Founded by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in 1883, Vista Maria in Dearborn Heights has grown into Michigan's largest private, not-for-profit residential and community-based treatment agency for high-risk girls and their families.
Helping Girls Coping with Challenges
Through innovative, gender-responsive services, Vista Maria provides education, therapy, shelter and care to 11- to 17-year-old girls who are coping with challenges such as histories of abuse, neglect and other traumas.
Our Support
Ford Motor Company provides financial support to Vista Maria, including sponsorship of their largest annual fundraising gala, Celebrating Women. Vista Maria's proximity to Ford World Headquarters makes lunchtime and after-work volunteer sessions a natural fit for employees.
Several Ford Volunteer Corps participants donate their time and talents to helping the young women at Vista Maria. For example, Alicia Biggers, who works in Ford's Automotive Strategy Office, has served as a mentor at Vista Maria for more than three years.
