Category: Adoption & Foster Care
A Grandfather’s Story of Foster Care and Adoption
By Jim Kurt (St. Vincent Catholic Charities Board Member and Volunteer) This is my grandfather’s story of foster care and adoption. Being a grandparent is one of the most amazing experiences one could imagine. When our children announced the pregnancy of each of our 12 grandchildren, my wife and I were so excited. When my daughter,…
Read MoreTeen Foster Families Needed
The need foster families in the state of Michigan has never been greater. When most citizens think of adoption, babies and young children are the first that come to mind. However, only approximately 3% of children waiting to be matched with an adoptive family are under the age of 5, with the vast majority being…
Read MoreNew Faces for Operation Backpack 2015
We’re very excited for the launch of Operation Backpack 2015, beginning our twelfth year providing backpacks to children and the less fortunate in the greater Lansing area. The amount of support from the community has been tremendous, and we’re eternally grateful for all the backpacks and school supplies we have received over the years. Each…
Read MoreMessage from the CEO: Our Work on Behalf of Children
Dear Friends, Not one of us would dispute the fact that our children, the ones that are in our lives naturally through God’s blessing, or those that enter our lives here at St. Vincent Catholic Charities, are a most precious gift that needs to be held close and safe. We do our best to help…
Read MoreA Call to Foster Care
A Call to Foster Care Nikki and her husband believe deeply that they have received God’s call, which would be achieved through foster care. Inspired first on a mission trip in 2005 to Jamaica, they saw so many children needing care. They considered adopting, but felt their financial circumstances were not the best for an…
Read MoreFoster Care Parent Nikki’s Original Blog
My Journey as a Foster mom: Immeasurable Love Found In Unexpected Places By Nikki (a foster parent licensed by St. Vincent Catholic Charities) God first stirred a passion in me that I had not felt before on a mission trip to St. Ann’s Bay Jamaica in 2005. I stood in the school yard with dozens…
Read MoreDave Drayton – Board Volunteer – Big Heart
Dave Drayton is a big man with an even bigger heart. In 2013 we profiled the volunteer work that Dave was doing at the Children’s Home which was part of his mission journey to complete his process to become a Deacon in the Catholic Diocese of Lansing. Recently Dave Drayton expanded his volunteerism at St….
Read MoreNational Adoption Month!
NOVEMBER is National Adoption Month and at STVCC we are working hard to find forever families for the foster children we serve. The numbers do not lie. According to the Michigan Department of Human Services, there are more than 13,000 children living in the state’s foster care system and 3,ooo of them are available for…
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