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Press Alert – Starfish Family Services Announces David A. Williams as Chief Administrative Officer

September 15, 2017 by Starfish Family Services

Starfish Family Services recently welcomed David A. Williams as its new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). Williams will add leadership, direction, and inspiration to support advancement at Starfish and further propel the organization's mission. Read the full release here. … [Read more...]

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Press Alert: VP of Clinical and Youth Services Writes Column in The Detroit News

August 29, 2017 by Starfish Family Services

Our VP of Clinical and Youth Services, Marisa Nicely, wrote a piece for The Detroit News on why children's mental health is "one of the most important and most misunderstood issues in our healthcare debate." (Click here to read at The Detroit News website) … [Read more...]

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Press Alert: Collaborative Launches 2-Year Evaluation Project to Improve the Impact of Head Start Services for Detroit Children and their Families

July 7, 2017 by Starfish Family Services

Download Full Press Release INKSTER, MICH. (July 07, 2017) – Thrive by Five Detroit (TB5D), a collaborative led by Starfish Family Services and in partnership with Focus: HOPE, Development Centers, Inc., and Southwest Solutions, has begun a project to assess the effectiveness of their birth to five preschool services in Detroit and apply learnings to program improvements The project is funded by a $450,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) of Battle Creek Michigan. Selected by the Office of Head Start, in 2014, to participate in a national birth to five pilot program to create innovative and effective early childhood programs, TB5D currently serves over 1,100 children and their families annually. “Process evaluation doesn’t sound very exciting,” said Ann Kalass, CEO of Starfish Family Services “but we know it’s critically important that we objectively assess our programs to ensure that they are effective and impactful. Thrive by Five has a transformational … [Read more...]

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Press Alert: Starfish Family Services to Honor The Jewish Fund at the Great Hearts Gala, Thursday June 8

May 22, 2017 by Starfish Family Services

Download Full Press Release (PDF) INKSTER, MICHIGAN (May 22, 2017) – Starfish Family Services is pleased to announce it will honor the Jewish Fund with its 2017 Great Hearts Award at the agency’s annual Great Hearts Gala on Thursday, June 8, at Cobo Center in Detroit. The Great Hearts Award annually recognizes an individual or organization that is making a profound difference in the lives of Starfish families.  Starfish and the broader community have greatly benefited from the Jewish Fund’s generous support. Since 2004, Starfish has received grants totaling nearly half a million dollars from The Jewish Fund to launch innovative and high impact programs like Baby Power, a collaboration between Starfish and the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry.  Baby Power serves new and expectant mothers and their babies who face challenges like maternal depression, trauma, and parenting stress that, if unaddressed, could impede their baby’s healthy development.  Baby Power offers … [Read more...]

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Press Alert: CBS News features Starfish Family Services’s Trauma Work

May 3, 2017 by Starfish Family Services

(Click here to read on CBS Detroit) … [Read more...]

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