News & Press Releases

WTVC

There's long been a need for foster families in our area. Now some lawmakers are expressing concerns that a system that has at times been overwhelmed, now is using some foster families to house unaccompanied migrant children. However, it turns out the refugee foster program is actually decades old, and some say it could be a better placement than residential shelters including one in Chattanooga.

WEYI

FLINT, Mich - A proposal by Bethany Christian Services is in the works to house dozens of unaccompanied migrant children at a former nursing home in Alma that was forced to close due to COVID-19. Bethany Christian Services Executive Branch Director Krista Stevens says right now the plan calls for 36 children to stay short term at the facility while they work to reconnect them with their family. READ MORE:Alma in mid-Michigan considering a request to house migrants.

The Hill

Congress should pass the Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act, or the GRACE Act, to ensure the refugee admissions goal doesn’t fall below this number.

Ventura County Star

The Detroit News

WKAR

A proposal to house unaccompanied refugee children in a shelter in Alma has been heard by the city’s planning commission and forwarded to the full city

The Mike Douglas Show

Traverse City Record Eagle

I looked around the room and asked myself, “When was the last time everyone at a county commissioner’s meeting cried tears of joy?”

WCMU Public Radio

A proposal to house unaccompanied refugee children in a shelter in Alma has been heard by the city’s planning commission and forwarded to the full city

The Morning Sun

A proposal to convert a former Alma nursing home into temporary housing for young refugees is moving forward.