Lori Key, Chapter Director Safe Families for Children DFW In the foster community the system, while well-intentioned, can create a barrier between children, their parents, and the fostering family. They can care for the children but often cannot support the...

by Jessica Waszak, SFFC Oklahoma Chapter Director Recently, I attended a Hope Rising Summit and was impressed by the facilitator's repetition of one line...HOPE BEGETS HOPE! This simple idea that someone who is hopeful can actually share their hope with someone who...

I had been the chapter director in Raleigh/Durham for slightly more than a month when my Family Coach Supervisor called to tell me one of our moms was in the hospital and needed someone to sit with and advocate for her.  I walked into that hospital room on a...

Written from the Perspective of a Host Family from Portland, Oregon We first met Serena during the summer of 2020. I was approached by church staff that there was a local young lady in need of some resources as she was soon expecting her first baby. I was told in...

Written by Luke EppersonA Mat-Su host family with Safe Families for Children through Beacon Hill When Jesus showed up at my house, he had intestinal worms and ate three plates of spaghetti. He lovedtoy trains, and as a non-verbal four-year-old, he mostly grunted at...

by Emily Cowan, LMSW Family Support Team Supervisor | NYC Safe Families Chapter It’s easy to think of Disruptive Generosity, one of the three SFFC core values we’re reflecting on this month, as being wildly generous with our finances. But if you’ve spent any...

By Natalie Bezek, SFFC Chief Development Officer I reflected on this question often through my mid-twenties. As a single woman, I watched many friends get married and start families, and I often felt overlooked by God. The “good life” I imagined for myself and...

Written by Laura Rasche What seemed like a fast transition of me stepping in as Director of the Central Indiana chapter of Safe Families in May of 2021 had actually been a work in progress for nearly nine years. In the summer of 2012, my own children Nettie ( 5) and...

Elizabeth Beseke, Minnesota State Director When I heard the statement, “Trauma blocks love but love heals trauma” by Frank Anderson, a conversation quickly flashed in my mind. I remember it well. My Family Coach and I were sitting in a coffee shop with mom sharing how...