Holiday Shop is back! This year we are back to a ‘normal’ shopping experience, spread over more days to allow for social distancing. Families will receive toys, books, stocking stuffers, hats & gloves, blankets, and a gift card to purchase a holiday meal. We hope to offer 500 families the [...]

On October 26th, The Children’s Center welcomed Jared Goff, Quarterback for the Detroit Lions, as our guest reader for virtual Readers and Creators! He read two books over Zoom to some of our clients, The Doorbell Rang and Goodnight Football. He will be joining us again this month with a new [...]

At the Children’s Center, we want to make sure that every child can celebrate their birthday! Thanks to you, each month, children with birthdays coming up will receive a birthday card and a coupon for a Birthday in a Bag. This can be picked up at The Children’s Center, during the month of the [...]

Our annual Trunk or Treat event on Oct. 22 was a spooky sensation. We had 91 cars drive through and we were able to give out candy and treats to 241 kids! Thank you to our 75 volunteers who contributed over 300 hours to help kids have a safe and festive Halloween experience.

Amir started going to The Children’s Center when he was just 4 years old. Shannon, his mother, had lots of experience with children; her own, working as a daycare attendant, and as an employee at Child Protective Services. Yet, she had never had a baby quite like Amir. Growing up just seemed a [...]

National Adoption Awareness Month is an opportunity to raise the issue about the urgent needs of children and youth in the foster care systems. According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), there are approximately 14,000 children in foster care. Of those, 3,000 are [...]