Posts by Bethany Briley
Speechless: A Letter From Our Founders
Dear Friends, More than 9,500 children have been impacted by a Show Hope Adoption Aid grant. That is more than one child per day since we founded Show Hope in 2003. And if that wasn’t enough to leave you speechless, in one year from now, 10,000 children will have been impacted by an Adoption Aid…
Read MoreShow Hope Book Club: The Body Keeps the Score
The Body Keeps the Score “‘The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk is a great look into how trauma shapes both the mind and body, leaving lasting effects on emotional and physical health,” Show Hope Senior Manager of Communications Bethany Jones said. “Paired with our knowledge of Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®), this…
Read MoreEsperanza Para el Viaje: Hope for the Journey
En un mundo donde el dolor y la quebrantamiento a menudo encuentran su camino en nuestros hogares, la necesidad de compasión, empatía y cuidado centrado en el evangelio nunca ha sido mayor. — Mary Beth Chapman, Cofundador de Show Hope Earlier this year, Show Hope Co-founder Mary Beth Chapman shared this piece of wisdom, driving…
Read MoreStructure vs Nurture
“If a child needs nurture and I give him structure, I harm his ability to trust me. If a child needs structure and I give him nurture, I harm his ability to grow.” — Dr. Karyn Purvis Designed to help meet the unique needs of children who have been impacted by trauma, Trust-Based Relational Intervention®…
Read MoreUnderstanding Developmental Milestones
Every child grows at their own pace, but there are markers along the way that help us understand how they’re developing. Known as developmental milestones, these are the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive skills children typically achieve as they grow. Yet for children who have experienced early adversity, such as trauma, neglect, or loss, these…
Read MoreShow Hope Trends in Adoption Aid
For nearly 23 years, Show Hope has been reducing the financial barrier to adoption through our cornerstone work, Adoption Aid grants. To date, more than 9,500 children have been impacted by an Adoption Aid grant—children from more than 60 countries, including the U.S. In our last fiscal year, which ended on June 30, Show Hope…
Read MoreWhat Can Students Do Practically
For more than 15 years, Show Hope has equipped and mobilized more than 23,500 students on college campuses, in middle and high school classrooms, and through youth ministries at churches across the U.S. Show Hope Co-founder Steven Curtis Chapman once said, “We’ve all heard it said, ‘Students are the leaders of tomorrow,’ or ‘Children are…
Read MoreA Sacred Calling: Show Hope’s Work in Advocacy by Mary Beth Chapman
Some of you may not know, but Show Hope does some amazing advocacy work on behalf of children and families. With our mission to care for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing barriers to adoption, we have found ourselves invited into rooms and conversations we never could have imagined—rooms where the needs of vulnerable…
Read More6 Tips for Sensory-Avoiding Needs
Sensory avoiding is when a child or teen is hypersensitive to sensory input from the five primary senses or three “hidden” senses proprioception, vestibular, and interoception. To the untrained eye, a child who is exhibiting sensory-avoiding behavior may seem defiant—plugging his or her ears, closing his or her eyes, or running away. But Trust-Based Relational…
Read MoreHow We Share About Children and Their Medical Needs
Whether you are a parent or caregiver impacted by adoption and/or foster care, a church leader or a professional in the child welfare space, or an advocate for children who are vulnerable, we have the opportunity to inspire and educate the larger population with the words and images we choose to describe children. In those…
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