Melinda Lis, MSW Many who have worked with Melinda Lis, MSW, report she brings together the inquisitive nature and analytical mind of the scientist with the heartfelt compassion and selfless dedication to others of the social worker. Devoted professionally to the welfare of children, Ms. Lis and her husband also have put the approach into […]
Report from City of Southfield Channel 15
Veronica Crawford, Licensing Specialist Since 2003, Veronica Crawford has devoted her professional career to the welfare of children. She started her work with Spaulding in 2008 as a foster care worker. “After my first interview at Spaulding, I knew it was the agency for me,” Ms. Crawford said. “I felt the warmth and a genuine […]
June is Graduation month. Like all parents of new diplomates, Sonja Halton holds great pride as she watches another of “her kids” graduate from high school. What’s more, William, her adopted son, was the 13th foster child in her care to do so. That amazing feat is not easy to accomplish. Sonja’s kids have beaten the odds, as […]
A measure recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Aderholt Amendment will harm the 118,000 children in foster care waiting to be adopted. If adopted, the law would allow service providers to turn away qualified adoptive and foster care parents based on religion, marital status, sexual orientation and gender identity limits the number of permanent homes […]
Spaulding for Children welcomes two new board members this month. Along with unique expertise and professional backgrounds that strengthen our organization, they share tremendous and heartfelt enthusiasm and commitment in support of our mission. Rhonda Jordan Phillips recently retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. She is a former mentor at Spaulding for Children and a long serving […]
The Council on Accreditation (COA) announced it has accredited Spaulding for Children, affirming that Spaulding meets the highest national standards of best practice and establishes the organization’s credibility as effective and professionally sound. In addition, COA accreditation provides assurance to all of its stakeholders that Spaulding for Children is delivering needed, high-quality services in our […]
“Some people are in the lives of foster kids because they have to – literally or otherwise. A mentor chooses.” Many teens graduated this past June. But when Charles grabbed his diploma there was someone special in his corner, a mentor named Ken Rice. Here he tells what being a mentor has meant to both of them. Charles had been a […]
