engaging youngsters in appropriate leisure activities, teaching healthy living, and teaching children to begin to trust.
Interested in becoming a foster parent? Please call us at 248-353-0921 or e-mail us at Michigan@childhelp.org
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer opportunities in Michigan range from helping in our office, participating in our “Special Friend” program, becoming a member of one of our volunteer chapters through helping on a fundraising event. Contact Anne Marie Lesniak at alesniak@childhelp.org to learn more about our current volunteer opportunities, or David Ivey at divey@childhelp.org to join one of Michigan's Childhelp Chapters.
Michigan Special Friend
Michigan Special Friends make financial donations to support a particular child in the Childhelp foster care program. The child's foster care worker will use the funds to purchase items and services to augment what is reimbursable by Childhelp Michigan and affordable to the foster family.
Interested in becoming a Special Friend? Please call us at 248-353-0921.
Events
Typical Michigan fundraising activities range from local 10K races and motorcycle rides to fashion shows and galas featuring well-known celebrities. Various regional and national events are held throughout the year.
Wish List
In-kind donations of products and services typically are always useful and appreciated. If you are interested in making an in-kind donation, please contact our office directly.
