50th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, April 18th
McKenny Hall @ EMU
The road to a stable home can be long.
SOS Community Services helps families get there.
For almost 50 years, SOS Community Services has been a vital source of help for families in Washtenaw County. We provide shelter, food, and support so that families can take a step forward toward stability.
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Upcoming Events
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
CLOSED for services
Monday, January 20
50th Anniversary Celebration:
Telling SOS’ Story
Saturday, April 18
McKenny Hall
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Big House 5K
Sunday, April 19
Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Tour
Want to learn more about SOS?
Schedule a tour. Email info@soscs.org.
Vicki Niebrugge: 50 Stories for 50 Years
Content Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide. Vicki Niebrugge came from a small town in Oakland County. When she arrived in Washtenaw County in the early 1970s, she wanted to volunteer at a new agency called SOS Crisis Center. She went to the very...
Judith Cawhorn: 50 Stories for 50 Years
Judith Cawhorn was SOS’s first development director in the 1990s. She shared that one day, early in her tenure, she remembers when it really hit home for her how important SOS is to people. It was a really busy day. The phones were ringing off the hook and SOS...
Every family deserves a safe and warm place to call home.
Your generous support gives hundreds of families the chance to have stable housing, access resources, and take the next step in life. Give the gift that matters most—a place to call home!