The love God calls us to is a particular kind of action—placing the welfare of others above our own.

If caring for children is your gift, Safe Families may be a great match for you to make a real difference for families that need your support.

The intensive, in-home coaching Homecare provides keeps families together when crisis might otherwise tear them apart.

Are you ready to create change in your community and beyond?

Raising young children can be lonely and isolating, especially for new parents with little support. That’s why SafeCare at Bethany strengthens and supports families when they need it most.

The story behind Bethany Christian Services' name

Rather than competing, kinship care and foster care often complement each other, giving children the safe care they need.

As kinship care becomes the preferred first placement option for children entering foster care, with family members and close family friends serving as caregivers, foster parents may wonder, “Do you still need me?” Absolutely, we do.

A phone call changed John and Mary’s family, and overnight they went from grandparents to parenting their young granddaughter for more than two years. Reflecting on that experience, they ask, “What could we have done to make a bigger difference in her life? What could have been more important—or more fun?”

Our kids saw foster care as exciting—Yay! A new brother or sister!—but they soon realized there was more to it than that. Our life as a family flipped upside down with each new placement, so we followed these guidelines to make sure our kids were not overwhelmed.