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Samaritas Child and Family service area includes
a diverse group of programs.

hese include: Foster Care, Independent Living, Our Home and Community area focuses on programs
TYouth Residential, New Americans (resettlement available to those we serve in their homes, or their
and employment), Samaritas House, The Family natural settings. Programs include Affordable Living,
Center, Community Center Saginaw, Resource Family Persons With Disabilities, Home Care Assistance,
Development and several family preservation and Support Services, and Home Health.
behavioral health programs.

Each program has separate outcomes, based on
regulatory requirements and improving the lives of
those we serve. In addition, each program administers
satisfaction surveys to persons served and/or 95%
stakeholders.
of children had two or
fewer foster care placements

Foster Care and New American Services Affordable Living
Independent Living These services provide sponsorship of In 2016, our service coordinators made
This year, 1,358 children were served refugees and assistance with resettlement over 18,900 contacts on behalf of the
in Foster Care and Independent Living and job placement, in conjunction with seniors living in our 13 communities.
throughout Michigan’s lower peninsula. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee As a result of this advocacy, less than
Ninety-five percent had two or fewer foster Services (LIRS) and Episcopal Migration 2% of our residents left due to eviction
care placements. Ministries (EMM). After resettlement, or because they needed a higher level
the focus is to achieve self-sufficiency at of care.
180 days. Ninety-two percent of New
Americans who participated in our
matching grants program became self-
sufficient within 180 days.

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