DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (WXYZ) — One of Michigan's oldest child welfare organizations is making a major change that will impact nearly a dozen girls and more than 100 employees.

Vista Maria in Dearborn Heights announced this week it is ending its state contract for residential treatment, meaning 11 girls currently in their care will need to be relocated and roughly 150 staff members will be laid off.

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The organization, which began its work in Michigan in 1883, opened its residential treatment programs in 1976. After nearly 50 years of operation, CEO Kathy Regan says they're bringing it to an end.

"The model that we define as being Vista Maria no longer meets the realities of the kids that we care for as well as the regulatory structures we really have to operate in, so we deemed it

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