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Changing the Trajectory
Many times we get the question, "Does a short-term hosting really make a difference?" Or a similarly related question like, "How do we know we made an impact on a child, or family at large, if the hosting only lasted for a week or a few months?" From our experience,...
Love Much
My wife and I have been involved with Safe Families for a little over a year. During that time, we've seen some parents and host families form long-term relationships. We've heard of some host parents become godparents to kids they've hosted. Others have become like...
Disrupted By Overnight Shifts
As a single mom, I work hard to make sure my child has everything that he need. Sometimes it can be really hard but I do my best. I found a rhythm with my new job at McDonald's and the schedule was working great. My son had daycare taken care of so I didn't have to...
An Immersive Ministry
If you walked into our garage you would see two car seats. Next to them are plastic bins filled with children’s clothing and supplies. On a shelf is a pack-and-play and another bin full of toys that our children have long since outgrown. These items have accumulated...
Celebrating 15 Years of Courage!
The Safe Families for Children movement turns 15 this year! We're celebrating 15 years of providing caring, compassionate community to families in need! This night is all about courageous love. The courage to place your child in the care of strangers…The courage to...
One Brave Mama
It has been 2 weeks since we opened our home to a family in need of support. It has come with its own set of challenges and frustrations...but lots of joy. The challenges are mostly on my part because I am a weak and stubborn sinner. Joys come when I look to Jesus for...
The Grittiness of Giving
There’s a story about Jesus that describes him healing 10 lepers. During that time and in that culture, having leprosy meant that you were an outcast of society in every way possible. So Jesus heals 10 lepers, and only 1 comes back to thank him. Sometimes helping...
When Kids Love Like Jesus
This weekend I caught my 3 and 4 year old playing "Safe Families" with their stuffed animals. They told me they were taking care of their animals and loving them until their mommies could take care of them again. When we stepped out in faith as a host family, we knew...
The Girls Across the Hall
The stillness is now broken by footstep thuds early in the morning and late night giggles. Small sounds that had been absent in my everyday life. Each day I find myself laughing more often, watching more Disney Junior than should be allowed, falling asleep in the...
Radical Hospitality
When we talk to friends and family members about Safe Families, it always takes a while to explain what it is. Is is foster care? Is it adoption? Is it just free baby sitting? I think it’s difficult to explain because it doesn’t fit into any of our normal categories....
A Matter of Life and Death
A testimonial from a social worker from a child welfare agency that has worked with Safe Families for Children: I wanted to thank Safe Families for Children for all that they have done to help a member that I am working with in Peoria, IL. I truly believe that the...
Hindsight
To see the hindsight of God’s incredible plan, I have to start back in 2015. 3 Adults, Many Needs In May of 2015, we took in my 17-year-old special needs nephew while watching my sister die for 6 weeks. She died on June 8th, 2015 and then unexpectedly my mother-in-law...
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Safe Families for Children, National Office
4300 W. Irving Park Road
Chicago, IL 60641
info@safefamilies.net
Tel: 773-653-2200 | Fax: 773-355-5564
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