ENNIS CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC

Description

It was an endeavor that we all knew might fail, but we followed a bright young man, Robert Ennis, and left the employment of an outpatient psychiatric clinic to form a new agency in September of 1978. By March of 1979 we had acquired a contract for specialized foster care. We sought and obtained tax exempt status, and Genesee County provided us with a start-up group of 33 foster homes and we began placing children referred to us. In 1985 we established our Detroit office on Greenfield Road and our agency began to grow so rapidly we could scarcely keep up. In 1987 our Pontiac office opened and we began to computerize some aspects of our work as we continued to grow. Our consistent level of quality and standards led to federal grants and grants from private foundations. In 2009, we were asked by the St. Clair County Department of Human Services to open an office in Port Huron through which we provide foster care. Over the years we have encountered many obstacles, but the leadership of our agency always found a way to survive each crisis. Additionally, the leaders were never too busy to take on the fight for a child. They have led the way for kids - contributing to legislation, developing groundbreaking programs and always looking to fill the gaps to guarantee that children receive the care that they nee