Safe Family Services Inc.
Safe Family Services, Inc. is a registered 501(3) non-profit organization established to promote and support children in need of foster care placement. Your tax deductible donation will help to fund back to school clothing and shoes for this coming school year. Your support and contributions will allow us to find loving homes for our foster children within our communities. With your help we'll be able to provide the children with much needed items once arrived into care and placed in homes.
The purpose of Safe Family Services, Inc. is to provide a safe and caring placement for youth in need of out-of-home-care.
Our mission is to advocate for children by insuring reasonable opportunities for healthy physical, psychological, and emotional growth and development in the most normal and least restrictive setting possible. To this end Safe Family Services will provide and coordinate programs and services as well as being committed to the highest standards of childcare and professionalism.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Other
Requirements to become a foster parent
The DHS assists foster families with placement and ensures the child adjusts well to their new environment. Whether you have years of parenting experience or are relatively new to the idea, they have many support options for families. You can find plenty of information on the DHS/DFCS website or call them for more assistance.
Your local licensed child placement agency also places children in the foster system with carefully matched parents. Although foster care is temporary, it's crucial to find the right fit. That's why parents get a say in age range and gender.
There are also many state support groups for foster families that provide educational resources, services, and more. Connecting with these organizations and adding to your personal support network will be invaluable.
One of the best ways to become a better parent, whether you plan on fostering a child short-term or adopting, is to read as much as you can about Georgia's foster system. For instance, recently proposed bills would help to streamline parts of the state's foster care placement system.
You can find plenty of information available online for free as well. Blogs, podcasts, and videos are all incredibly useful ways to obtain new information about fostering.
Ratings and Reviews
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Jun 19, 2019
If I could give this place zero stars, I would! I've called to talk to my case manager Ms Smallwood every day for 2 weeks, and Ms Sykes told me she was there but she never picks up the phone. I completed my renewal early and still haven't received my food stamps even though it says approved on gateway and active when I call my card. Ms Sykes is rude and told me I can keep calling everyday it doesn't matter, they are behind and will get to me when they get to me. I am 6 mo pregnant and have a daughter and I can't make appointments because I don't have Medicaid and can't pay out of pocket and I can't eat because I have no stamps. I'm literally about to spend my rent money on food. It's been 4 days since they were supposed to hit plus the month since the last time they hit. This is ridiculous and Ms Smallwood is a waste of space, Ms Sykes is rude and unprofessional and I will be calling the supervisor Ms Martin and providing an update on that. If that doesn't work, I have the resources to reach out to sources higher up. Do your job. This is people's lives your playing with. What if it was your family at risk?
Dec 06, 2018
I’ve called my case worker atleast 2 or 3 times a week for the past month trying to get my food stamps fixed and I have never received a phone call back. In the six months I had food stamps I never got a call back anytime I tried to contact her with a question about my assistance. This office is useless. No one can answer any questions or help you at all.
Oct 02, 2018
Very rude.
Jun 12, 2018
This office is un-professional. I've driven 3 times to this office to provide "proof of income" for my childs insurance (since November) I might add and they still CANCELED HER INSURANCE. The staff is also rude and needs some adjustments.
May 21, 2018
Always rude, very unprofessional and never know what they are talking about and won't help you out and don't answer the phone.