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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

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Afghanistan refugee sews over 120 masks per day to help combat coronavirus pandemic

MLive

His co-workers call him the "mask master."

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Local 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.

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Consider 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…

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Foster 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.

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Deadly 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."

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Bethany 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.

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How 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

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What 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. […]

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Annual 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.

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