Organizations Filed Purposes:
LUTHERAN ADOPTION SERVICE (LAS) PARTNERS WITH THE STATE OF MICHIGAN TO ACHIEVE PERMANENCY FOR CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM BY FACILITATING THEIR ADOPTION INTO STABLE, LOVING FAMILIES. LAS ACCOMPLISHES THIS GOAL BY PROVIDING AN ARRAY OF SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CASE MANAGEMENT, CHILD ADOPTIVE ASSESSMENTS, FAMILY ADOPTIVE ASSESSMENTS, FAMILY RECRUITMENT, TRAINING AND THERAPY AFTER THE FINALIZATION OF AN ADOPTION. LAS ALSO PROVIDES FAMILY SEARCH AND REUNION SERVICES TO ADULT ADOPTEES.
LUTHERAN ADOPTION SERVICE, INC WAS CREATED TO PLACE MICHIGAN CHILDREN IN ADOPTIVE HOMES AND TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES EMPHASIZING SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN.
LUTHERAN ADOPTION SERVICES (LAS) SPECIALIZES IN IDENTIFYING ADOPTIVE PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN FROM MICHIGAN'S FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. WE HELP A CHILD FIND A "LIFE-LONG LOVING FAMILY." EVERY CHILD NEEDS LOVE, SHELTER AND GUIDANCE. THESE MOST BASIC OF PROVISIONS ARE MISSING FOR SOME CHILDREN, AND THE OLDER THE CHILD, THE DIRER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY COME FROM AN ABUSIVE OR NEGLECTFUL SITUATION. IN 2019, LAS FACILITATED ADOPTIONS FOR 366 YOUTH.
LAS PROVIDES POST-ADOPTION SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE EDUCATION, SUPPORT, CONSULTATIONS, REFERRALS, INFORMATION SEARCH, THERAPY AND FACILITATION BETWEEN THE ADOPTEE AND BIRTH PARENTS. IN 2019, LAS ASSISTED 168 FAMILIES WITH POST-ADOPTION SERVICES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Diana Moore | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $72,860 |
| Tori Todorow | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $53,641 |
| Steve Zwart | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| David Gehm | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Van Den Bosch | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Vickie Thompson-Sandy | FORMER SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Beals | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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