There are around 240,000 Muslims living in Michigan, and less than a dozen Muslim foster families. An iftar celebration hoped to help Muslim foster youth find a spiritual community. Ramadan can be a ...

Michigan has a sizable Muslim population but only about 10 licensed Muslim foster care homes. It's difficult to place Muslim foster children with families of the same religious or cultural background.

For Sophie Mutamuliza, buying a house has been a long-term goal for her and her husband since they moved to Maine from Rwanda nearly a decade ago. “It’s been our dream,” she said. “It’s been our dream ...

Child welfare agencies often try to place kids with families of the same race or with similar cultural or religious backgrounds. In some communities, that can be hard to do. Michigan, for instance, ...