United Community Family Services

Year Founded
1961
EIN
38-2336363
Local Leader/Exec. Director
Kristin Olmedo, President & CEO
Primary Contact Name
Courtney Morrow
Main Address

2033 Austin Dr
Troy, MI 48083
United States

What We Do

United Community Family Services (UCFS) serves over 12,000 people from low to median income households in Michigan annually with the vast majority being immigrants, refugees, and asylees.  From the beginning, clients are active participants in determining their goals and developing their plans for success. We work with children, adults, and seniors, customizing our programs to appropriately support each family and individual. Over 60 years since its founding, UCFS continues to carry out its mission of providing programs that guide, support, and empower individuals to achieve self-sufficiency with dignity and hope.   

UCFS supports families holistically with wrap-around services so that they can thrive in every area of their life. Focus areas include: 

  • Education 

  • Food insecurity 

  • Basic needs for newly arrived refugees 

  • Employment services 

  • Maternal health education

  • Youth sports

  • Cooking and nutrition education classes

  • Citizenship and integration services

  • Elderly refugee prorgam

Interesting Info
  • 95% of our team were once immigrants, refugees, or asylees themselves, and the majority are fluent in the most common languages spoken by our clients
  • We've been serving the metro Detroit community since 1961
  • Our staff has tripled since 2023!
Geographic Location

Troy

Volunteer Opportunities
Food Pantry Volunteer
Repeats weekly on Thursday and Friday, 8am - 3pm for 130 times
Flexible Timing

Food Pantry - WSU Alternative Spring Break
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Duration of 4 hours

Senior enjoying our World Refugee Day Picnic
A valued volunteer loads protein into the freezer in our food pantry
A valued volunteer packs food boxes in our food pantry
A client celebrates becoming a new U.S. citizen
Moms celebrating at our group baby shower in our Maternal Health Education Program
Children playing in our summer youth sports program
A student doing his homework in our tutoring program