Mission Statement

Safe Families for Children hosts vulnerable children and creates extended family-like supports for families in crisis through a community of compassionate volunteers motivated by their faith to keep children safe and ultimately, together with their families. 


History

Founded in 2003, Safe Families for Children surrounds families in crisis with caring, compassionate community. We are a volunteer-driven nonprofit that provides hope and support to families in our local communities.

In October of 2023, Kindred Partners expanded to the Mid-Willamette Valley, assuming responsibility for the movement already begun by others, to help keep more local families together, averting the trauma of long-term separation for both parents and children.


What We Do

The three objectives of Safe Families for Children are:

  1. Keep children safe during a family crisis such as homelessness, hospitalization, or domestic violence in an effort to prevent child abuse and/or neglect.

  2. Support, and stabilize families in crisis by surrounding them with caring, compassionate community.

  3. Reunite families and reduce the number of children entering the child welfare system.


Who We Are

Our qualified, compassionate staff are deeply committed to serving vulnerable families and children in our community.

 

Steve Pringle, Kindred Partners

Executive Director

Isaiah Burrell, Safe Families for Children Program Coordinator and Family Coach Supervisor for Marion & Polk Counties