2025 Annual Report
ADOPTION FROM FOSTER CARE
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear ... The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us. — 1 John 4:18-19
From fear to love
“I don’t think I ever had to think about ‘Should I?’ or ‘Do I want to be adopted?’ It was just ‘Yes, this is home.’”
— Jonathan, 17, adopted from foster care
98.8%
of Bethany pre-adoptive placements resulted in a permanent family.
179 children
were welcomed into a new family through adoption.
100% satisfaction
was reported by adoptive families in our care.
98.8%
of Bethany pre-adoptive placements resulted in a permanent family.
We just want someone to fight for us: Jonathan’s adoption story
Jonathan describes the feeling of uncertainty for teens in foster care, waiting to be adopted: "It’s scary when your friends have a family to go home to, but you don’t."
As he got to know his foster family, he’d argue with them as teens often do. He was surprised that they’d argue back. And then he discovered why they argued with him—they loved him. Adopted at 17, Jonathan found a family that will always welcome him home.