About Us

Formed in 1944, Bethany Christian Services is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that provides adoption and orphan care services through a national network of over 80 locations and is licensed in more than 30 U.S. states.


The agency’s areas of expertise include family preservation, home-based social services, best-practice child trauma counseling, pregnancy counseling, youth life skills training, foster care, and adoption. With a strong fiscal history and over 1,000 staff, Bethany Christian Services initiates and maintains innovative child-focused programming both nationally and internationally and in accordance with accepted conventions, standards of care, and best practices.