News & Press Releases

Detroit News

Michigan is seeing a sharp decline in refugees in the past two years; Congolese are the exception as they create growing communities in the state

The Atlantic

Immigrant children separated from their parents can spend months, even years, in American foster homes. There have even been rare cases in which state officials have authorized permanent adoptions without notifying deported parents.

Michigan Radio

She looks small in the high-ceilinged lobby, her hair pulled back in a heart-shaped barrette, wearing a sundress and pink ruffled socks. She holds hands

Chronicle of Social Change

One Michigan foster parentand her husband have cared for more than 100 unaccompanied children since becoming licensed through Bethany Christian Services in 2013.

Lancaster Online

Two-and-a-half years after Lancaster city was called America’s refugee capital, nonprofits working in the county say their resettlement numbers have declined dramatically as a result of the Trump administration’s temporary

CBN News

America's opioid crisis is literally driving children from their homes and faith leaders are looking for creative ways to respond.

Christianity Today

To make an impact among migrants crossing through Texas, churches rely on government advocacy and ecumenical partners.

Detroit News

The university was granted $690,000 by the state to develop, pilot and implement the soon-to-be statewide program

Holland Sentinel

The world of foster care can be challenging, and it’s helpful to have a guide for those who find themselves in it. For the parents whose children have been taken away, for the children in care and for the foster families, it’s helpful to have one point of contact — an advocate and translator.Devon Strong, foster care case manager at Bethany Christian Services in Holland and Spring Lake resident, is one such person. And last month, she was recognized by Michigan Department

Mission Network News

Three-point-four million Venezuelan citizens have fled the country because of the economic crisis and political turmoil, which...