Program Overview
Who They Are
Founded in 1972, Ennis Center for Children has spent over 50 years serving Michigan's most vulnerable children and families. Based in Dearborn and serving communities across Southeast Michigan, they provide a comprehensive continuum of services spanning foster care, adoption, juvenile justice, and family preservation — all centered on the belief that every child deserves a safe, stable, and loving home.
Ennis Center is licensed by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and accredited by the Council on Accreditation. Their experienced team of social workers, counselors, and support staff work tirelessly to recruit and support foster and adoptive families, provide trauma-informed care, and advocate for children's rights throughout Michigan's child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
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Programs & Services
How They Help
Ennis Center recruits, trains, and licenses foster families across Southeast Michigan — providing placement support, ongoing training, and wraparound services. Their licensed foster care program is committed to finding the right match for every child, ensuring stability and healing while working toward reunification or permanent placement.
Ennis Center facilitates domestic adoptions for children in Michigan's foster care system — guiding families through every step of the process from home study through legal finalization. Post-adoption support services help families thrive long after placement, ensuring children experience true permanency and belonging in their new homes.
Ennis Center provides community-based juvenile justice services across Michigan — including residential treatment, community supervision, and reentry support for youth involved in the justice system. Their trauma-informed approach addresses the underlying causes of youth behavior while building skills, connections, and pathways to a positive future.
Through family preservation services, case management, and community-based support programs, Ennis Center helps Michigan families in crisis stabilize and heal. Their goal is always to keep families safely together whenever possible — reducing unnecessary foster care placements while ensuring children have the safety, stability, and love they deserve.
Reach Out
Connect With the Team
Vice President
Sheery Houston
Vice President Of Development
sheery.houston@enniscenter.org (888) 200-8915Foster & Adoption
Foster Family Program
Serving Southeast Michigan
enniscenter.org/foster-parenting-adoption enniscenter.org/contactGet Involved
Ways to Support
Ennis Center for Children needs foster families, adoptive families, volunteers, and donors who want to invest in Michigan's children and families. Whether you open your home, contribute financially, or support their mission in another way — you are helping build better futures for children across Southeast Michigan who need stability, love, and a community that believes in them.
Visit enniscenter.org/how-you-can-help to learn about fostering, adopting, volunteering, or donating, or call (313) 861-1400 to speak directly with the Ennis Center team.
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