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Stand Together With Us
This year has brought many unwanted and difficult things for everyone. With new lessons, new rules, and new ways of life that many have not encountered before, we are all forced to adapt to the “new.” As a result, now more than ever, there are families in crisis in...
Celebrating Freedom this Fourth
The Fourth of July seems to be looking a little different this year. As the world recovers from COVID-19 and resumes its typical routines, things have been altered to help keep those at risk safe. Celebrating the fourth this year looks much different with social...
Every day is a day to celebrate Fathers
It is is Father’s Day. It is also a chance to shower those men in your community with love and appreciation of all forms for the challenges they endure each day to help support their families. This day is for all the fathers in your community, including those who are...
One church, two sisters, and a lot of hospitality
In the Chicago area, an example of extraordinary hospitality from a small church of young men and women who took the leap despite that uncertainty, is unfolding.
Radical Generosity within Oregon
Radical Generosity within Oregon Oregon Public Broadcasting recently reported that child abuse reports dropped 70% over the span of March, due the lockdown orders for COVID-19. However, this trend is not only in Oregon, but across the country hospitals are seeing...
Every day is a day to celebrate mothers
This Mother’s Day, Safe Families for Children invites you to give your time and service to a vulnerable mother.
Tacos, Taquitos, Generosity, and GivingTuesdayNow
#GivingTuesdayNow—a global movement encouraging radical generosity—responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by announcing a “day of unity” on May 5th.
When Biblical Hospitality Starts With The Pastor
One of our core convictions from the very beginning was to be a community that practices biblical hospitality.
Hearts With More Room
We had been foster parents for 30 years and gave up our license only because the agencies were still asking us to adopt when we knew our adopting days were past. By this time, we had already adopted 7! It was just so hard to say "no" when a social worker asked us to...
Growing Our Own Children
We started safe families last February and since then we have hosted five kids. Having kids of our own we weren’t exactly sure how this would all go but now that it’s been a year we can’t believe how many blessings we have been able to experience as a family. God not...
As If Angels Appeared…
Hello! My name is Jacqueline. My journey with Safe Families started nearly six years ago alone and afraid with five children and one on the way in a maternity home in St. Charles. I couldn't believe that my life has gotten to this point, I couldn't comprehend that I...
More Than Guests…
“I like it when we meet they become part of our family, mama.” Our oldest child told me this in sincerity as we discussed our family becoming a Host Family. You can see in her smile that she means it. Our family has had the privilege of regularly hosting since moving...
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