May 3, 2018 | Success Stories
A testimonial from a social worker from a child welfare agency that has worked with Safe Families for Children: I wanted to thank Safe Families for Children for all that they have done to help a member that I am working with in Peoria, IL. I truly believe that the...
Apr 24, 2018 | Success Stories
To see the hindsight of God’s incredible plan, I have to start back in 2015. 3 Adults, Many Needs In May of 2015, we took in my 17-year-old special needs nephew while watching my sister die for 6 weeks. She died on June 8th, 2015 and then unexpectedly my mother-in-law...
Apr 17, 2018 | Success Stories
Mom made a brave choice to trust Safe Families almost six years ago. Sometimes, I think it was for me. Either way, it has been a bridge for two families that never would have been crossed without it. A very, very, adventurous bridge. A Story of Two Women From Chicago...
Apr 10, 2018 | Success Stories
We were hosting a sweet baby boy while the child welfare agency was investigating his mom. But yesterday we were overjoyed to receive a call that this precious child was allowed to go back to his mom! What a blessing! It turns out that he was removed from mom’s...
Mar 31, 2018 | Success Stories
Our journey towards becoming a host family started as many of our God journey’s begin – ignoring the call. Thinking of every excuse: “There isn’t that big of a need”, “Someone else will step up”, “We are far too busy to add this to our plate”, “Maybe when...
Mar 19, 2018 | Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories
Although some of our friends supported us, others told us we were crazy to voluntarily open our home to children we’d never met. Doubts swirled around us. What were we thinking? Could we afford it? We have three daughters. Would they be OK? Were we putting them at...
