News & Press Releases

3/6/2024 5:23:00 PM

Bethany Christian Services today announced a partnership with the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution in Cambridge Springs, which includes multiple programs designed to ensure women who are incarcerated are equipped for life after prison, ultimately leading to restoration with their families.

2/6/2024 12:33:00 PM

Bethany Christian Services today released the following statement after the United States Senate introduced the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024, a funding bill containing several immigration reform provisions.

12/13/2023 5:14:00 PM

As negotiations continue on the Biden administration’s supplemental funding bill, Bethany Christian Services today released the following statement imploring Congress to ensure due process and legal protections for those seeking asylum in the U.S. while protecting the border and upholding the rule of law. “At Bethany Christian Services, we believe that every man, woman, and child is created

11/27/2023 11:50:00 AM

Bethany Christian Services today endorsed the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act 2023, which will help ensure a greater chance of success for children navigating the United States immigration system and will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the legal process.

10/24/2023 3:22:00 AM

Bethany Christian Services, a global nonprofit that supports children and families with world-class social services, today praised the implementation of the Alternative Childcare Directive (ACD), a new family care model in Ethiopia that ensures holistic, sustainable, and quality care is provided for vulnerable children.

7/7/2023 5:13:00 PM

Bethany Christian Services is devastated by the tragic loss of Nasrat Ahmad Yar.

4/28/2023 3:29:00 PM

Bethany Christian Services today released the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State’s “New Actions to Manage Regional Migration”.

9/30/2022 2:37:00 PM

As more than 100 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes–including 31 million refugees–amidst the greatest displacement crisis in history, Bethany Christian Services applauds the Administration’s commitment to rebuild the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).

7/19/2022 8:27:00 PM

Bethany Christian Services is pleased to announce Bill Blacquiere has been named interim Chief Executive Officer. Current president and CEO, Chris Palusky, will depart from the organization at the end of August 2022 when he will return to international humanitarian work. Blacquiere previously served Bethany for 35 years, his last 12 years as the head of the organization until his retirement in 2018. Bethany’s Board of Directors, led by Mark Augustyn, will work closely with CarterBaldwin Executive Search to find the next Chief Executive Officer.

6/10/2022 10:00:00 AM

Bethany Christian Services today released the following statement as they are no longer able to provide safe, temporary care for unaccompanied children in Florida due to Governor Ron DeSantis’s emergency rule blocking the issuance and renewal of state licenses for Florida-based organizations. While Bethany’s short-term foster care program in the state will no longer be serving children, the organization will continue strengthening and preserving families through their Safe Families for Children program, trafficking victim assistance programs, refugee resettlement program, adoption and pregnancy counseling services, and home study, post-release, and wraparound support services.