Melinda Lis honored with 2020 National Adoption Excellence Award
Melinda Lis, Vice President of The Academy for Family Support and Preservation at Spaulding, Honored with 2020 National Adoption Excellence Award from The Children’s Bureau
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“Transracial Adoption and the Black Lives Matter Movement” – Webinar
On August 26, 2020 Spaulding for Children presented a webinar:
Transracial Adoption and the Black Lives Matter Movement Webinar
Watch the video as our facilitated panel of three Black transracial adoptees shared their experiences and real-talk…
Ways to Keep Kids Engaged this Summer
Michigan Science Center brings wonders of the universe and live experiments directly into your living room. Log on to MiSci's ECHO Distance Learning Studio, Mondays through Fridays at 2:30 p.m.
While public libraries have been approved…
Katherine Ward: An Amazing Smile May Be Why Storyteller Seems So Familiar
The time is special for children and adults who enjoy hearing a good story. Click here to catch the program Mondays at 7 p.m.
Katie Ward soon will celebrate nearly 10 years as a professional serving in foster care and adoption. She has…
Family Preservation Principles
The National Family Preservation Network has outlined principles of Intensive Family Preservation Services. These services are designed to support families in which children are either at imminent risk of placement or have been placed outside…
June Is Reunification Month
When a catastrophe happens, when a child is forced to be removed from his or her home, the State turns to agencies like Spaulding to temporarily take care of the safety and well-being of that child. From the moment a child walks in to our care,…
Love Continues After Reunification
Her kids call Ms. Allen, “Aunty Mary.” She has adopted four and fostered more than 30 children through the years, including two teen girls who were reunited with their father.
Ms. Allen works side by side with birth parents – but…
How Our Families Are Dealing with COVID-19 Challenges
We asked our families: "How are you doing?" Here are a some of their stories about challenges and resilience during the national emergency wrought by coronavirus/COVID-19.
Mary Harvey, with school aged kids, took in a child who needed…
Helping Spaulding Families During COVID-19 Emergency
Many of our families are out of work. Some have family members who are sick and need additional care. And kids at home are requiring more supervision and oversight.
And for many of our families, the regular support services they count on…
