Since 1987, Wolverine Human Services has helped Michigan's children and families become Victors. We run residential treatment campuses in Vassar and Detroit, license foster and adoptive families statewide, and stay with young people through the hard parts.
Photo to license · iStock #612266676Some young people need a safe place to reset and heal. Others need a family to come home to. Wolverine does both, and connects them when a child's path moves from one to the other.
Photo to license · iStock #2199933508Non-secure residential programs for young men and young women ages 12 to 17 on our Vassar and Detroit campuses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, on-site school, family therapy, and a plan for what comes next.
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Photo to license · iStock #2188180476Licensing for foster, adoptive, and kinship families across Michigan, plus independent living and voluntary foster care for young adults 18 to 20. Weekly virtual orientations and a digital licensing process.
Start the conversationOur work follows the shape of a young person's recovery. It is the same arc you see in our logo.
Safety first. Assessment, crisis intervention, and a calm, structured place to land, whether that is a shelter bed on campus or a licensed foster home.
Evidence-based treatment with staff trained by the Beck Institute in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, school credit recovery, family therapy, and health care, all in one place.
Permanency planning, reunification or adoption, independent living support, alumni scholarships, and a community that keeps showing up after discharge.
Wolverine is Michigan's largest private provider of residential services for youth, and one of the few agencies that runs a full continuum from shelter to adoption.
Every young person who comes through Wolverine is on their way to becoming a Victor. These are a few of them, in their families' words.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore finalized the adoption of their son Colin with Wolverine on October 2, 2020, a testimony that even when life is tough, we keep moving forward.
Micah and Jennifer Bryan finalized the adoption of their four-year-old son Kamarye after COVID-19 closed the Wayne County Court Adoption Unit and delayed their day.
James and Heather Kilgore have fostered four children and finalized their first adoption since becoming Wolverine foster parents in July 2016. They were nominated for the 2020 Creating Hope Award.
Game day for the next generation
A Lions watch party and impact celebration at COSM Detroit on December 6, 2026, in support of the next generation of the Wolverine Community Hub in Detroit.
Photo to license · iStock #2220707975Celebrating the career of Judith Fischer, who retired as Chief Executive Officer on September 2, 2026 after decades of service to Michigan's children and families.
Wolverine Human Services announces Melissa Fernandez as Chief Executive Officer, bringing extensive experience in juvenile justice and youth services from Wayne County.
President Matt Wollack on Next Generation Leadership and carrying forward the legacy his father began.
