Shirley became a foster mom over a decade ago when she gave a home to her three grandchildren, then ages 6, 2 and 18 months. “God told me in a vision this was what I was meant to do,” she said. A few years later, she was fostering six more children from Orchards – all under the age of 12. Orchards provided training, helped her get counseling for the children, and provided clothing, holiday presents and occasional luxuries like seats at the ballpark and tickets to the Detroit Zoo.

Over the next 10 years she opened her home to almost 100 children. She remembers one little girl who arrived on her doorstep who didn’t know how to brush her teeth.

“When protective services came, they would run and hide, said Mrs. Davis. These kids took care of themselves the best they could all of their lives.”

Today Shirley's home is full of love. She is mom to eight adopted girls that she originally fostered and one granddaughter