Our History

In the United States, our sister organization Safe Families for Children (SFFC) (www.safe-families.org), was founded in 2003 by Dr. Dave Anderson of the LYDIA Home Association, a Chicago-based Christian social service agency, and has since spread to over 30 states and facilitated more than 50,000 placements of children. Learn More…

In 2010, Jennifer Francis heard about SFFC while on a mission trip in South America. When she returned to Canada, she was compelled to research more about SFFC, connect with its leaders and plan for the possibility of launching the Safe Families movement in her home country. The Safe Families model was piloted in Canada in 2011. In 2012, Safe Families Canada (SFC) was incorporated as a federal faith-based charity. In the fall of 2014, SFC fully launched in the Greater Toronto Area. Learn More…

Today, Safe Families Canada has 15 Chapters across our country: Toronto ON, London ON, Winnipeg MB, KW & Cambridge ON, Ottawa ON, Niagara ON, Windsor-Essex ON, Chatham-Kent ON, Hamilton-Halton ON, Brantford ON, Guelph-Wellington ON, Lethbridge AB, Lower Mainland BC, and 9 Developing Chapters with interest still growing to see the work of the Safe Families movement in communities across Canada.

Our long-term vision is to see Safe Families Canada Chapters established in many more cities and communities across Canada.