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Response to Senator Graham’s Inquiry: The Permanency Center Concept
Following the US Senate Foreign Operations Budget Hearing on Children in Adversity, the Committee directed several written questions from Senators to those who had testified for formal response. I received...
Profs Tackle a Big Question: Can Child Sponsorship Programs Really Make a Difference?
Christianity Today this month covers new, highly-significant research for those who care about vulnerable children. It’s written by Bruce Wydick, a professor of economics and international studies at the University...
We Are Always BECOMING Something
One of the most profound truths I’ve learned from Dr. Karyn Purvis and other experts on child development is this: virtually everything a baby experiences shapes them. Eye contact, touch,...
Hospital Adoption Support Program
Christians motivated toward foster care and adoption in the U.S. typically focus on children older than infants. That's because over the past several decades a variety of factors, both good...
New York Times on Christian Orphan Care Movement
The New York Times yesterday carried a significant article on the “fast growing Christian movement” of Christian adoption and orphan care. The article under-emphasizes some of the most dynamic aspects...
The Christian Post on “The Silent Crisis in America”
The Christian Post yesterday carried a significant op-ed highlighting the needs of kids in the U.S. foster system, "The Silent Crisis in America." The piece articulates the issue well, reminding,...
