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…
Read MoreSeasons – New Program Launched
Our Counseling services are very happy to announce a new program called Seasons: Supporting Families through Serious Illness. A serious illness impacts an entire family, changing the lives of children, parents,…
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….
Read MoreMessage from the CEO: Our Children’s Home
Dear Friends and Supporters, One of the areas this newsletter focuses on is one of our most essential programs, the residential Children’s Home. From the early days of our existence in…
Read MoreGiving by Example: Girls of Smith Hall at Children’s Home All In
The truth is, at first, most of the children who come to STVCC Children’s Home are not happy about being there. This is understandable, their lives have been turned upside…
Read MoreFirecracker Foundation Partnership with STVCC
A new partnership with The Firecracker Foundation through the St. Vincent Catholic Charities (STVCC) Counseling Services is targeting young people who have presented with symptoms which indicate the trauma from sexual abuse….
Read MoreOh Our DOG!
It is our pleasure to introduce the newest St. Vincent Catholic Charities employee. Meet “Promise,” the Children’s Home new therapy dog. She has passed all her background checks, clearances, training,…
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…
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