May 7, 2024 | Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories
by Host Family Volunteer, Amy, from Wisconsin For the last couple of months I’ve been talking with God about my four children. I know Ihold too tightly to them, not trusting God like I know in my head I am commanded to. Myheart aches sometimes at the thought of giving...
Apr 3, 2024 | Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories
by Laura Oberski, SFFC Austin, TX Chapter Anyone who has talked with me for more than 30 seconds knows that I’m passionate about Safe Families. I grew up in a strong local church and admired families I knew who were active in foster care and adoption. As a youth, I...
Mar 8, 2024 | Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories
Supportive relationships between committed volunteers and isolated parents are making a deep impact. The key to the Safe Families model is relationships. Social isolation has become an increasingly growing and alarming epidemic, and we believe when supportive...
Feb 7, 2024 | Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” ― Helen Keller The goal of preventing child abuse and decreasing the number of children entering the foster care system takes a shared responsibility and commitment. We believe when local communities collaborate...
Jan 8, 2024 | Noteworthy Thoughts
When my wife and I moved to Hillsboro, Oregon to plant a church eight years ago, we knew we were taking a certain amount of risk. Church planting is difficult. Burnout among church planters is a common occurrence. The survivability rate of new churches is gloomy at...
Sep 13, 2020 | Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories
Since starting in 2003, Safe Families for Children has made it a mission to continue to nurture the movement of radical hospitality by partnering with church communities nationwide. This allows Safe Families the ability to reach further than thought possible, keeping...
