Narrow Results
Viewing 641-650 of 927
My Take: The opportunity to live
Holland Sentinel
As a child welfare professional, I have the privilege of working with children who demonstrate the essence of strength and resilience through hardships most of us could never imagine. The youth I now serve have traveled thousands of miles through multiple countries fleeing danger and violence, motivated by the hope of finding refuge and reuniting with their families. One of these children, a young boy from Guatemala named Cristian, recently made such a journey at just 6 years old.Cristian spent
Read MoreAfghanistan refugee sews over 120 masks per day to help combat coronavirus pandemic
MLive
His co-workers call him the "mask master."
Read MoreLocal training program prepares refugee childcare providers for economic resiliency, independence
Rapid Growth Media
What started as a small business incubator to support the refugee community in West Michigan has become a lifeline for childcare providers and parents during COVID-19.
Read MoreConsider opening your heart and home to these kids in need
WOODTV.com
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (WOOD) – If you have ever considered adoption, now is the time to act. Bethany Christian Services has many amazing kids of all ages waiting to be adopted and find their for…
Read MoreFoster kids facing risk and fear during the pandemic
Good Day LA
May is Foster Care Awareness month, it’s a time that everyone can play a part in changing the lives of children in foster care. Dr. Kay Ramsey joined Good Day LA to tell her harrowing personal story and how it inspired her to become an advocate for others who grew up in the system.
Read MoreDeadly Choice for Migrant Parents: Leave Kids or Risk COVID Infection
The Crime Report
Responding to reports that a new Trump administration policy is forcing undocumented migrant parents to choose between family separation and indefinite detention in crowded facilities riven with COVID-19, a group of faith, law enforcement and policy leaders called Thursday for an immediate end to this "binary choice."
Read MoreBethany Christian Services looking for more foster families during COVID-19
WOODTV.com
Bethany Christian Services tells us how we can all provide support to children in need of caring homes.
Read MoreHow this couple suddenly became parents to teenagers
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Inspire Atlanta: Cobb couple looking to adopt found their perfect match in a pair of teen siblings
Read MoreWhat the Coronavirus Has Taught Us About the Pivot in Foster Care
Christian Alliance for Orphans
FacebookTwitter When the topic of elementary school P.E. teachers comes up with a group of adults, it is usually a little divisive. Some saw their P.E. class as a welcome escape from a desk-bound, math-riddled, sentence-diagramming school day. Others saw their P.E. teachers as agents of torture. I, for one, had a GREAT P.E. […]
Read MoreAnnual Tour de Toren brings in $40,000 for child, family-focused programs
Oskaloosa.com
Bethany Christian Services’ annual Tour de Toren event took place May 15 and 16 with individuals and socially-distanced friends and families riding bicycles and running throughout a 24-hour period.
Read More