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SAVE THE MAY
Shoot Your Shot at the
Forever Home Toss You won't
want to miss your shot to
DATE 2022 celebrate the 2nd Annual Forever
Home Toss presented by Next-
Rec and hosted by the Wilcox
Family & Stocker Clan Cornhole!
The competitions will be held at
The LIFT Bar & Restaurant – STS
Athletic Complex on May 14,
2022.
UPCOMING Visit Samaritas.co/FHT to
register.
EVENTS Community Training Session
Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
The Samaritas SUD team is
hitting the road to help families
throughout Michigan stay
together. It starts with helping
those that work with troubled
families get the most effective
training possible.
It’s why on May 20, 2022,
Samaritas is teaming up with
the Oakland Counseling
Association (OCA) to host an
in-person training session at
Orchard Services in Southfield,
Mich. about effective adolescent
substance use treatment.
Contact the Samaritas SUD
team at (833) 720-WELL to learn
more or schedule a Samaritas
presentation at your organization.
Mackinac Policy Conference
The 2022 Mackinac Policy
Conference is coming soon,
and Samaritas will be on the
island advocating for policies
that better help the individuals,
families, senior citizens, foster
kids and refugees that we
serve. Our plans are in line with
this year’s conference focus
on the business community’s
Samaritas is planning for a fantastic 2022! Please join us, volunteer and share
with family and friends this list of exciting activities. Contact the Samaritas
lectures and meetings, the
Advancement Team at marketing@samaritas.org with questions. state’s most influential leaders
will highlight the areas in which
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Michigan’s business community
can set an example.
Look for us at the Grand Hotel
from May 31, 2022 through
key issues needed to help us
June 2, 2022 to learn about the
serve Samaritas clients.
May’s Foster Care Town Hall
Foster Care Awareness Month
will be punctuated by a virtual
town hall hosted by Samaritas.
Industry and Samaritas experts
will dive into the disparities of
care and explore the reason
why it seems like more kids of
color are placed in the foster
care system. This Zoom event
will take place on May 19, 2022
from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Register
by visiting: Samaritas.co/
FosterCareTownHall
JUNE
Refugee Awareness
Roundtable In June, we’ll be
busy during World Refugee
Awareness Week starting June
20, 2022 with the launch of a
new Refugee Youth Art Show
and a town hall to celebrate
the positive contributions of
Michigan’s refugees. During
our Refugee Roundtable we’ll
discuss Equitable Resettlement
and why it matters for Michigan.
Stay tuned to Samaritas.org/
News for dates and registration
information.
17th Annual Michigan Teen
Conference June 21, 2022 from
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This statewide
virtual conference is for youth
between the ages of 14 and 23
who have experience in foster
changing civic role in polarizing
and agency caseworkers.
times. During conference
to come together to learn,
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network with other youth and
professionals, and plan for their
future. Participants will leave
the vent with new life skills and
resources to help them be self-
sufficient. Visit Samaritas.org/
MI-Teen-Conference to register
for this exclusive event.
SEPTEMBER
Be the Rock Gala - Samaritas
West Michigan advocates,
friends and colleagues can strut
their stuff at the Be the Rock
Gala on September 19, 2022.
items and more to raise funds
Join us for great food, auction
information on page 12.
that support our mission. More
OCTOBER
Run for Adoption! Join us this
fall to celebrate Lutheran
Adoption Service (LAS) and
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church's
8th Annual celebration of the
Forever Home Run. Get ready
to lace up your running shoes
for our 5K and Children’s 1K – on
October 8, 2022!
Contact LAS For more information:
LASadoption.org
Substance Use Disorder
Roundtable During October’s
Substance Use Disorder
awareness month Samaritas
will host a free Substance Use
Disorder (SUD) forum to lay out
the solutions for families dealing
with this issue. Keep an eye on
Samaritas.org/News for dates and
registration information.
NOVEMBER
care, along with their caregivers Ripples Gala Save the Date for
This gives youth from across the Ripples Gala on November
Michigan an opportunity 4, 2022 at the stunning historic
Book Cadillac Hotel. More
information on page 12.
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