Safe Families update per our SF representative
We currently have 6 kids being hosted!! The most we have ever had at one time. An 18 year old, 17 year old, two 15 year olds, a 9 year old and a baby who is 1. -The 18 year old has been with her host family since August and in that time she has […]
New Hostings
We recently placed two more Safe Families kids with host families at Edgewater. Please be praying for the host homes, the kids as they get ready for school and for all of the transition that this entails. One family is hosting a teen boy and the other is hosting a teen girl.
General update
Things got busy and the updates got neglected, hopefully this will get you back in the loop. In the time since the last posting we have helped with 5 more children directly by hosting them. We’ve also indirectly supported some other kids by helping their single moms with temporary housing. Part of those listed above were a trio of siblings. […]
Housing update
Well the family with the three boys we have been hosting have finally been approved to get into a house. When I had originally posted they were going to get help with six months of rent. Turns out, because of their situation UCAN was able to get help for a year. This is a great way […]
Giant Praise Report!!!
Our community is coming together behind Safe Families. The three boys we placed last week are all in school and settling into their temporary homes. They have been set up with optometry appointments as it was identified they need some vision correction. Their parents have been hosted by another family in our church body. The biological dad […]
Big Prayer Request
Last night’s placement went well, praise the Lord. There is a huge prayer request however. The parents of the kids that were placed are in need of a place to stay for a couple months. They have been homeless for a few months as a result of the husband being unable to work. He has […]
Praise the Lord! New Hosting
Please be in prayer. We will be placing 3 young boys in a family tonight. After the weekend the oldest boy will be moved to another family so they will be split. This is a good thing and was actually recommended by the parents. Please pray for a smooth transition and for the parents to […]
Chugging along
We continue to get calls regarding possible hostings, but find in most of the cases the real need is just some help from a support group around the family. Recently we have helped with rides, bed donations, phones, meals, etc. Additionally, it looks like in a couple weeks we will be helping the biological family of […]
Safe Families Orientation- November 13th
We have scheduled a date for another Safe Families orientation. Please join us Sunday, November 13th at the church office. It will begin at 2:00 pm and will take 1 hour. This is an opportunity to learn how you might be able to get involved in serving in the Safe Families ministry. Whether you want to host […]
New Hosting
We were able to take in a new teenager last night. Praise the Lord that all went well and please continue to pray that He continues to work in this situation.
Youth Hosting
It looks like we will be taking in another teenager this evening. Please pray that all would go smoothly. Pray also for the home and family that will be hosting her.
School is in
With school back in session we have been fielding calls regarding Safe Families. I’ve had the opportunity to meet with multiple people about the possibility of utilizing a Safe Family host home. Please continue to pray that as people come forward asking for assistance we as a church body are able to meet those needs. […]
Gift Cards
We have begun collecting gift cards for host families. These will be kept as “stock on hand” so we are able to help host families as needs arise. Thank you to all who have dropped cards by so far. If you would like to get involved in this manner you can purchase gift cards for […]
Mentor Training
Thank you to all who came to mentor training on Tuesday night. We had nearly 40 people there. It is encouraging to see so many people willing to help out.
Church Family Thank You
We as a church family received a sweet thank you card from one of our hosted teens. She is grateful and excited for the gift cards that many of us pitched in for her birthday celebration. She plans on doing some back to school shopping.
Mentor Training
Just a reminder today- we will have mentor training Tuesday, August 30th at the church office. Training will begin at 6:00 pm and will take a couple hours. This training is for anyone who signed up to be a mentor, family host or family coach.
All Safe Family Volunteers!
All volunteers and their families are welcome to join us this Sunday evening August 21st for some fun at the Caveman pool. We’ll hang out from 5:30 to 7:30. We will provide the swimming the food and the games. You provide the family. See you there!