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Grand Rapids Business Journal

Employers in Grand Rapids are partnering with Bethany Christian Services to assist refugees. A total of 36 West Michigan employers, who are a part of a network of roughly 500 employers that partner with Bethany’s Refugee Employment program, signed a letter that underlines the importance of refugees in the region and the contributions they have made to the local workforce. The letter comes after concerns arose about the possible end of the federal government’s Refugee Resettlement Program. According to Politico, the Trump administration is considering . . .

A report about child welfare trends during COVID-19 shows that outcomes for Black and multiracial children worsened.

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.

For some families resettling in the U.S., this is the first time they’ve ever felt safe. Every one of us can do something to provide refugees with a warm welcome.

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.