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A journey to Grace and a gift of a lifetime
Lisa Marie's journey to adopt her daughter Grace gave her a calling to do even more to make a difference for teens who are waiting for adoption. She established the Grace Fund, a Bethany Endowment that will help find safe homes, loving families, and a chance to heal for teens who are at risk of aging out of foster care without the support of a permanent family.
Read MoreFinding family during COVID-19
When parents are going through a crisis, volunteer Host Families offer loving care to parents, watching over their children while the parents regain stability. For Rena, it meant finding family in the face of a global pandemic.
Read MoreMy foster mom welcomed me and gave me hope
After escaping gang violence in El Salvador, a refugee teen found safety, hope, and a welcoming foster mom in the U.S.
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Addressing questions and concerns about unaccompanied children and short-term immigrant foster care
The crisis at the border is complicated and divisive. But helping unaccompanied children is a faith statement, not a political one.
Read MoreFormer Vietnamese refugee fosters six refugee youth
As a foster parent, Phillip provides a safe home for refugee youth who escape a dangerous childhood and come to the U.S. without a family. He knows what they’ve been through—this was his story too.
Read MoreGod sets the lonely in families
The Safe Families for Children model engages families, churches, and local governments to support families in crisis and keep them together.
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