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Love like Jesus in your community
Safe Families volunteers use their homes to love their neighbors
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Neighbors start refugee co-sponsorship group, welcome Afghan family
Join Bethany’s volunteer network and help build strong communities of welcome for newcomers.
Refugee foster parents step up to help Afghan teens feel safe, loved, and connected
“We love these kids.”
A safe place for women to heal
Bethany Recovery Center in Wisconsin
As a new foster parent, is it OK to ask for help?
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Kids and families in the U.S.

Who are the kids in foster care?
School-age children, sibling groups, and teens need foster families. Hear from Amber, a young woman who aged out of foster care.
3 tips for parenting teens from hard places
The teen you love today was once a child who was hurt. That child is still there inside them, wanting and needing love.
What are the steps to becoming a foster parent?
Learn how Bethany will train you to be a foster parent, what to expect in the licensing process, and more.
Refugees and immigrants

Faces of resilience: Serving refugees around the world
Read real stories from Ethiopia and Colombia.
Unaccompanied minors at the border: What’s happening and how you can help
Unaccompanied children need safe and loving foster homes now.
7 ways to welcome refugees into your community
Following Jesus' call requires only a willingness to step up and serve.
Families around the world

Engaged fathers lead to stronger families
Bethany led a two-day training for fathers in Ethiopia.
"Like a family” isn’t a family
Learn why orphanages harm children and how you can help.
South Sudanese mom becomes foster parent to siblings in Gambella’s refugee camp
Bethany's training equipped her to care for children.
Videos
"We're called to help"
Fostering as a single parent
Caring for migrant children who need a home
The journey of a refugee family
Bethany's 5 corporate values
What are the steps to becoming a foster parent?

"We're called to help"
Short-term immigrant foster parents' story

Fostering as a single parent
Tracey relies on support from her church family and community

Caring for migrant children who need a home
Tori and Billy's foster care story

The journey of a refugee family
Animated explainer video about refugee resettlement

Bethany's 5 corporate values
Discover the five values that drive our daily work.

What are the steps to becoming a foster parent?
Learn how Bethany will train you to be a foster parent, what to expect in the licensing process, and more.
Featured resources for parents
We're a team: How to advocate for your child
In the middle of a child's meltdown
Children with a trauma history can experience big emotions and challenging behaviors when they’re living in survival mode. As a foster parent, you can use these tips to calm the situation and help the child feel safe.
After a child's meltdown
Trauma changes the way children respond when they feel unsafe. Their big emotions and challenging behaviors are a result of living in survival mode. As a foster parent, you can use these tips to respond to a child’s behavior and help them feel safe.
Is my open adoption safe?
Adoptive parents may wonder if it’s safe for their child to have an open relationship with birth parents who have a history of substance use. These questions and tips will help you set boundaries and adjust expectations.