In the News
FaithBridge In the News:
The US is Failing Substance-Exposed Infants, America Enterprise Institute (AEI), April 2024
Georgia Organization Launches New Website to Help Local Children, Atlanta Patch, May 30, 2023
Alpharetta Agency Launches New Website to Help Local Children, Alpharetta Patch, May 30, 2023
Foster Care Families Desperately Needed in Georgia, Atlanta News First, May 9, 2023
Atlanta Family Encourages Others to Open Their Hearts, Adopt Children in Need, 11 Alive, May 6, 2023
FaithBridge Foster Care Certified a “Best Christian Workplace, The Patch, December 14, 2021
What Child Protection Is For, America Enterprise Institute (AEI), September, 2021
A Place at the Table – by Jessi Esterling, FaithBridge VP of Operations, Focus on the Family, May 13, 2021
Bob Bruder-Mattson on The Martha Zoller Show, WDUN, May 10, 2021
FaithBridge Foster Care Seeks Foster Parents for Teens, Patch, May 6, 2021
Gov. Kemp Signs Georgia Tax Cut, Adoption Tax Credit Bills Into Law, CBS Atlanta | CW69 10 p.m. News, March 22, 2021
What Lessons can the Child Welfare System Take from the COVID-19 Pandemic? American Enterprise Institute (AEI), January 19, 2021
FaithBridge Foster Care Certified a “Best Christian Workplace”, The Patch, October 28, 2020
For Foster Kids, a Step in the Right Direction, City Journal, July 9, 2020
FaithBridge Foster Care gives Georgia Baptists training for a growing crisis, The Christian Index, July 8, 2020
FaithBridge Announced as One of Nine Community Partners in National All-In Adoption Challenge – Child Welfare Information Gateway, June 24, 2020
COVID-19 and the Impact in the Foster Care System, Atlanta Journal Constitution, June 5, 2020
“Morning on Maine,” WDUN AM550/FM102.9, May 26, 2020
Alpharetta Foster Care Agency Sees More Families Signing Up for Online Training WABE Radio, May 21, 2020
Hope, Healing and Restoration – A Birth Mother’s Story, Children’s Bureau Express, May 2020
Record number 189 organizations honored as “Certified Best Christian Workplaces,” Religion News Service, January 28, 2020
Georgia works to raise graduation rate for foster children, AJC, August 16, 2019
Fostering Families Develops Thriving Families, Children’s Bureau Express, May 2019
Georgia family adopts five siblings and a year later, their bond continues to grow, 11 Alive, February 20, 2019
FaithBridge Foster Care Achieves National Accreditation, Alpharetta/Milton Patch, December 6, 2018
FaithBridge Foster Families Share the Love of Christ While Raising Children, Atlanta Christian Voice, October 2018
Mom who fought addiction regains custody of her son with help from his foster family, WSB-TV, June 6, 2018
Paulding County Foster Parents Who Adopt Five Siblings Honored as Georgia Foster Parents of the Year, The Dallas New Era, November 10, 2017
FaithBridge Feature Article Series for Focus on the Family: The Phases of Foster Care
Focus on the Family invited Bob Bruder-Mattson to write a series of articles based on the phases of fostering – what foster parents can expect on the fostering journey and how churches and friends can support and encourage.
- The Considering Phase: Are We Cut Out for This?, Focus on the Family, August 26, 2020
- Becoming a Foster Parent: the Preparing Phase, Focus on the Family, September 28, 2020
- Four Ways to Help Waiting Foster Families, Focus on the Family, October 28, 2020
- Congratulations, We Have a Placement for you! Focus on the Family, November 30, 2020
- Transitioning: The Final Phase of Fostering. Focus on the Family, December 28, 2020
FaithBridge Press Releases:
05/30/23: FaithBridge Launches New Website to Help Keep Foster Kids in Their Home Counties
05/03/23: FaithBridge Foster Care Seeks Foster Parents to Care for Siblings, Special Needs Children
12/09/21: FaithBridge Certified Best Christian Workplace for Third Year
05/06/21: FaithBridge Sees Increasing Trend of in Teens in Care
10/28/20: FaithBride Foster Care Certified as Best Christian Workplace for Second Year
05/12/20: FaithBridge Receives National Recognition for Work with Birth Parents
12/17/19: FaithBridge Foster Care Certified as a Best Christian Workplace
12/05/18: FaithBridge Foster Care Achieves National Accreditation