Who we are:

Girlstown Foundation is a private, non-profit organization founded by the General Federation of  Women’s Clubs (GFWC), Michigan, that provides child caring and child placement services for abused and neglected children.  Our services include: Foster Care, Supervised Independent Living and Residential Programs.  Girlstown Foundation is licensed by the Department of Human Services (DHS) (formerly FIA) and nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children & Family Services (COA).

Girlstown Foundation provides children, young women and their families with a safe and nurturing environment and specialized services.  All services are individually designed to be responsive and unique to our consumers needs.  The goal of Girlstown Foundation program is to provide services with dignity, respect and professionalism to assist our consumers to reach their full potential.

Currently we service Permanent or Temporary Court Wards from birth through 21 years of age, who have been adjudicated as Court Wards in the State of Michigan.  The children that are placed with our agency, are primarily from Southeastern Michigan communities, however, Girlstown Foundation does accept children from other out-county placements.

About us:

We are a team of licensed master level social workers, limited licensed therapists, bachelor level social workers , a contractual psychiatrist, and we also employ residential treatment workers.   We have experience working with children of all ages.

We use multiple modalities of treatment including client-centered, family focused, and strengths based approaches to working with children and families including these specific areas:    Depression,  ADHD/ADD,   Self-esteem and self-image problems,   Attachment and Separation Disorders,  Grief and Loss issues,  PTSD,   Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Neglect

We are located in Belleville, Michigan.  Our administrative office is located at 525 Huron River Drive, Belleville, MI  48111.
Telephone number: 734-697-4804  Fax number: 734-697-7275. Email:  girlstown@sbcglobal.net

Our office hours are Monday through Friday 9 AM -5 PM in our administrative office and the Loch Rio Residential Program and the Transitional Treatment facility are operated 24 hours a day.