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'People are hurt': Can nonprofits hold employees to certain moral, religious standards?
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGRAND RAPIDS — Bethany Christian Services welcomes global refugees to West Michigan, but its staff...
Michigan is first state to ease kinship care rules, but most caregivers won't benefit
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWhen Lisa Grodsky turned on the news during her lunch break and heard an announcer say kinship...
Former counselor for immigrant youth sexually assaulted a dozen kids, group says
WOOD via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Michigan Immigrant Rights Center reports it's identified a dozen minors who were victimized by Alfredo Ramos Quixan, a former youth counselor at a Grand Rapids shelter for unaccompanied minors run by Bethany Christian Services.
Two GR organizations receive grants to fight child abuse
WOOD via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Two Grand Rapids organizations have received grants from the state for...
Youth counselor charged with sexually assaulting young immigrant
WOOD via Yahoo News· 7 months agoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A former youth counselor at Bethany Christian Services in Grand Rapids is charged with sexually assaulting a minor under the agency’s care. Alfredo Ramos Quixan, ...
Michigan secures more beds for justice-involved youth, works to get more treatment options
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSixty of the nearly 100 juvenile justice placements are in Wayne County. Twenty are in a new program...
Homeless refugee to college grad: How scholarship changes lives
WOOD via Yahoo News· 2 months agoKALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — In Kalamazoo Friday, there is an event that is all about breaking barriers...
Reunifying families: Why one couple decided to become foster parents
WOOD via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Colleen and Will Ashley have what you might call a big family. They...
Grant application live for Holland Junior Welfare League
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHOLLAND — Holland Junior Welfare League is celebrating 90 years of disbursing anywhere from...
Holland Junior Welfare League gives thousands to nonprofits helping local children
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHOLLAND — More than two dozen local organizations have received grants to support children in the...