“Home for the holidays” is a phrase that brings up images of nostalgia, warm holiday decorations, and families gathered around a cozy fire. It’s warm and fuzzy, and an experience that all children deserve to have. As we approach the 2021 holiday season, the need for loving foster families to open their homes to youth …
National statistics reported by Project Sanctuary are staggering: More than 10 million women and men are victims of physical violence by an intimate partner. More than 20,000 phone calls to domestic violence hotlines are made daily. Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime. These figures are reflective of domestic and intimate partner …
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SAFY Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Did you know that National Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off September 15 and runs through October 15? According to the Hispanic Heritage Month website, the initiative dates back to 1968, when U.S. President Lyndon Johnson announced Hispanic Heritage Week. President Ronald Reagan extended it to a month-long celebration in 1988. …
Pandemic Mental Health: It’s More Important than Ever for Parents and Youth to Make Mental Health a Priority By Judy Lester, Treatment Director, Licensed Independent Social Work Supervisor, Advanced Certified Trauma Practitioner It’s no secret these are unprecedented, trying times. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues with seeming no end in sight, we know families across …
Back to School During a Pandemic: Finding Your New Normal What does back to school look like in your home? Whether it’s fully online, a hybrid of in-person and online, or a full return to the classroom, this year is unlike any we’ve faced as parents, foster parents, teachers, mentors and guardians. Perhaps one of …
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By Tonya Brooks-Thomas, SAFY of Ohio Executive Director At Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY), we know from our work as a therapeutic foster care, adoption and family services provider that all youth need a stable home environment to achieve their full potential. Unfortunately, we know that too often in the world of child …
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What we know. What we can do. During this extraordinary COVID crisis, families are learning how to cope with not only the physical limits of protecting themselves from the virus, but also their mental well-being. For some minority children and their families, receiving the proper mental health care has been exceptionally challenging. With July designated …
Welcome to our new website We all have favorite websites we visit every day because they’re well-designed and functional. When we’re able to find interesting and new content that is useful and helps us in our daily lives, it’s also exciting. We’re pleased to announce SAFY’s new and refreshed website, www.SAFY.org is live! When we …
