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Fifth Third Bank supports refugees through financial resources
WOODTV.com
Fifth Third bank provides financial resources and advice to refugees.
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Refugee foster parents welcome teens into their home and family
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Learn how Alecia and Ryan practice intentional openness, by ensuring their four adopted children stay connected to their family members.
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Fostering in a pandemic - Effective Compassion
WORLD Magazine
AUSTIN, Texas—Stacy and Jack Higgins received their first foster placement, a 2-year-old girl and her 5-month old brother, in April 2020, just as the pandemic forced families into lockdown.
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Local foster care system finds hope this season despite pandemic
lancasteronline.com
Every Christmas, Helen McArdle looks forward to the holiday traditions she will share with her two sons: drinking hot chocolate, opening stockings, taking family photos.
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Cheri Williams: Child Welfare During COVID-19
Stetzer Leadership Podcast
In this episode, we will talk about the impact the pandemic has had on children in general, and specifically on foster kids. While COVID-19 has provided a significant opportunity, considering the increase in free time, it has also introduced new barriers for families to be able to keep foster children for a longer period of time. In this episode, Ed and Daniel are joined by Cheri Williams, the Senior Vice President of Domestic Programs at Bethany Family Services. Topics discussed include: The impact of COVID-19 on domestic adoption and international adoptionHow pastors can encourage families seeking to foster or adoptHow church congregations can support adoptive families
Read MoreFamily sponsorship success story: The Djanie family
Once struggling to sell petty goods in the outdoor markets of Ghana, the Djanie family now has a thriving business and can send Michael to one of Accra’s best schools.
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Biden DHS nominee has "refreshing" meeting with faith groups about immigration, refugees
Religion News Service
(RNS) — One attendee described the meeting as 'a 180 degree change from what we've been enduring for the last four years.'
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