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CHILDREN AT

THE BORDER

NEED YOUR HELP!

We are in dire need of caring, loving foster

homes for children at the border. These
children need better access to healthcare
and mental health services, and they need

recreation, school and compassionate human
interaction. We provide all of that through

licensed foster homes while we work to unite
them with approved family members in the
United States, typically a 30-45 day process.

P h o t o p r o v i d e d b y : U N I C E F

L utheran Immigration & Refugee F oster homes provide refugee foster
Services has awarded Samaritas a 50 children with a safe environment while
bed Transitional Foster Care program Samaritas caseworkers work to unite these
for the youth at the border. This program youth with approved family members in the
encompasses 24 beds in the Grand Rapids United States. Foster homes also protect
area for boys ages 13-17 at a shelter facility these vulnerable children from human
and 26 foster homes in the Lansing/Ann trafficking. Samaritas staff are trained to
Arbor area for boys and girls ages 5+. assess the sponsors and perform unification
for the best possible outcome.

We are hiring over 50 new staff!

We need compassionate, capable people to get the programs running, including: shelter staff,
case workers, therapists, supervisors, intake workers, interpreters, case assistants...

There’s a job for any education level! Spanish speaking individuals are especially needed.
For more information, contact RefugeeJobs@samaritas.org.

Contact Samaritas about becoming a Please consider opening your home and your heart

foster parent to a refugee child today! to these young people who are just looking to be
RFCinfo@samaritas.org united with approved family for a better future.

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