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Samaritas Mackinac Policy Conference Visit
We made it!  Samaritas Chief Advancement and Strategy Officer Kelli Dobner and Interim President and CEO Dave Morin were on the road to garnering partnerships and resources to boost Samaritas services by attending the annual Mackinac Policy Conference hosted by the Detroit... Read More
Age and Experience Matters to Foster Kids
When you have the experience Annie Lane and Samuel Cook have, it only makes sense that you put the knowledge to good work. Each of them has different motivations for supporting foster children, but as a couple, they’re a powerful force for the greater good of the community.  While... Read More
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* Important Notice *

Earlier this year, Samaritas was under investigation by the state for allegations of abuse in our emergency shelter in Grand Rapids. We opened this shelter 26 months earlier for children from Central America crossing the border fleeing from horrible condition; we were asked to take in Afghan youth when there was no other place for them to go after the crisis in Afghanistan occurred. We accepted 19 youth in response to this request and our long-term commitment to help youth to the greatest extent possible at the time of their greatest need. Samaritas was one of several similar emergency shelters across the country asked to take in these refugee youth.

Due to the severe level of trauma they had endured, many of them required intensive therapy and counseling. As a result of the growing concern we had for the depth and breadth of those needs of the youth and the safety of our team, we made the decision to work with our referring partners to move the youth to other programs where they could access the higher level of trauma-informed care, supervision, and medical attention that they required. Due to state and federal oversight of our programs, we are unable to share specific details of the investigation but we were cleared of any abuse allegations by the state and all youth were transferred to appropriate residential placements where they could receive the care they needed. Samaritas continues to be a state and federal leader in refugee resettlement, including refugee foster care.

MEDIA INQUIRIES

Please Contact:
Joe DiBenedetto
Lambert & Co.
(516) 637-0597

Matt Friedman
Tanner Friedman Strategic Communications
(248) 762-1430