Erin Schrieber is the Director of Community Outreach and Volunteer Engagement at the Methodist Children’s Home Society.

The MCHS was founded in 1917 and has been at its Redford location since 1929. Its original mission was to care for orphans and it has now shifted to caring for abused and neglected boys referred by the Dept. of Health and Human Services. It has 60 available spots with each child having their own room. The average resident is 12 years old, having been in foster care for 3 years and having lived in 5 homes.
There is a school on site and the facility provides 24 hour care, including therapy and recreation services. It provides a 1:4 adult/student ratio during the day and 1:10 at night.

In 2017, the MCHS placed 80 children into foster care and 17 forever family adoptions. It follows up on all who are adopted, placed in foster care, or have aged out for six months to provide guidance with the transition.

The State provides 2/3 of its funding, which covers the basics. Volunteers are always in need to coach a sports team, tutor, or be a mentor. To learn more, please visit www.mchsmi.org.