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A Part for Everyone to Play
I want to introduce myself by providing a little bit of background on me: I grew up in a supportive, middle class, nuclear family in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. We were close to our extended family, and had neighbors who were as close as family as well. I was...
Answering the Call
When The Phone Rang On November 1st, I got a call from Safe Families for our first hosting. It was in that moment that it became real to me. Prior to that moment it was nothing more than a “someday soon” in my mind. Now it was real. He had a name and a story - one...
Caring for 1 While Caring for 3
How do you care for 3 when 1 is in the hospital? A testimonial from a mother who needed help in her time of need. As a single mother of 3, I was in a tight spot. My youngest daughter was in need of medical testing for a week at the children's hospital for the...
Cheryl’s Complete Turnaround
A Safe Families Testimonial from southern Illinois: "My name is Cheryl. I want to start off by saying Safe Families has helped my family tremendously. Without their help, I don't know where me and my six children would be. This program has helped me become a better...
Hospitality Is a Way of Life
“Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.” - Isaiah 58:10 How is it that the Lord instilled in me a life of hospitality? It started many years ago......
Loving on Babies
By Davona C., Host Mom Our family has fostered newborns on two continents in four countries. We've cared for children in Florida and Maryland as well as Malawi, Tanzania, and Burundi in Africa. When we returned to the States after 24 years overseas, I still wanted to...
Bring Hope. Bring Community.
By J. Lundvall, Host Family We have two young sons of our own, so we were definitely stepping outside of our comfort zone when we said 'yes' to taking in two teenage girls. These girls loved their dad and couldn’t wait to be reunited with him. But for the time being,...
The Power of Positive Social Connections
How can we prevent child abuse & neglect and strengthen & stabilize families? The Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework is an international initiative that was developed to enhance and focus on five specific factors that keep children safe from...
Do Something!
By J. Aaron White, Host Family The conversation was getting old. It wasn’t because of the length of one exchange; rather, it was the repetitive nature of the conversation between me and my wife. After seeing billboards with doe-eyed babies in need of a safe home and...
Helping Parents Thrive
“That’s a flower!… there’s the duck!...what’s that?...here’s one!...fishes!" My niece is getting ready for a birthday party for her 3 year old little boy, Caleb. I’m going for a walk with Caleb, down by the brook so he can show me the duckies. He is pointing out...
The Courage to Ask for Help
In a culture that promotes independence and self-sufficiency, asking for help is often overwhelming. We may fear that asking for help makes us seem weak, incompetent, or needy. Or we may simply fear that we will be told ‘no’, and not want to bother another person. It...
When Davin Shook With Fear…
From Joyce Moffitt, Host Family and our Chicago chapter director: Not too long ago my husband and I hosted a little 6 year old boy named Davin. Davin was being hosted because his mother was fleeing a domestic violence situation. Having him in our home reminded me how...
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