Foster care offers family-like settings as well as intensive support services. The primary goal is to stabilize the child and the child's biological family so that they can be reunited. The purpose of the Specialized and General Foster Care program is two-fold. Second, the program focuses on reunification of families whenever possible.
Children enter the program through a variety of referral sources.
The majority of HelpSource's foster children are referred by the Family Independence Agency, the Department of Mental Health and the various County Probate Courts. Every effort is made to recruit adoptive parents who are willing to adopt children with many of these characteristics. Referrals are accepted from throughout the State of Michigan. HelpSource's adoptive homes meet all State of Michigan adoptive home requirements.