The Guidance Center

11/21/2025

Our Nurture the Future program hosted a "Sweet Dreamzzz" workshop last week at the Taylor Community Library! Families were able to learn about healthy sleep habits and routines, enjoy crafts, books and snacks, and each child took home a free cozy blanket from Project Linus Dearborn/Wayne Co., MI and a free snuggly teddy bear too.

11/20/2025

Today our President & CEO Laura Huot was honored at the WJR Radio Women Who Lead luncheon! Laura was interviewed for WJR's The Paul W. Smith Show to share about our agency's mission and especially the crucial work of our Kids-TALK Children's Advocacy Center for child victims of physical or sexual abuse, neglect, or trauma. Congratulations to Laura and to all of the other honorees for this well-deserved recognition of devoted leadership for children and families in our community!

Listen to Laura's interview (4 mins) here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/laura-huot-president-and-ceo-the-guidance-center/id707508884?i=1000737657165

11/20/2025

Do you like board games? Movie nights? Making snowmen and coming inside for hot cocoa? So do the 7-11 year olds in our Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) program waiting for a supportive and structured home like yours! Change a child and family's life in 6-9 months by taking a child into your home. Help them reach their goals as a family and have some fun doing it! Therapeutic parents receive a daily stipend and 24/7 resources and help throughout their entire journey.

For more information on becoming a Therapeutic Parent, contact our Treatment Foster Care Oregon - The Guidance Center at 313-388-4630 or tfcorecruiting@guidance-center.org.

11/19/2025

Thank you to the Grosse Ile Police Department for your support of our Nurture the Future Program's recent "Screenagers" film screening at the Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church! We appreciate your helpful information on a number of challenging topics for parents and caregivers, including substance use and screentime in this digital age. Thank you to all who attended and we hope this was a helpful resource for the families in our community!

11/19/2025

Please join us in support of the outstanding mission of It's In Your Jeans - Downriver!

11/14/2025

"Child abuse and neglect is a solvable problem. But it can't be done by just one system, one professional, one discipline. It is a community."

Melanie Richards, Director of our Kids-TALK Children's Advocacy Center, highlights the importance of collaboration in recognizing and addressing situations where children are experiencing trauma and neglect.

If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected please contact the Department of Health & Human Services’ Centralized Intake for Abuse and Neglect immediately at 855-444-3911.

Teriomas Tremice Johnson, 31, is accused of leaving her three children in a Pontiac, Michigan, apartment that did not have running water and was littered with human waste and rotten food.

11/13/2025

Attention Dollar Tree shoppers! A number of stores in the Downriver area are collecting toys through the Operation Homefront Toy Drive to be distributed to children in our community. The Guidance Center is the recipient of the donations from 5 area stores that have been purchased and donated by YOU, their generous customers!

If you are shopping at one of the Dollar Tree locations below and want to help by purchasing a new toy supporting the Operation Homefront campaign, know that that toy is going to a child in our community. You are helping make the holidays brighter for the child and helping a parent who may be struggling to purchase toys for their children.

Please visit these local Dollar Tree stores and purchase a few extra toys to be donated to our many programs. We are truly grateful for your support!

Dollar Tree Store #4950
23157 Telegraph Road
Brownstown, MI 48134 (Brownstown Plaza, Telegraph and West Rd)

Dollar Tree Store #1526
23867 Eureka Rd
Taylor, MI 48180 (Telegraph and Eureka)

Dollar Tree Store #688
15080 Dix Toledo Road
Southgate, MI 48134 (Dix-Eureka Plaza - next to TJMaxx)

Dollar Tree Store #2359
10333 Pelham Rd.
Allen Park, MI 48101

Dollar Tree Store #7759
871 Sumpter Rd.
Belleville, MI 48111 (Belle Parke Plaza)

11/11/2025

"Screenagers Under the Influence", the second film in the "Screenagers" free film series, will show tomorrow at the Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church at 7pm. Join our Nurture the Future Program for this important and timely film about the dangers of va**ng, drugs, and alcohol use in this age of technology and how to foster healthier choices and promote well-being in your pre-teens and teenagers.

The film will be followed by Q&A and panel discussion. Admission is free. Please register at https://www.guidance-center.org/films2

11/11/2025

Today we thank and honor all veterans!

11/10/2025

The second free "Screenagers" film will be shown this Wednesday at the Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church at 7pm. All are invited to come screen this helpful and insightful documentary followed by a Q&A!

"Screenagers Under the Influence" aims to equip teenagers and their support networks with knowledge, tools, and a more realistic understanding of substance use in the digital age, fostering healthier choices and promoting well-being. Parents and their preteens/teenagers are encouraged to attend.

To register please visit https://www.guidance-center.org/community-calendar-event/film-series-gi/2025-11-12/

11/08/2025

Supporting NAMI Michigan, Everybody -VS- Stigma, and the Dominique Fischer Memorial Foundation today and catching up with old friends! L-R: Pasquale Vignola, Chief Strategy Officer; Tracy Wyman, Senior Director of Clinical Services; Roberta Walker; Kari Walker, former TGC President & CEO; Kim Hinton, Director of Children's Behavioral Health; Al Sebastian, Senior Director of Philanthropy & Communications, and Laura Huot, President & CEO.