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EXHIBIT A PROGRAM COVER PAGE Children's Services Advisory Committee 2023-24 Grant Application Organization Name: Safe Families for Children Executive Director Name: Randy Hunt Organization Address: 140027 TH Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 Executive Director Email: rhunt(c-safefamilies.net Executive Director Phone: (772) 262-9725 Program Director Name: Ana Ruleman Program Director Email: aruleman(aD-safefamilies.net Program Director Phone: (772) 217-9066 Name of Program: Safe Families for Children — Treasure Coast Focus Area: Build Parent Capacity Description of the Program: Founded in Chicago in 2003, Safe Families for Children (SFFC) is a multi -chapter volunteer movement that gives hope and support to families in crisis and isolation through intentional relationships. SFFC has three primary objectives: 1) prevent child abuse by providing safe, temporary homes for children from families in crisis while the parents seek to restore stability in their lives, 2) support and stabilize families in crisis by providing mentoring and referrals to appropriate resources, and 3) deflect children from entering the child welfare system by keeping healthy families intact and reunifying children with their parents. Safe Families engages a Circle of Support that surrounds families in crisis until they can get back on their feet. This circle consists of volunteers who serve as host families (who can keep children overnight in their home for short periods of time), family friends (who provide mentoring, friendship and emotional support to families), family coaches (who support volunteer families/individuals and assist parents in reaching their goals), resource friends (who provide goods or services to families or volunteers), and community resources (like crisis management, shelters, public aid, and churches). A