Two parallel phone calls changed everything. One call was from the school counselor, saying Bobbi’s daughter had disclosed years of sexual abuse. The second call was from Bethany, asking Bobbi’s sister if she could provide kinship care.

Bethany Recovery Center is a rehab center that helps women struggling with drug or alcohol abuse and addiction.

Because of her substance use, Keri had already lost one child to the foster care system. So when her addiction led her to prison, and she learned she was pregnant again, she had to find a different path.

When Mia’s behaviors escalated, she was hospitalized for months because local residential care facilities would not admit her. Intensive, home-based intervention made it possible for her to come home again.

In response to the declining number of infants available for adoption, Bethany is shifting programming and investing in services that safely keep families together.

After Lucy escaped sex trafficking, violence, and addiction, Safe Families for Children volunteers provided a safe, temporary home for Lucy’s children so she could get the help she needed to heal.

After Lucy escaped sex trafficking, violence, and addiction, Safe Families for Children volunteers provided a safe, temporary home for Lucy’s children so she could get the help she needed to heal.

When a woman is struggling with addiction and facing an unexpected pregnancy, it’s easy for her to feel hopeless and alone. That’s why Bethany meets these women where they are, in recovery and preparing to give birth.

A growing movement in child welfare is focusing on keeping children safe with parents, not from parents. And that one word makes all the difference.

While it’s true that our what and our how have evolved through the years, our why remains: we want to change the world through family.