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Dear Friends,

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to join us in making a lasting difference for children in foster care. Every day, children enter our care with uncertainty, fear, and very little of the stability we all take for granted.

For just $10 a month, your gift can provide a child with something to hold onto — a warm blanket, a comforting bedtime story, or the simple reassurance that someone cares. Your support brings safety, hope, and joy when the world feels scary.

As a sustaining donor, you become a steady presence in a child’s life, helping them feel seen, valued, and supported. Together, we can ensure that every child knows they are not alone.

❤️ Give today and be a hero to a child in foster care: https://donorbox.org/10-a-month

With gratitude,

Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan

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Our Impact

Our 2025 Impact Report

For over 88 years, Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan has stood alongside children, youth, and families—offering stability, support, and hope. Our 2025 Impact Report reflects the resilience of those we serve, the dedication of our team, and the generosity of supporters like you.

Thank you for being part of our mission. Your support keeps us deeply rooted and allows hope to grow.

Read our Impact Report here.

Help Us Stay Steady Through Uncertain Times

Recent funding cuts have deeply impacted YouthWork and other vital programs. By becoming a monthly sustaining donor, you help ensure we can keep showing up for vulnerable youth—month after month, no matter what. Your ongoing support makes long-term impact possible.

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Our child welfare, counseling, wraparound and respite programs are accredited by CARF International, assuring the more than 1,000 businesses, individuals, and organizations who contributed to our work last year of our commitment to clinical, administrative, and fiscal excellence.

CFS has earned a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the highest honor for financial health and transparency. This distinction reassures our supporters that their contributions are making a real, lasting difference for children, youth, and families.

Candid has awarded CFS the highest level of organizational transparency, reflecting our commitment to integrity and accountability.

Connect With Us

Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan

3785 Veterans Drive, Traverse City | (231) 946-8975

3434 M-119, Ste F, Harbor Springs | (231) 347-4463

cfs@cfs3L.org | www.cfsnwmi.org