When Kids Love Like Jesus
Noteworthy Thoughts, Success StoriesThis weekend I caught my 3 and 4 year old playing “Safe Families” with their stuffed animals. They told me…
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Radical Hospitality
Noteworthy Thoughts, Success StoriesWhen we talk to friends and family members about Safe Families, it always takes a while to explain what it…
“Dangerous” Hospitality
Noteworthy Thoughts, Success StoriesAlthough some of our friends supported us, others told us we were crazy to voluntarily open our home to children…
7 Ways to Make a Child Feel at Home
Noteworthy ThoughtsBeing safe can be dramatically different than feeling safe. It’s not personal – it’s not that you don’t have a…
A Part for Everyone to Play
Noteworthy Thoughts, Success StoriesI want to introduce myself by providing a little bit of background on me: I grew up in a supportive,…
Hospitality Is a Way of Life
Noteworthy Thoughts“Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness…
The Power of Positive Social Connections
Noteworthy ThoughtsHow can we prevent child abuse & neglect and strengthen & stabilize families? The Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework is…
Do Something!
Noteworthy Thoughts, Success StoriesBy J. Aaron White, Host Family The conversation was getting old. It wasn’t because of the length of one exchange;…
Helping Parents Thrive
Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories“That’s a flower!… there’s the duck!…what’s that?…here’s one!…fishes!” My niece is getting ready for a birthday party for her 3…
The Courage to Ask for Help
Noteworthy ThoughtsIn a culture that promotes independence and self-sufficiency, asking for help is often overwhelming. We may fear that asking for…