News & Press Releases

MiBiz

Economic development news for Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Muskegon, Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Holland and Saugatuck.

WWMT

Lansing State Journal

Both programs are aimed at offering temporary homes to refugee children until they can be reunited with family members in the U.S.

Michigan Radio

Every month, thousands of migrant children turn up at the United States' southern border seeking asylum. Many are sent to emergency intake shelters,

New York Times

Caitlin Dickerson, a reporter for The Times, reflects on the experience of a 24-year-old woman caring for children separated from their parents along the southwestern border.

IndyStar

In Indianapolis, Bethany Christian Services has fostered 10 youth who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border unaccompanied.

Michigan Radio

It’s not Camila Trefftz’s job to track this, but she tries to give the best estimates she can: so far this year, she’s says she's probably seen about 12

Michigan Radio

The national debate over immigration reached another boiling point last week.

Chronicle of Social Change

In 2018, more than 50,000 unaccompanied children were apprehended at the United States’ southern border and were placed in various care settings around the country.

KOTA TV

Bethany Christian Services received a generous donation from the group Youth Philanthropy.