State of Michigan - Senate TV
Published April 9, 2024
FACT presents testimony to the State of Michigan Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Lansing, Mich (HouseTV) - Representatives from Families and Children Together presented testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on Health and Human Services on behalf of the Community Based Care project..
Flint-based foster care organization connects community agencies during Saginaw symposium
MLive.com Article
Published April 24, 2023
SAGINAW TWP, MI— Neglect and poverty are not the same thing, according to Ennis Center for Children and Families and Children Together Founder Bob Ennis, who led a symposium on caring for children in the foster care system Friday, April 21, at Saginaw Township’s Horizons Conference Center.
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Symposium discusses goal of reducing need for foster care by helping families first
State of Michigan - House TV
Published April 4, 2024
FACT presents testimony to the State of Michigan House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Lansing, Mich (HouseTV) - Representatives from Families and Children Together presented testimony to the House Subcommittee on Health and Human Services on behalf of the Community Based Care project..
FACT Brief Clip: https://youtu.be/XfRqHTXdakU
Full Hearing video: https://www.house.mi.gov/VideoPlayer?data=4
Mid Michigan Now - NBC25
Published February 22, 2024
Bill aiming to improve recruitment of foster families heads to the Senate
CBS Detroit Video
Published June 7, 2023
Detroit foster mom shares her journey of taking in foster children
NBC25 | MidMichiganNow.com Article
Published April 21, 2023
SAGINAW, Mich. - While foster care is an important piece in helping youth in need, local leaders are working together in hopes of reducing the number of children that need foster care, by helping families that need it before it gets to that point. Read More…
Ennis Center organizes symposium to improve children's lives
WJRT abc12 Video
Published April 21, 2023
Ennis Center for Children & Families and Children Together hosted a conference today in hopes to bring community-coordinated support to families.
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Plan to help foster care children in Genesee, Saginaw Co.
WNEM TV5 Video & Article
Published April 21, 2023
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Ennis Center for Children introduced a new plan to reduce the number of children in foster care in Genesee and Saginaw counties.. Read More…
New child welfare program aims to keep more families together
SAGINAW, Mich (WJRT) - Today, there are nearly 200 kids in the foster care system in Saginaw County and almost 450 in Genesee County. And some leaders say, change is necessary. ABC12 took a closer look at a new nonprofit pilot program that aims to address the unique needs of families at the source. That program called FACT, or Families and Children Together, aims to revolutionize the child welfare system and to do just that - keep more families together.
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Detroit, Mich (CBS News Detroit) Being a foster parent might be something you may have thought about but were unsure of how it could turn out. But many children need a loving home, even if it's just temporary.
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WJRT abc12 Video
Published July 25, 2023
WJRT abc12 Video
Published February 22, 2024
Dan Kildee leads effort to increase qualified foster families
in the US
Flint, Mich (WJRT ) - Mid-Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee is leading an effort in Congress to increase the number of qualified foster families in the U.S.
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Flint, Mich (WNEM) - Bipartisan legislation that aims to improve the recruitment and retention of foster families across the country has passed the U.S. House and is awaiting action in the Senate. More…