Advocacy isn’t a cause, it's a calling
Advocacy isn’t a cause, it's a calling
Major issues facing children and families
We’re thrilled you're interested in becoming an advocate. Your efforts can make a difference in the key issues affecting children and families. The world is watching our actions, more than listening to our words.
Vulnerable kids in the U.S.
When a family is facing crisis, like poverty, homelessness, health issues, or job loss, kids can become vulnerable to trauma and neglect and families separated. More than 122,000 children in foster care in the U.S. are unable to safely reunite with their parents and are waiting to be adopted—especially older children, sibling groups, and children with special placement needs.
Refugees & immigrants
Worldwide more than 110 million people have been displaced by violence, poverty, persecution, or disasters. And 40% of them are children. With your help, we can guide, protect, and advocate for refugee and immigrant families as they build their new lives.
Unaccompanied children
Children around the world are seeking asylum from violence, poverty, persecution, or disasters. Many have suffered trauma and need a place to heal, physically and emotionally. Family and community-based care ensure children who have fled for their lives are cared for, kept safe, and reunified with their families.
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Your advocacy matters
Each of us seeks love and connection. But our world knows a million ways to break. The largest refugee crisis in history separates children from their parents. War and famine destroy families’ homes and livelihoods. The opioid epidemic leaves children scared and alone.
When we lift our voices, we can collectively advance policies that protect children, empower youth, and strengthen families.
Why we fight for children and families
At Bethany, we’ve seen the transformative power of “safe, loved, and connected”—for moms and dads who found hope, for children and teens who found a family, and for refugees who found a home. That’s why for 80 years, our faith has inspired us to create safe, stable family environments.
We will never stop fighting for vulnerable people and the love and safety they seek.
Because no matter what forces pull us apart, there’s a greater force that brings us together: family.
“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”
- Isaiah 1:17
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