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The trauma of child abuse can be devastating and have lasting consequences for a child. It is from this philosophy Safe Families for Children (SFFC) was born.

Safe Families for Children is a nonprofit volunteer movement that serves and supports parents facing crisis in isolation to help keep children safe and families together! Many instances of abuse and neglect can be prevented if families in crisis had a support network of caring individuals to help them in a time of need. In 2003, SFFC founder, Dave Anderson, found that if loving families can provide a safe and caring environment for a child at critical times, we can not only prevent harm to children, but we can enhance a parent's ability to provide what that child needs. Safe Families for Children (SFFC) is a national movement of compassion that gives hope to families facing crisis in isolation. A network of volunteers provide safe, loving homes for parents to voluntarily have their children cared for while they restore stability in their own lives. Our dedication to family support, stabilization, and child abuse prevention is driven by responsibility for the well-being of children in our communities. SFFC partners with churches, local community agencies, volunteer families as well as government organizations across the country. The SFFC network provides essential extended family-like relationships to nearly 1,000 children and families annually. Learn more at www.safe-families.org

10/30/2026

"Think about how difficult it must be to watch your mom go through a really hard and scary experience without support." - Host Family

Savannah’s story shows what can happen when people step into a family’s life during one of its hardest moments. What began with a mom wondering what would happen to her children became a story of friendship, community, healing, and a family staying together!

That is why Safe Families for Children exists! We show up for families when they need us the most.

Double Your Donation and help us reach our goal of $200,000!

https://sffcnational.funraise.org/page/double-your-impact

10/30/2026

What happens when a family has no support system and is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness?

That is why Safe Families for Children exists! We show up for families when they need us the most.

Double Your Donation and help us reach our goal of $200,000!
https://sffcnational.funraise.org/page/double-your-impact

10/30/2026

"Think about how difficult it must be to watch your mom go through a really hard and scary experience without support." - Host Family

That is why Safe Families for Children exists! We show up for families when they need us the most.

This October, we're working to unlock support for even more families in crisis and help them find hope and belonging in a caring community - a village!

Help us unlock the full match so more families know they do not have to face crisis alone. Will you join us and make a financial gift to Safe Families for Children?

https://sffcnational.funraise.org/page/double-your-impact

10/29/2026

No family should face a crisis alone!🩵

Not the mama nagivating motherhoold without a village. Not the father working tirelessly to create stability for his children. Not the family facing illness, financial hardship, or unexpected circumstances that turn their world upside down.

Crisis should never include isolation.

At Safe Families for Children, we believe that when families are surrounded by a caring, compassionat community, hope grows, burdens becomes lighter, and families are strengthened.

Community changes lives!

10/27/2026

When we walk alongside families, our goal is for them to be heard, feel supported, and not feel alone!

10/23/2026

We are pleased to announce that Safe Families for Children has earned a "Give With Confidence" rating from Ministry Watch for the year 2026. We take financial accountability seriously and strive to honor our donors through good stewardship as we help keep children safe and families together!

10/22/2026

We love hearing from volunteers who open their hearts and homes to host children and support families. We are so blessed by thousands of families who step forward, displaying Radical Hospitality, Disruptive Generosity, and Intentional Compassion.

10/20/2026

A crisis—such as a parent losing housing, a severe mental health episode, domestic violence, substance use, or a child's unaddressed behavioral/mental health crisis—prompts someone (a doctor, school official, neighbor, or police officer) to call a state hotline or CPS.

A large majority of child welfare cases (around 62% to 76% nationally) stem from allegations of neglect rather than intentional physical abuse. Structural hardships like homelessness, lack of child care, or food insecurity are frequently interpreted by the system as parental unfitness.

This is why we exist. Safe Families for Children works on the PREVENTION side so that more families can stay together. To learn more about Safe Families, go to https://safe-families.org/.

10/16/2026

Last week, we gathered as a staff for our annual 2026 Conference in beautiful Wisconsin! What an incredible time of inspiration, encouragement, and vision-casting as we move, mobilize, and multiply as the Safe Families movement!

We are blessed with passionate, gifted leaders who care deeply about their communities and the parents they walk alongside daily to keep children safe and families together!

Movement. Mobilize. Multiple.

10/15/2026

At Safe Families for Children, we believe that when parents are supported by a caring, compassionate community, hope grows, burdens become lighter, and families are strengthened.

When ordinary people say "YES" to extraordinary acts of love, we're reminded of the beautiful opportunity we all have to make a difference!

Address

4300 W Irving Park Road National Headquarters
Chicago, IL
60641

Telephone

+17736532200

Website

https://donate.safe-families.org/checkout/donation?eid=119803

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