Welcome to Safe Families for Children!
Safe Families for Children is an opportunity for volunteers to have a powerful impact in the lives of others while practicing biblical hospitality, extending the love of Christ to people in need — all from their own home!

Volunteers open their homes to children whose parents are experiencing a short-term emergency, such as hospitalization, or a longer-term crisis, such as drug abuse. Designed to extend and strengthen the community safety net for at-risk families, Safe Families is a positive alternative to the state child welfare system, allowing parents to work out their problems without having to worry about losing custody of their kids. The program's goal is to reunite children with their biological parent(s) in a home that is more stable and healthy, in part because of the contribution of the Safe Families intervention.

Parents experiencing a temporary crisis can arrange for their children (newborn through 16 years old) to stay with Safe Families volunteers while they address the issues that led to the instability in their lives. Children are matched with families in their own community whenever possible, and placements average from one day to three months. During that time, Safe Families caseworkers are available to provide volunteers with support and answer any questions they might have.

Biological parents maintain custody during the placement and are encouraged to be actively involved in their children's lives, as well as develop a relationship with the volunteer family. Safe Families caseworkers keep in close contact with the parents and the referring organization to determine when families can be reunited.

Last year, more than 300 families served as Safe Families volunteers, and the program placed more than 500 children.

Safe Families for Children locations include:


Atlanta
Chattanooga
Chicago/Main Office
Greenville
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Northwest Indiana
Orlando
Quad Cities
Rockford
Southern California

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