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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...