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Chicago! Be a Mentor to a Child in Foster Care.
For the many youth leaving foster care, there is no safety net. Each year, nearly 20,000 youth emancipate or "age out" of the foster care system, about 1,000 in Illinois alone. Young adults are often discharged from care with no one to call family and nowhere to go....
That One Fateful Night…
One night about two years ago, Kiley Cobb got into a fight with her husband. The police were called when it got physical, and Cobb's infant son went to stay with a friend of hers. But the friend had to leave town and Cobb, as she tells me, "was running out of...
Lisa Welter Named Director for Safe Families – Minnesota
Safe Families for Children is excited to announce Lisa Welter as our new Director for Safe Families for Children - Minnesota. As our former director, Maridel Sandberg, transitions to a new venture we want to thank her for her years of service and wish her the best....
Washing Aryanna’s Feet
Here she comes ... What will she be like? Is she shy, withdrawn... Strong, trying to hold her own? Time will tell... Learning so many new names and faces. Figuring out where her place is... Dumping out the drawers, Running, jumping, climbing. Eating like she never ate...
A Prom, a Girl’s Dream & an Unexpected Surprise
There was an 18 year old girl who has been living with a Host Family about a year. We'll call her Lisa. Lisa has had a life that has been filled with unspeakable trauma. She's been in and out of foster care because her mom's struggles with addiction. And she's...
Debate Opens on Bills to Help Oversight of Vulnerable Kids
Associated Press Jan 20, 2017 HELENA – Montana lawmakers have opened debate on proposals that aim to help the state's child foster care system and make the agency that is responsible for protecting neglected and abused kids more accountable. Legislative committees...
How Child Abuse Affects Teens
Researchers are learning more about the effects of child abuse on teenagers. In fact, one study shows that child abuse results in harmful, physical changes to teens’ brains. Children who had been emotionally or physically abused had less gray matter in their brains...
Safe Families Helps Families in Crisis
Safe Families Video Patrick Henry Family Services is helping to pilot a program for families in need. The program is the first of its kind in the state and provides an alternative to foster care. It's called "Safe Families." It functions similarly to foster care,...
Safe Families Effort Wins Favor in Legislature
A bill touted as easing the burden on the state’s foster care system sailed through the Indiana General Assembly without gaining much public attention. In a session marked by contention over abortion, school testing and civil rights, House Enrolled Act 1183 did not...
Olive Crest and Youth for Christ Team Up to Help at Risk Children
In an unprecedented move, Youth for Christ (YFC) in Tacoma has decided to shift its foster care and adoption services to Olive Crest Pacific Northwest. After Youth for Christ's decision to focus its ministry on 11 to 19-year-olds, the leadership sought out a credible,...
The Lost Kids: The Hidden Homeless
ANDERSON — Bev and Roger Sharritt eventually got into the flow of their new routine. They woke up early in the morning, rotating days to who got to exercise and who got to get the kids ready for school. They were out the door by 6:45 a.m. to get the two girls to Kids’...
Local Program Issues ‘Community Challenge’
LaGRANGE — Members of the Safe Families for Children are issuing a challenge to the community in the hopes of finding more host families and churches for children in temporary need of homes. Team members launched a 100 day challenge at the beginning of June. Safe...
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