MCHS staff photos from a recent ‘Spirit Week.’
Photo courtesy of MCHS Family of Services
MCHS Family of Services, formerly known as Methodist Children’s Home Society, has announced an expansion of services and community programs that will amplify resources provided to support both Michigan’s youth and individuals in need at all stages of life.
MCHS, a 105-year-old Redford-based nonprofit founded on supporting the welfare of children in Michigan, provides individualized treatment, care, advocacy, and permanency to more than 3,000 individuals impacted by childhood trauma. The announcement is simultaneous with an organizational rebrand aimed to educate people across the state on the increased continuum of care services as including day treatment, workforce development and case management for unaccompanied minors. Additionally, efforts to enhance focus on existing programs including foster care, adoption, residential treatment, independent living for youth aging out of foster care, transitional housing for young, homeless mothers, senior programs, a trauma-informed K-8 charter school and a year-round camp for individuals with disabilities are already in motion.
Kevin Roach, MCHS CEO, shared remarks with staff and members of the media at a celebratory ‘spirit week’ event on Thursday on the why behind this team’s relentless advocacy and marked family success stories.
“At MCHS we advocate tirelessly on behalf of our community’s most vulnerable – youth in peril and their families – in the public, private, and political sector to ensure their voices are heard,” said Kevin Roach, CEO at MCHS. “With this organizational rebrand, we brought a vision to life by designing a comprehensive approach of often overlapping services, with individualized care to support our local youth in their greatest time of need. Supporting youth and their families now will prepare them with what they need to carry them into their lives and impact future generations.”
This new phase of MCHS also included the launch of a new brand identity.
“We are beyond excited to bring these much-needed services to local families,” said Carolyn Watson, Chief Advancement Officer at MCHS. “Our team works to educate the community to better understand the needs of youth and families who have experienced trauma, so we can all function together toward having them be healthier, stronger, and more whole individuals.”
Discover all MCHS programs, services and how to get involved at MCHSMI.org.
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