Stepping into the Hard Places
Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Storiesby Sherry Mott, Central Washington Chapter Director Answering Jesus’ call to care for the vulnerable has pushed me outside my…
Archive for the ‘Success Stories’ Category
Encircling Families With Support
Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Storiesby a Host Family, Lynette Nelson, from Metro East, IL Chapter “I was really going through it.” Four years ago,…
Motivated to Make a Better Life
Noteworthy Thoughts, Success StoriesSafe Families Oklahoma had the wonderful opportunity to serve a young mother and her one-year-old daughter. This sweet mom connected…
Better than a Double Play at First Base
Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Storiesby Host Family Volunteer, Amy, from Wisconsin For the last couple of months I’ve been talking with God about my…
We Just Keep Showing Up, and So Does He!
Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Storiesby Laura Oberski, SFFC Austin, TX Chapter Anyone who has talked with me for more than 30 seconds knows that…
The Power of Relationships
Noteworthy Thoughts, Success StoriesSupportive relationships between committed volunteers and isolated parents are making a deep impact. The key to the Safe Families model…
How Community Collaboration Works
Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” ― Helen Keller The goal of preventing child…
The Power of Having Someone’s Back
Announcements, Success StoriesAs the COVID-19 pandemic began to unfold around the world, millions of people struggled with lockdowns, unemployment and social distancing.…
A Growing Circle of Support
Announcements, Success StoriesThat’s when Safe Families for Children host mom Carrie* stepped in. Carrie’s family had only been recently trained, background-checked, and approved, but they were up for the challenge when the host opportunity arrived.
Just Being People
Announcements, Success StoriesAbout two years ago, one of our host families began a hosting for Brittany*, a young single mom. A natural…