Nurture development.
Foster resilience.
Cultivate well-being.

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About the Guidance Center

Our Mission
Nurture development. Foster resilience. Cultivate well-being.

Our Vision
The Guidance Center is an innovative leader in programs, community engagement, and collaboration to create a vibrant future for those we serve.

Core Values
These values are the foundation of our culture, our decision-making processes, and the steadfast pursuit of our mission:
Welcoming and Accessible
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Respect and Dignity
Innovation and Creativity
Excellence and Quality
Teamwork and Collaboration
Accountability and Reliability
Stewardship and Integrity

Programs & Services

Services spanning Early Childhood, Children and Youth Services, Adult Services, and Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities are delivered with excellence and professionalism in an atmosphere of caring, hope, and respect.

Providing services and supports for people living with serious mental illness and their families.

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Children & Youth Services

Offering a variety of mental health services to children and youth ages 5 - 17 with emotional and behavioral challenges.

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Early Childhood

Offering a variety of resources to support parents and their young children ages birth to 6 years old.

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Champions of Wayne

Transforming student obstacles to success by way of an incentive-based mentoring system so that each student graduates in the best way possible.

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Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

Serving persons of all ages diagnosed with an intellectual and/or developmental disability.

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Kids-TALK Children's Advocacy Center (CAC)

Serving children through 17 years of age with comprehensive treatment to suspected child victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, or other forms of psychological trauma.

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Adult & Family Services

Offering mental health services to adults and children with private insurance, Medicare, or Private-Pay. Services offered include psychiatry and individual, couple, and family therapy.

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Nurture the Future

Providing free resources and preventative education in the Downriver area to develop strong families and inspire and assist parents as they raise children.

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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic

Providing a comprehensive range of mental health and substance use disorder services to vulnerable individuals.

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Signature Events

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2025 Special Event Sponsorship Opportunities

Thursday, February 6, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Champions of Wayne Student Achievement Banquets

Wayne Tree Manor
Wayne, Michigan

Friday, June 6, 2025
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Summer Glow

Grosse Ile, Michigan

Thursday, September 18, 2025
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Grape Expectations for Kids Dinner

The War Memorial Ballroom, Fred M. Alger Center
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

Upcoming Events

01.08.25
Infant Massage

Zoom

01.15.25
Infant Massage

Zoom

01.15.25
Cultivating Tools for Hope & Resilience

Zoom

01.22.25
Infant Massage

Zoom

01.23.25
Naloxone Training

The Guidance Center’s Center for Excellence (Building 2)

01.23.25
Feeding with Love: Making Food Fun for the Picky Eater

The Guidance Center Lincoln Park Community Resource Center

01.27.25
How to Better Understand and Support Your Child’s Challenging Behaviors

Zoom

01.29.25
Infant Massage

Zoom

06.06.25
Summer Glow

Grosse Ile, Michigagn

09.18.25
Grape Expectations for Kids Dinner

The War Memorial Ballroom, Fred M. Alger Center

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Our Impact

16,000 children and adults served yearly

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