Bethany of Atlanta Joins Foster Care Campaign
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Bethany Christian Services of Atlanta is excited to be serving as a partner organization in Raise Me Up, a campaign dedicated to raising awareness and inspiring action on behalf of Georgia’s children in foster care.
The campaign emphasizes the importance of quickly connecting children in foster care with safe, loving, and permanent families and other lifelong connections.
The intention is to connect people with organizations in the Metro Atlanta community who have volunteer opportunities that benefit foster children. The campaign is a partnership between Georgia’s Department of Human Services, Bethany, a dozen more Atlanta-area nonprofits, and the Casey Family Programs national foundation.
Over a two-month period, Raise Me Up will blanket the Atlanta media market with powerful ads highlighting the challenges that face children in foster care.
Bethany Christian Services of Atlanta was involved in planning meetings for several months leading up to the kickoff of the campaign, held October 14, at the Georgia State Capitol.
State child welfare agency staff, as well as several key Bethany of Atlanta staff, and many others were in attendance to listen to Governor Sonny Purdue and First Lady Mary Purdue speak of their excitement about the campaign and their commitment to Georgia’s foster children.
Georgia was selected as one of a handful of sites for the Raise Me Up campaign, which is part of a national effort to bring attention to the nearly half million children in America’s foster care system.
Bethany Christian Services is one of the entry points for persons who want to volunteer their services or become involved in other ways with this campaign. You can learn more by going to www.bethany.org/atlanta where you can also find a link to the campaign website at www.raisemeup.org
