As we step into 2025, we reflect on the strength, resilience, and hope that define our mission at Child and Family Services. Guided by...

Child and Family Services (CFS) opened a new program to house foster youth ages 16-19 and provide independent living skills to help them...

With the holiday break completed successfully, kids are back at school and things are getting back to “normal”. Unfortunately for many...

Each year, our community embraces the children and families we serve by matching wish lists to generous donors during the holiday...

Amanda Craggs’ parenting experience began in February 2020 when she got a call from Child and Family Services asking if she would be...

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, “On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an...

Amy Young is no stranger to foster care. When she was growing up, her parents were licensed foster parents and her family took in...

Child and Family has been providing Wraparound Services in Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties for 16 years. We work with families whose...

This month, members of the YouthWork team were grateful to attend the 2023 Corps Network Conference in Washington D.C. This was the first...

In a perfect world, people of all genders, races, and backgrounds would be recognized and remembered for their contributions to society...

As the focus of this month is on kindness, we wanted to highlight one of our long-standing dono rs who give much of themselves in...

In one way or another this month we will all be reminded of the world changing work of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior. We’ll see iconic...

Christmas is known as the “season of giving” and each year with our Paper Angels program we see how true this statement is. Each year we...

November was declared National Homeless Youth Awareness Month in 2007. 1 in 30 youth, between the ages 12-17, will experience...

When Mike and Yana Powers became licensed foster parents and accepted their first placement shortly afterward, they knew that life would...

Rob Stow and Jeremy Evans became licensed foster parents with Child and Family Services 12 years ago. “We knew we wanted to have...

by Mary Williams, YouthWork Team Leader and Member Support I begin each season at YouthWork with an immediate and immense level of...

by Melissa Ryba For some people, the idea of fostering might seem intimidating, or a big stretch for their family. For the Franklins, it...

by Kimberly Gordon, CFS Volunteer Writer Kelly Gravelle has always taken a special interest in caring for and mentoring teens. When she...

Brown Bag Campaign of CFS features foster parent, Angela Adams. Written by Melissa Ryba Angela Adams observed her friend, Alana, who...