Orchards Children's Services
Serving 15 Michigan Counties
Welcome!
We are The Orchards.
Strengthening the Community through Quality Services to Children and Families… Our thoughtful planning, innovative approaches and committed leadership all speak to an organization that cares.
Foster Care
In order for Orchards to provide a temporary and safe haven for children entering the foster care system, the staff in our Foster Home Licensing and Training/Recruitment departments continue to recruit, train and license new foster parents.
Family Preservation
Providing Services to High-Risk Families Orchards Family Preservation programs offer services to high-risk families to prevent their children from placement into foster care. We served over 5,000 children last year in ten counties…
Adoption
Since 1986 when Orchards Children’s Services first entered into the adoptions field, we have completed more than 3,000 adoptions. Although most of the children are adopted by their foster parents or relatives there is no typical adoptive family…
Education
About Orchards
Over 60 years ago, Orchards Children’s Services was established by the Greater Detroit Section of the National Council of Jewish Women. The founders recognized the need to improve the lives of children. This small, courageous group of women dared to question how things had been done. They believed that practices of the past were insufficient. They dared to challenge the status quo and begin something new. The founders of the Orchards looked back and plotted a course to move forward. It is doubtful that even those remarkable people who had the vision and courage to develop a new course could have foreseen the Orchards Children’s Services of today.
Moving Forward Together
As Henry Ford once said, “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” Orchards is indeed successful because our team continually moves forward together. Every action taken, every plan developed, is and has been done by members of the Orchards team.
Events
Please feel free to check out our latest events. Also, check and download any of our annual reports or newsletters
KEEPING MICHIGAN’S AT-RISK YOUTH SAFE DURING CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
As Child Welfare professionals of Michigan, we must come together to support the children and families we serve. We are coming together to share a unified message to alert our state the essential services we provide and the importance it has to the safety and security of children across our state.
Please read and share this message with your personal/professional contacts.
We’re all in this together.
News & Articles
Orchards Annual Appeal
Elise and Emily, fraternal twin sisters, have walked a challenging path together. From a turbulent adolescence to becoming thriving college students, their journey showcases the transformative power of resilience, determination, and the unwavering support of Orchards Children’s Services. At just...