Holy Spaghetti!

Holy Spaghetti!

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...
Living Out Disruptive Generosity

Living Out Disruptive Generosity

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...

When Life Gives you Lemons, Make Lemonade!

By Michelle Lussmyer (Family Coach Supervisor) and Kate Swanson (Engagement) Safe Families for Children Wisconsin When life gives you lemons, make lemonade is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a positive can-do attitude in the face of adversity or...
What Does It Mean to Live the “Good Life?”

What Does It Mean to Live the “Good Life?”

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...

The Support of Families Belongs to the Community

Alana Dennis, MS, MT-BC, CCLS SFFC State Director for Ohio/Pennsylvania “Children don’t grow up in programs, they grow up in families and communities.” Urie Bronfenbrenner Every April, our nation observes National Child Abuse Prevention Month to raise public awareness...

Stories of Hope

by Russ Hightower, Kansas SFFC Chapter It started out as many intakes. Juana, a young 17-year-old high school student, was referred to us by a community resource partner. She was a mother to a precious 1-year-old, Natalia, and was about to have her second child. A...
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