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Safe Families Canada Objectives
Family Support and Stabilization:
Many parents struggle because of limited informal social supports and unavailable extended family. Host Families become the extended family that a parent never had, as does the local church congregation.
Child Welfare Deflection:
Safe Families Canada is a preventative measure, thus reducing the number of children entering the child welfare system.
Child Abuse Prevention:
Providing an overwhelmed and resource limited parents with a safe, temporary place for their children without threat of losing custody can avert potential abuse/neglect episodes.
Strengthening the Compassion Ministries of the Church:
Participation in Safe Families Canada helps volunteers align their spiritual practice more closely with God’s commandments. Some call it an act of compassion while others respond to the idea of returning to Biblical hospitality. Both concepts are embodied in the acts of loving a child, mentoring a parent or supporting families with needed resources.
