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1 person is interested
Safe Famlies for Children - Family Coach
ORGANIZATION: Fostering Hope Initiative
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1 person is interested
Safe Families for Children(tm) - Give a Struggling Family a Helping Hand
What if we could stop child abuse before it starts? A family's safety net was their neighbors instead of the government? It wasn't a shameful experience for at-risk families to ask for help? Single moms were connected to support instead of socially isolated? Local government, non-profits, and churches worked together to help families in crisis? Parents could get help without having to stop being parents? You didn't have to "qualify" to be cared for?
The goal of the SFFC ministry is to offer support in a time of need and reunite children with their families in a stronger home environment. This temporary care for children in need gives parents time to establish stability in their homes. Parents voluntarily place their children with a Host Family because of any number of challenges they are facing, such as:
- Sudden unemployment or loss of housing
- Financial difficulties
- Postpartum depression
- Acute illness or hospitalization
- Financial instability
- Domestic violence
- Drug or alcohol addiction
- Incarceration of one parent
Safe Families for Children is an alternative to foster care. In foster care, children are placed into homes through the courts and foster families receive compensation for their care. Through SFFC, parents voluntarily place their children with our volunteer host families who receive no compensation.
Responsibilities of a Volunteer Family Coach
The Family Coach facilitates communication and the relationship between the Safe Families Host Family and the placing family while offering support to these families and communicating with Safe Families staff to ensure that Safe Families for Children is supporting and meeting the needs of our volunteers and the families we serve.
Responsibilities May Include:
- Visiting the Host Families home while the Host Family and the child being hosted are home at least once a week for the first month of a hosting.
- Visiting the Host Families home 1-2 times a month after the first month of the hosting.
- Supporting both families by listening and learning about their needs throughout the hosting
- Updating Safe Families staff on hostings you are coaching
Family Coaching offers a very rewarding volunteer experience with flexible scheduling. This is a chance to be a part of a social movement serving families and children in your community and create a positive impact in a child's life.
More opportunities with Fostering Hope Initiative
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Fostering Hope Initiative
Location:
3737 Portland Rd NE, Salem, OR 97301, US
Mission Statement
Imagine...every child and youth in every neighborhood growing up in a safe, stable, nurturing home, enjoying good health, succeeding in school, and continuing on to financial self-sufficiency.
Description
Fostering Hope Initiative is a neighborhood-based collective impact initiative designed to strengthen families, mobilize neighborhoods and promote optimum child and youth development. It is a partnership of nonprofits, schools, businesses, local government, the faith community and parents joining together with a common goal.
Fostering Hope Initiative Neighbor Connectors
Strategically located in neighborhoods where needs are high and resources are few, each of our Neighbor Connectors becomes an expert in knowing the needs of the neighborhood and meeting those needs in sustainable ways.
Safe Families for Children
A network of volunteer host families provide loving homes where parents can place their children in times of crisis and have the support to work through challenges without fear of losing custody of their children.
Father Taaffe Homes
Expecting and single mothers ages 12 to 20 are given a safe and nurturing environment to gain knowledge and skills in prenatal care, parenting, running a household, and creating healthy social connections to help them succeed as a single mother.
Strengthening, Preserving, and Reunifying Families
A unique, intensive treatment program for families who are struggling with the challenges of substance abuse. Counseling and support services are provided in a healthy, nurturing treatment community with safe, stable housing and child care.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Marion, Polk, and Yamhill CountiesSalem, OR 97301
DATE POSTED
March 7, 2017
SKILLS
- Faith-based Leadership
- People Skills
- Case Work / Management
- Crisis Intervention
- Cross-cultural Communication
- Child Welfare
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 25
- Orientation or Training
- Flexible
- Strong Communication Skills, Experience and/or desire to serve families at-risk