Our Safe Families Experience (and How to Get Involved)

Safe Families is a program that helps families in crisis by having volunteers host vulnerable children and support the parents so they can get back on their feet.As a host family, Jordan and her husband Matt have been providing short-term respite care for vulnerable kids and the experience has been transformative - healing in some ways, definitely hard at times, but rewarding and so worth it.In this episode, Jordan shares with you what Safe Families does, how she heard about them, and what their experience has been like as a host family. Plus, she’s answering all the questions she’s received from listeners!If you’re interested in learning more about Safe Families and what it looks like to be a host family for children in need, or if you’re just curious about how this experience has impacted Jordan and her family, make sure you tune in to this episode. You’ll learn:What led them to get involved with Safe FamiliesHow Safe Families differs from foster careTheir personal experience hosting childrenThe who, what, where, when, how, and why of volunteering with Safe FamiliesAnd let us know in the comments: are you familiar with this program? Is this the type of program you would volunteer for?