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Vista Maria

Children and Youth Services: Foster Care Health and Safety: Domestic Violence, Mental Health Education
20651 W Warren Ave, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Phone (313) 271 - 3050
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Our mission

We foster restorative relationships and deliver innovative care, treatment, and education so that vulnerable youth and families believe in their worth, heal and build the skills for success.
Opportunities

Heartmover Spiritual Volunteers

We welcome spiritual groups of all faith origins to help provide the girls in our residential programs with a good moral compass. Heartmovers perform ministry services and prayer groups for our youth. 2 – 4 hours a month.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Groups (2-10)
  • Indoor
  • None, Skilled
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Residential Volunteer Activities

Whether you choose to volunteer individually, with a friend, or as part of a larger corporate or social group, we are eager to have you host a fun and meaningful volunteer activity– no idea is too big or too small! About 10 to 28 residents typically participate in group activities. If you have an interest, skill, or passion, there is likely a girl at Vista Maria who loves it too! We recently polled our residents to ask what they would love to do or learn about with volunteers so see our volunteer page for their suggestions. Please allow a minimum of two weeks’ notice to plan the event.
  • One-time, Occasional
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals, Groups (2-10), Groups (10+), Corporate Teams
  • Event support, Indoor
  • None
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Shepherd Hall Dorm Apartment (SHDA) Support Team

You will be paired with a young woman, age 18 to 24, currently living in our on-campus dorm apartments. SHDA volunteers will serve as a source of inspiration and guidance and will help our young women form a permanent connection with a caring adult. 1 – 2 hours per week
  • Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Residential Mentors

Meet with your mentee once a week to discuss life in general, play board games, craft, or do other activities you both enjoy. Your mentorship will last as long as your mentee is here at Vista Maria, which is usually a 3 – 6 month commitment of 1 hour per week. Mentors must be female and at least 20 years of age.
  • Weekly
  • 21+, 55+
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Help in The Vista Boutique

This special area is set aside for clients to peruse and select free clothes, shoes, personal products, and accessories. We always need extra hands to help with inventory, organization, laundry, stocking shelves, and making The Vista Boutique a place where our youth feel beautiful, well-dressed, and valued.
  • Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Campus Beautification

Looking for a great team-building exercise for your corporate or social group? Come to Vista Maria and help us keep our facilities beautiful and comforting for our children. Projects could include landscaping, painting (indoor and outdoor) and a variety of other needs around campus. To best support our facilities team, projects are available with at least 30 days’ notice, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings, for at least 4 hours.
  • One-time, Occasional
  • Teens, 55+, Adults, Child with Adult
  • Groups (2-10), Groups (10+), Corporate Teams
  • Indoor, Outdoor
  • None, On-site
  • Weekdays
About us

Over the years, Vista Maria has evolved to serve a variety of needs for vulnerable youth. We have added new programs and provide abused and neglected youth with emotional, education, psychological and spiritual guidance to facilitate their transition to adulthood as productive, contributing members of society. Today, Vista Maria is recognized as providing best-in-class residential and community-based treatment and therapy for children, young women and their families. Vista Maria looks to its future as a healing resource center, which will ensure that children and families within our communities have access to critical services and care.