News & Press Releases

The Christian Post

Children need to feel safe to try and safe to fail. And amid their experimenting, they need to know the people and routines around them will remain.

WGVU Public Media

Shantheis Moody from Bethany speaks with host Shelly Irwin about how to help with the connections between a child, their parents and foster caregivers.

ABC 13

The backpacks will be distributed to about 40 low-income schools as well as to Bethany Christian Services and the Refugee Education Center.

Church Leaders

There is strength in numbers. Power in community. Hope for the future.

WKRN News

One nonprofit has asked for help housing those children until they’re reunited with their families. Bethany Christian Services told News 2 that they need double the number of families fostering these kids.

Fox 17

The Career Resource Experience, a first-of-its-kind experience, aims to connect talent to employers and offer opportunities for entrepreneurs on July 25.

The Common Good

Dr. Kimberly Offutt spoke with the Common Good about foster care and adoption, as well as how the film Sound of Hope: Possum Trot can impact families and children.

Anchors of Encouragement Podcast

Dr. Kim’s story is a testament to patience and love in adoption. Reflecting on adopting four children from foster care, she defies conventions and dispels myths about parenting and birth order.

The Detroit News

Family reunification should be the goal of foster care. Kinship care should be the norm while a child is in the foster system.

Centre Daily Times

“Sound of Hope” captures the profound impact that love, compassion and perseverance can have on the lives of children in need.