A partner for parents in crisis

Yes. Because you maintain complete custody of your child(ren), you can ask for them to be returned to you at any time.

No parent should be alone. Safe Families volunteers have the passion and heart to support families going through a difficult time. Parenting is tough, and we can all use extra support from time to time.

Safe Families relies on volunteers to provide transportation to and from school, if needed. The goal is to make sure children remain in their current school. Sometimes, Safe Families can work with the school to get school-provided transportation.

Yes. Each Safe Families volunteer goes through an approval process, which includes completing an application, background checks, and reference checks. For some roles, finger printing and home safety assessments are completed. Safe Families volunteers have a heart and passion to support families and are not compensated.

Safe Families is a free service to parents who are going through a difficult time, such as unemployment, homelessness, hospitalization, rehabilitation, or incarceration. Please call your local Safe Families chapter for more information to see where we provide support.