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We believe everyone deserves to be loved, connected, and safe. That’s why we work hard to ensure everyone has a supportive family. Read op-eds, news articles, and press releases to learn more about the work we’re doing – and how you can get involved.
Bethany Op-Eds
Foster care: broken system or loving home?
While our system is undoubtedly overburdened, across our region, I have seen the love, care and great courage of the couples and families who open their hearts and homes to vulnerable children in need of care.
There’s still a crisis in Central America, and Nashville can help
So far this fiscal year, nearly 45,000 unaccompanied children have been apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. Through Transitional Foster Care, children can be placed with temporary foster families until they are able to be reunited with family.
We need a more sustainable solution to the global orphan crisis
Kristi Gleason explains why orphanages are not the answer for children in need around the world—and demonstrates why family-based care is the better solution.
What if we could reach families before the crisis?
More than 250,000 children enter foster care each year. What if the answer is recruiting more communities to get involved and to help support families before children are removed from their homes?
