Picture this: A single mom raising two kids. One is a bright, responsible, kind, and positive 15 year old girl. The other a gentle, fun-loving, and adventurous 9 year old boy. This family has strong bonds with each other. They love and support one another unlike most...

I am not a fan of clichés. I cringe at fluff and stuff and I do not speak “Christianese”. The pain of the world is real. You can sugarcoat it, gift wrap it, ignore it, or put a pretty bow on it to make it any less agonizing or challenging to reconcile. So, when I hear...

We were new to the Safe Families program and it was new to our area. We were young and had no kids of our own but were interested in the idea of keeping kids out of foster care, if possible. We agreed to host two boys, age 5 & 12. They had two teen sisters already...

One Bloomington, Indiana host mom writes… “My husband and I were privileged to care for a precious three-year-old girl through Safe Families while her mother sought housing. What may have been a two- or three-month stay with us turned out to be only nine days. But...

We had the pleasure of being involved in the construction of a roof for a mom while caring for her daughter a couple of years ago. This little one was a grandchild of the state of Illinois. At the age of 21, however, her mom had been emancipated. What would seem like...