Safe Families Canada

The Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge Chapter has been a part of Safe Families Canada since 2018. Rooted in biblical hospitality, radical generosity, and compassion, we work to keep children safe, strengthen families, and see lives transformed through community.

Through a network of trained volunteers from local churches, we host children short-term, walk alongside parents as coaches and friends, and provide practical help such as meals, rides, supplies, mentoring, and more. Every situation looks different, but the goal remains the same: to offer extended-family-like support so parents are not alone during difficult seasons.

Our Key Outcomes:

1. Strengthen family resiliency

2. Keep children safe and out of child welfare where possible

3. Preserve family unity

4. Equip and mobilize churches for compassion ministry

This could look like caring for a baby while a mother is hospitalized, mentoring a single parent of a teen, or providing meals and transportation for a family with limited resources.

Our Chapter has supported 150+ families through 160+ volunteers, in partnership with local churches and community agencies. As the need for connection and support continues to grow, we are always welcoming new volunteers who desire to help children thrive and families stay together.

We invite you to join us—opening hearts, hands, and homes to the most vulnerable—living out Jesus’ call to love our neighbours as ourselves.

Sign Up to VOLUNTEER with US today!!

Vanessa Ploc, Chapter Director

Contact us at kitchenerwaterloo@safefamilies.ca or 519-504-2516