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We just want someone to fight for us
Jonathan shares his story about being adopted as a teen from foster care.
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Understanding kinship care and foster care
Rather than competing, kinship care and foster care often complement each other, giving children the safe care they need.
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Do you still need me?
As kinship care becomes the preferred first placement option for children entering foster care, with family members and close family friends serving as caregivers, foster parents may wonder, “Do you still need me?” Absolutely, we do.
Read MoreWhat could have made a bigger difference?
A phone call changed John and Mary’s family, and overnight they went from grandparents to parenting their young granddaughter for more than two years. Reflecting on that experience, they ask, “What could we have done to make a bigger difference in her life? What could have been more important—or more fun?”
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Fostering Connections
WGVU Public Media
Shantheis Moody from Bethany speaks with host Shelly Irwin about how to help with the connections between a child, their parents and foster caregivers.
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Thousands of Kent Co. students in need to receive backpacks of school supplies through nonprofit
ABC 13
The backpacks will be distributed to about 40 low-income schools as well as to Bethany Christian Services and the Refugee Education Center.
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There's hope in your future
Rebecca’s calling is clear to invest in the next generation. “The impact you can make is to show teens: 'You’re worthy of love. You’re worthy of having someone be part of your life. There’s hope in your future.’”
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