News & Press Releases

WWMT

A first time on a boat for some kids can be stressful. By the end of the day they don't want to get out. That was the case for over 50 adopted and foster children on Gull Lake Monday, July 19, 2021. The local Wake the Worldchapter of West Michigan held a day for foster kids and adopted kids to enjoy time out on the water for tubing, surfing and, wakeboarding.

WOOD TV

2021 Bethany Open: Helping foster and refugee children in our community

WCNC-TV

Sheriff McFadden says only about 29 kids will be coming to the area.

Evangelical Immigration Table

July 13, 2021 Interview by Hannah Masraff Unaccompanied children are minors under the age of 18 who arrive at the border without a parent or legal guardian. After being encountered by U.S. Border Patrol, these children are processed by the Department of Homeland Security and are then transferred to an Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) […]

WCNC-TV

Bethany reps say they have a contract with the U.S. government to open this transitional foster care program for unaccompanied migrant children in the Queen City.

WJRT

The Alma Planning Commission has tabled its recommendation on a proposed shelter for young migrants after a lengthy public hearing on the topic took place on Monday.

WRCB-TV

The organizations are asking legislators to make sure facilities have the resources they need to care for the kids.

Grand Rapids Business Journal

A community task force that has spent over 40 years resettling refugees is gearing up to help more people this year after President Joe Biden raised the ceiling of how many refugees can enter the U.S. in 2021.

The Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chris Umphlett and his family worked in small ways to help the 12-year-old girl from Honduras — who barely uttered a word when she arrived after crossing the Mexican border alone — feel comfortable in their Michigan home.

WSOC TV

A program will place children in Charlotte who have been separated from their families at the Mexican border.