May is Foster Care Awareness Month and for the fourth year in a row, Samaritas is “painting the town purple” in honor of this special month. Our three goals for this Blitz Month are:
- Celebrating and thanking our foster parents
- Recruiting new parents to open their hearts and homes
- Raising awareness and critical funds for foster care programming
In addition to traditional media relations efforts and advertising campaigns, Samaritas foster parent recruiters will engage with potential foster parents through social media, a Virtual Town Hall and corporate partner support to get the word out about how “#SamaritasFosters”.
Emmy-winning journalist, Cynthia Canty, of Detroit Public Television (DPTV) will serve as the moderator for this Town Hall. Canty is a lifelong resident of metro Detroit and has been on television or radio in Southeast Michigan since 1979.
Foster parents provide a safe, stable environment for a child to receive the love and attention they deserve while away from their birth parents. Foster programs reduce the risk of harm in the short-term and promote family reunification for the long-term.
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Upcoming Foster Care Orientations
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Make a difference in a child's life today! Register for our virtual Foster Care Orientations happening all month long. |
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This May, we celebrate all of the
amazing mother’s out there!
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We know how much love and support your mom has given to you over the years. Let Samaritas Senior Living surround your mom with a warm welcome, a team of
professionals who provide faith-based caring, and a circle of friends who quickly become just like family.
“My mom moved in over 9 years ago. Over
the years I have gotten a pretty close look
at Samaritas and couldn’t be happier. You
realize it’s not service delivery, it’s their community. This is my moms home.”
~ Peter, Son of Samaritas Senior Living Resident
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Take A Virtual Tour Of Our Communities |
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SPRING:
"A LOVELY REMINDER OF HOW BEAUTIFUL CHANGE CAN BE."
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“I had hit my bottom, and I was so close to
losing my girls. I had to pull my life together and get back to being a good mom. Samaritas came in when I needed them the most, guided me through the program, and helped me get my family and myself back on track.”
~ Sasha and daughters, Mia and Cara
Samaritas Family Preservation family
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When you support the Good Samaritan Fund, you help so many children and families touched by the Samaritas mission, like Sasha and her daughters. You help us find and train more foster parents, enhance employment training for refugees and families, give people the tools to recover from addiction, serve more people with disabilities in their homes, and help families find permanent housing. Your gift makes the difference for thousands of your neighbors - creating stronger, more resilient communities throughout Michigan.
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Monday, September 13
LMCU Ballpark, Comstock Park
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Join us and help knock our fundraising goals out of the park to support the programs benefiting the families, children, seniors, and New Americans we serve in West Michigan.
Click Here for more information and to purchase tickets.
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Thursday, September 30
Jimmy John's Field, Utica
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You won’t want to miss your chance to be together again, and with an entire outdoor baseball stadium to socially distance, you can feel confident in indulging in the evenings activities.
Click Here for more information and to purchase tickets.
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Southwest Detroit will celebrate "Cinco De Mayo" in a virtual format during 2021. The virtual celebration will be streamed through Detroit Public Television and 12 other non-profits through their own Facebook accounts. The event is scheduled for Sunday, May 2, 2021, from 4:00-5:30; and again, for May 5, at 6:00 PM.
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Giving is Just a Text Away |
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We are excited to announce our new text-to-give option. Now, when you text, you start a ripple of positive change for so many in your community. Impact Starts with you!
Text “Samaritas” to
(855) 450-0515 and help us support those we serve today!
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The Mexican Patriotic Committee of Metro Detroit, the COVID313 Coalition for Families and Students and Detroit Public Television (DPTV) to host the Virtual Southwest Detroit Cinco de Mayo Celebration at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5. The virtual celebration will be streamed on DPTV’s One Detroit Facebook Page.
The Virtual Cinco de Mayo Celebration will include: COVID313 Coalition, a number of Southwest businesses, entertainers, Mexico tourism videos, a message from Mexican Consul Fernando Gonzalez Saiffe, and a DTE Energy (in partnership with Samaritas) video from their employee affinity group on “Coming together to support unaccompanied children.”
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