Sep 1, 2022 | Announcements
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...
Aug 2, 2022 | Announcements
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...
Jul 1, 2022 | Announcements
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...
Jun 1, 2022 | Announcements
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...
May 4, 2022 | Announcements
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...
Apr 4, 2022 | Announcements
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...
