Advocate for families in your community
Vulnerable children in your community
Vulnerable children in your community
Many children who are unable to reunite with their families are older or have special placement needs. Meanwhile, children continue to enter foster care at an alarming rate.
More than 260,000 children entered foster care last year alone, in need of a temporary home to keep them safe.
Strengthening families
Every child belongs in a nurturing, protective family. Sometimes, a loving foster family is the safest place for children who need temporary care and protection. But in many cases, we can help a child’s biological parents become better equipped to care for them. And that can be a far better outcome for everyone involved.
Bethany deeply values every human life – from the unborn child to the youth aging out of the foster care system, from the family working hard to stay together to parents who make an adoption plan. We follow Christ’s example by demonstrating love and compassion to all, upholding justice, and dismantling inequitable systems. Positive change for the most vulnerable starts with first hearing their voice. Only then can we help communities implement positive solutions and truly keep kids safe.
Recent articles about vulnerable families in the U.S.
Why surge in foster care placement will follow COVID-19 pandemic
“Prior to COVID-19, no communities in the country could say they had more than enough foster families,” Tyndall said. “Just a few weeks ago, communities were scrambling to find enough foster families because of the opioid epidemic. When you layer COVID-19 on top of that, the crisis becomes just that much more challenging.” said George Tyndall, senior vice president of operations.
Partnership to bring awareness to children of color in foster care system
Bethany Christian Services teamed with radio host and television personality, Willie Moore Jr., to form a partnership that caters to foster families interested in adopting children of color.