TAYLOR - More than 100 voices will be raised in song at Greater Grace Temple at 7 p.m., on Friday, May 2 to honor foster parents and recruit more foster parents.

Dubbed "Partnering to Make a Difference," the concert will feature 100 foster care workers, parents, and foster youths collaborating through song to find more ways to help vulnerable children who have been placed in foster care due to abuse or neglect. Along with the 100-Voice Choir, the River Rouge Drumline, Eastern Michigan Mime Dancers, and the Fantastic Youth Steppers of Greater Grace Temple will perform. Fanchon Stinger, morning news anchor from Fox 2 News, will serve as celebrity announcer.

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm has declared May Foster Care Month in Michigan, honoring foster parents who provide love, stability, and guidance to vulnerable children.

"Foster parents don't need special skills or special resources," DHS Director Ismael Ahmed said. "They have to care about kids and want to help young people become successful adults."

The concert is organized by the Children's Placement Network and the Wayne County DHS. Organizers have asked foster families attending to bring three additional non-foster adults to learn more about helping children. Michigan has more than 18,000 foster children across the state, with more than 6,000 from Wayne County alone.

"There is tremendous need for foster families, especially in Wayne County," said Kimberly Jones, family to family coordinator. "We hope to recruit 75 to 100 new foster parents at this event."

The concert will be held at Greater Grace Temple (O.G. Hayes Memorial Church), 24111 Koths St., Taylor. Admission is free. For more information about the concert, contact Kimberly Jones at (313) 456-1257.