Aug 3, 2021 | Announcements
Two of the main goals of Safe Families are to prevent child abuse and decrease the number of children being forcibly separated from their parents (family preservation). By doing so, kids are safe and families are preserved. It also reduces the number of kids in...
Jun 30, 2021 | Announcements
During the final week of 2007, Chicago was shocked by the actions of a young mother who quietly exited a train with her three-year-old daughter, leaving her two other sons, ages six and four, behind. Fellow passengers frantically attempted to get the mother’s...
Jun 7, 2021 | Announcements
“The problem with our world is we draw the circles of our families too small.” Mother Teresa I discovered the above quote from Mother Teresa when I visited her ministry in Calcutta. The quote was on the wall of one of her buildings. When I started Safe...
May 7, 2021 | Announcements
Yesterday, I returned a 10-year-old girl to her mother after my family hosted her for the weekend to give the mom a break. On my way home, I saw an older woman severely hunched over, walking very slowly, carrying a bag of groceries. She looked like she was in...
Mar 2, 2021 | Announcements, Relevant News
It’s been a year or more since my wife and I served in Safe Families. We had taken a break leaning into our own family for a time. We’ve been taking in kids on and off since I started Safe Families 17 years ago. I found I was getting pretty comfortable with not having...
Jan 2, 2021 | Announcements, Success Stories
As the COVID-19 pandemic began to unfold around the world, millions of people struggled with lockdowns, unemployment and social distancing. But for one vulnerable group, it hit especially hard: people in recovery already struggling to maintain their sobriety. This was...
