Starfish Family Services

Starfish believes in investing early in the lives of families to keep them intact. We strive to prevent problems before they escalate and help strengthen relationships to build solid families that work. We believe in the potential of all children and the power of healthy parent-child relationships to break the cycles of poverty and create long-term positive outcomes for children.


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Healing Complex Kids

Healing Complex Kids provides hope and healing to families that are trying to recover their complex (special needs) children from their diagnosis. We want parents, teachers, therapists, and medical practitioners to know that it is possible to greatly improve the cognitive and social abilities of children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, FASD, PANDAS, sensory issues, anxiety and depression, learning issues, and other developmental disabilities. We provide healing in the form of education. Through this web site, our social networks, and events we host or sponsor, we present solutions to help complex children recover. We have a strong dedication and interest in helping all families that struggle with finding the resources they need to maintain family stability. Our on-going and long-term mission is to provide families with the resources they need in the form of education, awareness, and interventions so they and their children can have the best family experience possible and help children grow up in healthy, loving families.


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Blind Children’s Fund

The Blind Children’s Fund (BCF) exist to help parents of blind children to find the resources they need to raise confident, competent, independent adults. BCF has resources that can encourage and empower you and your child. The BCF website has been designed as a clearinghouse with some “how-to” articles and lots of resources that you can easily find with one-click. BCF purposefully developed their website to help lead you as a parent or a general education teacher with a visually impaired child in your classroom to understand the needs, challenges, and, rewards of teaching a visually impaired child.


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Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

The parent-directed section of CSHCS is named the Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs. We help shape CSHCS policies and procedures and help families navigate CSHCS. We also offer health resource information and emotional support to all Michigan families of children with special needs. To call on us, enrollment in CSHCS is not required. How to reach us: 1) Call the CSHCS Family Center Phone Line at 1-800-359-3722, or 2) Send an email to: cshcsfc@michigan.gov


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The Holley Institute

The Holley Institute, founded in 1993, is devoted to serving the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing. The Institute is closely affiliated with St. John Hospital & Medical Center and has two facilities. The Center for Communication Excellence located in St. John Hospital & Medical Center serves as the hub for the Institute. It is here that we screen all newborns for hearing loss, set up ASL classes in all of St. John/Providence hospitals, and advocate for the Deaf, in particular our Deaf patients.


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