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FAMILY SERVICES

TWEENS & TEENS ARE A BLAST!

CHOOSE THEM

What is Foster Care?

Foster care is a temporary living arrangement for
children ages 0-17 who have experienced abuse
or neglect. Children are placed in licensed foster
homes if a relative is unable to care for them until
their family can provide the healthy environment
they need.

Children in foster care continue building
relationships with their parents through visits,
phone calls, and letters facilitated by Samaritas.

Samaritas serves children and families in Detroit,
Troy, Port Huron, Ann Arbor, Flint, Saginaw,
Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Jackson, Lansing, and
Kalamazoo.

Top 10 Reasons to Foster a Teenager

We are able to tell you what we feel, We have so many gifts and talents.
want, need, fear, and think. You don't You may learn new things from us too
have to guess or change diapers! — like technology, fashion and slang!

We deserve love and security. We may be sensitive, but we are

resilient.

We want a family and we are choosing We appreciate the small things —
you just as much as you are choosing us. family dinners, movie nights, one-
on-one attention.

You can teach us all kinds of fun and You can show us what is important in
valuable things, like driving, budgeting, life, help us gain independence and
cooking, and cleaning. start adulthood with hope.

We need a champion. You can be a
You can form lifelong relationships with us. part of the reason one of us goes to
college or achieves something
great.

Visit Samaritas.org/fostercare for details or call (833) 605-HOPE (4673)

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