Safe Families for Children - NE Florida

08/20/2026

We often get confused with foster care, but we are a prevention focused with the goal of keeping more families together!💚🩵

08/18/2026

Social isolation shouldn't mean separation!

Parents want the best for their children, but sometimes they lack the financial resources and physical support of a reliable community to help in a crisis, leaving children vulnerable and families isolated.

Safe Families for Children is a family-focused support movement committed to serving parents by providing a caring, compassionate community to walk alongside them when they need it most.

Every family needs a family to count on! For more information, visit our website at https://safe-families.org/ to get involved in helping keep children safe and families together!

08/13/2026

As school bells ring in a new season, many families are stepping into a year filled with both excitement and uncertainty. While some children return with confidence and anticipation, others carry burdens that aren't visible in a backpack.

This month, we want to pause and honor the heart of our schools—our teachers, counselors, administrators, and support staff. Every day, they pour into the lives of children with compassion, patience, wisdom, and encouragement. They faithfully invest in each student entrusted to their care, showing up day after day with consistency, intentionality, and a heart to help every child thrive.

They celebrate the little victories and the big milestones, notice silent struggles, create opportunities for positive childhood experiences (PCEs), and often become a steady source of hope and stability when it’s needed most. Their influence extends far beyond academics, helping shape character, build confidence, and reminding children that they are seen, valued, and deeply loved. We are incredibly grateful for their dedication and the lasting impact they make in the lives of students and families each day.

As this new school year begins, would you join us in praying for every student, every family, and every educator? May they be strengthened for the work ahead, encouraged in moments of challenge, and reminded that they are not alone. Together, we are blessing our schools, strengthening families, and helping hope walk into every classroom—one relationship at a time.

08/11/2026

School is starting up this month around the country, and it is important that parents feel supported so children can thrive!

In partnership with local schools, Safe Families for Children (SFFC) focuses on building a support network with a local community church that has vetted, trained volunteers willing to serve families. This partnership intends to surround families with support from their community, which will help to:

1) Stabilize, strengthen + support parents
2) Minimize or eliminate harmful disruptions for a child at school
3) Enhance a child’s learning, development + growth
4) Reduce family stressors + isolation

08/08/2026

Join us for a free post conference lunch with Dr. Dave Anderson - the founder of Safe Families. You don’t have to be part of the conference to attend. Sign up QR code in the comments.

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Dave Anderson will be the 2026 keynote speaker for the Florida Prevention Convention, the leading statewide conference dedicated to strengthening families by advancing prevention efforts and early childhood excellence. The conference will be August 20-21, 2006 in Orlando, FL.

The Prevention Convention brings together leaders and professionals from across sectors to share proven strategies, spark collaboration, and advance solutions that support children and families before challenges escalate. For more information, go to
https://www.preventchildabusefl.org/.../2026-prevention...

08/06/2026

It is a privilege to partner with thousands of churches nationwide that share our passion for living out the gospel to love our neighbor.

The role of Safe Families for Children (SFFC) is to come alongside local churches as they live out the mission Christ has already entrusted to them.
We are not asking churches to advance our mission—we are asking how we can help you live out yours.

08/04/2026

The Church is central to God’s work in communities. Our role is to come alongside churches as they live out the mission Christ has already entrusted to them.

We are not asking churches to advance our mission—we are asking how we can help you live out yours. Through Safe Families, churches have practical opportunities to:

🩵 Care for Families
🩵 Strengthen Discipleship
🩵 Build Community

To learn more about our partnership philosophy, visit our website at https://bit.ly/4yVytVd.

07/30/2026

Feeling alone? Parenting shouldn’t be done in isolation; it takes a village. Let us be yours!💙

Social support consists of social relationships that provide material and interpersonal resources that are of value to a recipient. These social supports act as protective factors and stress buffers, alleviating isolation and lack of relationships to help parents get back on their feet.

The success of Safe Families depends on balancing compassion with accountability so that parents experience both unconditional support and opportunities for growth!

07/28/2026

Austin was a single dad living in a sober house. He needed help with his son for a month while he transitioned into his own space.

Safe Families for Children hosted his son and wrapped support around Austin so he could get back on his feet and stabilize his living situation. To hear more of his story, go to https://bit.ly/4pPDuKY and see how Safe Families for Children is walking alongside families!