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EXHIBIT A <br />Children's Services Advisory Committee <br />2020-21 Grant Application <br />Agency Name: Safe Families for Children <br />Address: 1400 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL, 32960, US <br />Executive Director: Jackie Herron -Whitfield <br />Email: jhwhitfield@safefamilies.net <br />Phone: (847) 770-2723 <br />Fax: <br />Program Director: Jackie Herron -Whitfield <br />Email: jhwhitfield@safefamilies.net <br />Phone: (847) 770-2723 <br />Program(s) Name: Safe Families for Children — Treasure Coast <br />Focus Area(s): Early Childhood Development <br />Build Parent Capacity <br />Program Description: <br />Founded in Chicago in 2003, Safe Families for Children (SFFC) is a volunteer movement that <br />gives hope and support to families in distress in over 120 locations in the US by reframing how <br />families are supported during a crisis. SFFC directly addresses a root cause of neglect, social <br />isolation, by hosting vulnerable children and creating family -like support for desperate families. <br />SFFC intervenes prior to abuse and neglect through a community of volunteers motivated by <br />compassion to keep children safe and ultimately together with their families. Parents (referred to <br />as placing parent) voluntarily place their children in a safe, loving home (host family homes) where <br />they are cared for (average of 6 weeks) while other volunteers (family and resource friends) wrap <br />around and support the parent to help them get back on their feet and restore stability to their <br />lives. <br />SFFC has three objectives: 1) prevent child abuse and neglect by providing safe, temporary <br />homes for children from families in crisis, 2) support and stabilize families in crisis by providing <br />mentoring and referrals to appropriate resources, and 3) deflect children from entering the child <br />welfare system by keeping families intact and reunifying children with their parents. <br />