➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: Faithful Ambition: National Networks Tap Congregations for Child Welfare Permanency, Preservation
The Chronicle of Social Change – May 11, 2016
Christian-affiliated nonprofits, such as Lutheran Social Services and Catholic Charities, have long had an outward role in the provision of child welfare services. Since the 1950s, those organizations have contracted with federal, state and local governments to carry out foster care, residential programs, home studies and myriad other services for children and families.
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/news-2/faith-community-paves-way-redemption-risk-families/17964