Interim Care


Foster Care Orientation Dates

Bethany provides short-term temporary foster care for newborns while their birthparents make their final decision concerning adoption or parenting. Providing this care is an incredible way in which a family can take an active part in supporting parents who have chosen life for their child. In addition to providing lots of love and attention, foster parents are involved in transporting the infants for visits, taking pictures, following up with medical care and keeping a record of their progress while in care.

Foster families love and nurture a baby as their own, while realizing their care-taking is temporary. The average stay of a baby is one week to two months. Such an important task requires much love, flexibility and willingness to work with birthfamilies as well as adoptive families during this transition time in an infant's life.

Bethany actively recruits families to provide care for infants and welcomes the opportunity to speak to families about their interest in this program. The following are thoughts from an actual Bethany foster mom.

What It Means to Be A Foster Parent...
It means you will be one of the first people to meet a brand new person,
your baby's discharge time will probably be postponed - twice,
your baby is the most beautiful baby ever!!
your baby develops acne, eczema, or some more exotic skin rash; but that's okay, because you've probably dealt with rashes a dozen times before,
you see your baby's first smile,
you see that smile at 3 am, after the baby has been up for two hours,
strangers will openly admire your baby in public,
your baby will probably lose her umbilical cord - in public,
your home will be brightened by your baby's presence,
your home will smell vaguely of dirty diapers,
changing that first diaper (they always hate that),
changing your sheets at 6-am (don't you just hate projectile vomiting!!?!!),
and rejoicing with brand new adoptive parents.

By Donna Maxwell - Foster Mom

Please contact the Bethany office in Atlanta to speak to our Foster Care specialist to learn how you can be involved in our ministry to birthparents and children.


Foster Care Orientation 2009
Meetings are 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Please contact Nicole Tabor, Family Intake Coordinator, 1.877.224.3458 to reserve your place in the meeting. If, prior to the meeting, you would like more information on Foster Care, please complete the contact form, and we will send an information packet to you.

August 18, 2009*
September 10, 2009
October 8, 2009
November 12, 2009
December 10, 2009

*Location changed to:
Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta


IMPACT 2009

IMPACT classes are scheduled monthly. Please contact Foster Care Services for more information.