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4,434 held a contest to give one family a special
During Foster Care Awareness Month, we

trip to Zehnder's Splash Villige in

persons served Frankenmuth, MI.

1,016 total number of persons served in Foster Care Sabrina Pitman, of Troy, MI, won the contest
95% of children had two or fewer Foster Care placements with over 1.4K likes on her photo!
After 3 months of completing the ILP program successfully,
youth continued to live independently. She shares, " I feel blessed to have been
able to be there for them, advocate for
We helped keep 700 families intact through services in our Family
them, and keep them safe. I look forward to
Preservation programs
continuing to be able to do this for future
269 total number of adoptions children in whatever capacity I am needed."
349 total number of families served in Families First Michigan (1,622
individuals) She took her two boys to Zehnder's Splash
98% of children did not enter Foster Care while family received Village for a weekend of fun! Thank you
services Ticket to Dream Foundation.
96% children were not placed in Foster Care within 6 months of
completing the program
35 families were reunified (110 individuals served)
100% of children were not placed in foster care withing 6 months
of completing the program
85 families were served in our Families Together Building Solutions
program (434 individuals)
90% of children remained in home or relative placement for 6
months after completing the program
4.9 satisfaction rate received from families who utilized this
program (out of 5.0)
200 total number of families served in Family Preservation
Lutheran Adoption Service (LAS) agency celebrated its 45th Anniversary
Homebuilders (926 Individuals)
in November as Legacy Adoption Services (LAS). This rebrand features a
In the fourth quarter of 2022, we were awarded SafeCare, a new
new blue and green-themed modern look to capture the hearts and
program, serving 14 families and 57 individuals minds of business and community leaders. Partners in these sectors are
critical to helping LAS recruit more people to offer permanent homes,
“forever homes” for Michigan’s foster kids.