National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center : Direct Service Programs : Directory : Mission Inn Services

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National Abandoned Infants
Assistance Resource Center
University of California, Berkeley
1950 Addison Street, Suite 104 # 7402
Berkeley, CA 94720-7402
Phone: (510) 643-8390
Fax: (510) 643-7019
E-mail: aia@berkeley.edu

Mission Inn Services
1101 Ball Avenue, NE.
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
616-456-6571
eellis@arborcircle.org
http://www.arborcircle.org

Program Manager
Emmy Ellis

Evaluator
Cindy Cameron, PhD

Sponsoring Organization:
Arbor Circle Corporation

Description:
Mission Inn provides services to families with infants and young children who are at risk of abandonment or who have been abandoned in the West Michigan area. The project focuses primarily on children who have been or are affected by substance abuse or HIV/AIDS. Services include, but are not limited to: home-based infant mental health services, case coordination, developmental assessments, training and education, and support recovery from substance and relapse prevention.