Throughout 2022, Oakland Family Services continued our important work of providing individuals and families the opportunity to build brighter futures. We are proud to have entered our second century of serving southeast Michigan with an array of prevention, education and treatment programs that span the human lifespan, provide life-changing services, and help our community members reach their full potential.

As we close out the year, here are some successes from 2022 that we would like to share:

• After rescheduling because of the coronavirus, we were finally able to hold our A Roaring Century gala in May! More than 150 attendees gathered to celebrate Oakland Family Services’ 100th anniversary.

• We hosted our second annual Fun Run, a fun-filled day that included a 5K run, 1K walk and outdoor family friendly activities with more than 150 participants.

• We were named a Detroit Free Press Top Workplace for the ninth year in a row, moving up the ranks to no. 47 among mid-sized Michigan companies. Top Workplace recognition is based on employee survey feedback, which means our employees have great things to say about working for Oakland Family Services.

• Our Adopt A Family program built a brighter holiday for 739 children from 309 families in need.

In Prevention:

• Early On completed more than 1,534 home visits to identify developmental delays in children age 0-3 and support their motor, cognitive, speech and social-emotional development.

• Parents as Teachers completed more than 477 home visits to encourage language, social and emotional development in children age 0-6 and help families learn ways to support their children’s development.

• Our Family Preservation foster care and adoption program provided permanency for 51 children though adoption, guardianship or reunification with their biological parents, and secured homes for an additional 46 foster children with relative and non-relative caregivers.

In Education:

• Our Children’s Learning Centers continued providing quality preschool and child care that helps at-risk children develop appropriately and enter kindergarten ready to learn.

• Our Early Learning Communities hosted 381 trainings for child care professionals, with a total turnout of 6,752, to enhance the quality of child care in Michigan. Our Early Learning Communities navigator supported providers with resource connections, training support and other needs 1,093 times.

• The Early Learning Communities’ Lending Libraries provided 215 books and educational materials to families and child care providers.

In Treatment:

• Our Day One counseling program provided mental health and substance use disorder treatment services to 781 clients, even with staff shortages.

• Day One’s PRISM (Project Recovery Intensive Services for Mothers) program — an intensive outpatient substance use treatment program for moms and pregnant women in recovery — helped 47 of 54 women served avoid referral to a higher level of care. Of those 54 women, 48 were able to remain in the community, and all six of those who were incarcerated returned to treatment after their release. Of eight women who entered treatment with their children in foster care, three have been reunified with their children, and seven remain engaged in services.

• Specialized Services for Youth served 689 children with serious emotional disturbance and their families, even through staff shortages. Specialized Services for Youth works with Medicaid-insured youth age 6-21 with severe emotional, behavioral or psychological stress and their families.

Thank you to all of the donors, funders, volunteers, staff and other partners who helped us build brighter futures in 2022! In 2023, we hope to build on these successes and continue innovating ways to provide the right services, at the right times, in the right places.