The greatest need is for school-age children, sibling groups, and teens. This nine-minute video gives an overview of why children enter foster care and what happens when older youth age out.

More than 400,000 kids in the U.S. are in foster care today. This five-minute video gives an overview about why children enter foster care and the role foster parents can have in giving them a safe, temporary home.

Mezgede promised to take care of her dying friend’s daughter. But to keep that promise, she needed help.

After 10 years in foster care and aging out without a family, Brittney refuses to be defined by statistics and instead is following her dreams.

After more than 10 years in foster care and aging out without a family, Bridgette was angry about what happened to her. Today as a foster parent, she believes God has given her story a bigger purpose.

Tamika and Chris have been foster parents through Bethany for about four years, but they consider themselves not just foster parents, but a foster family.

After Lucy escaped sex trafficking, violence, and addiction, Safe Families for Children volunteers provided a safe, temporary home for Lucy’s children so she could get the help she needed to heal.

When considering adoption, prospective parents may be looking (consciously or unconsciously) for a child who will “fit” their family. But waiting children in foster care need families who will make room for them and welcome them as they are.

Adoptive parents may wonder if it’s safe for their child to have an open relationship with birth parents who have a history of substance use. These questions and tips will help you set boundaries and adjust expectations.

For some families resettling in the U.S., this is the first time they’ve ever felt safe. Every one of us can do something to provide refugees with a warm welcome.