News & Press Releases

Grand Rapids Business Journal

Employers in Grand Rapids are partnering with Bethany Christian Services to assist refugees. A total of 36 West Michigan employers, who are a part of a network of roughly 500 employers that partner with Bethany’s Refugee Employment program, signed a letter that underlines the importance of refugees in the region and the contributions they have made to the local workforce. The letter comes after concerns arose about the possible end of the federal government’s Refugee Resettlement Program. According to Politico, the Trump administration is considering . . .

The Christian Post

I understand why people think orphanages effectively address the global orphan crisis. But are they what’s really best for children?

Morning Consult

The United States recently introduced a policy barring asylum for people, including unaccompanied children, who transit through a third country to seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. As a result, many asylum-seekers could end up losing their lives for their faith.

Lancaster Online

Bhutan, a small country between China and India, is known to the world as the land of happiness.

LA Times

This country desperately needs more mentors. A report by the National Mentoring Partnership found that more than 1 in 3 young people, including an estimated 9 million at-risk youth, “never had an adult mentor of any kind” while growing up.”

Michigan Radio

A group that helps resettle immigrants and refugees in West Michigan is worried about the Trump administration's plans to dramatically reduce the annual cap on the number of refugees admitted into the United States.

MLive

Bethany Christian Services is urging President Donald Trump’s administration to reconsider its push to restrict the number of refugees accepted into the U.S., saying there’s an economic and humanitarian case for helping people fleeing war and persecution.

MIBiz

West Michigan businesses are responding to reports from the White House that the U.S. government is considering drastic cuts to the number of refugees who are allowed to enter the country.