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Local agency hopes to help those aging out of foster care
Fox17
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - More than 23,000 children age out of the foster care system nationwide every year. The National Foster Youth Institute reports that around 4,600 of those young adults will immediately become homeless because they have nowhere to go.
Read MoreOne mother’s beautiful story of adoption through Bethany Christian Services
WOODTV.com
Since November is National Adoption Month, I had the privilege of hearing a beautiful story of one mother’s journey with adoption through Bethany Christian Services.
Read MoreLocal organization raises awareness of foster care needs
KYW Radio
As National Adoption Month comes to a close, one local organization wants to bring attention to the more than 800 young people statewide who age out of the foster system without a forever home.
Read MoreNeed is great for foster, adoptive families for thousands of children in Michigan
Fox 2 Detroit
A Detroit woman whose family fostered dozens of children shares her story, hoping others will open their hearts to the thousands of children who are in need of foster and adoptive families.
Read MoreLangevin Honors Lincoln Resident as Angel in Adoption
WarwickPost.com
Congressman Jim Langevin recently received the National Council for Adoption’s Friend of Adoption Award and honored a RI man named a 2019 Angel in Adoption.
Read MoreNational Adoption Month with Bethany Christian Services
Newsradio 1020 KDKA
Lynne continues to bring awareness to National Adoption Month when she speaks with the Executive Branch Director of Bethany Christian Services of Western PA, Bob Sherwin.
Read MoreOpinion | When cities don’t invest in neighborhoods, youth are the victims
Bridge Magazine
Lack of investment from businesses translates into a low-income tax base, lower home ownership rates, and lower investment in schools, says a Grand Rapids nonprofit director in this Guest Commentary.
Read MoreHundreds of school-age children waiting to be adopted in Tennessee
News Channel 5
Not every child in foster care has a goal of adoption, but of the children that are typically waiting to be adopted, roughly 70% are six-years-old or older.
Read MoreBethany Christian Services asking cities to allow continued resettlement of refugees
wzzm13.com
The organization has sent letters to between 30 and 40 Michigan cities.
Read MoreNo more orphans: reforming child-care in Ghana - Mission Network News
Mission Network News
The government of Ghana is changing its approach to child-care through the Care Reform. The renewed focus on families rather than orphanages has been shape
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