CitizenLink, 1-29-2007 -- A Kentucky foster care program is facing a threat of closure thanks to an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) challenge.
Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children (KBHC) receives state money to help fund residential homes, foster placements and pregnancy counseling centers for young people. The ACLU filed suit in federal court, charging the state funding runs counter to the First Amendment.
Bill Smithwick, president of KBHC, told Family News in Focus he stands by the agency and its Christian foundation.
"Our goal and our mission in ministry is to take care of these kids," he said. "We do so from an unapologetically faith-based perspective."
