Lethbridge Region, AB

Every day in Lethbridge, families face unexpected crises—domestic violence, homelessness, medical emergencies, and other circumstances that leave parents and children without a safe place to go.

Since opening two years ago, Lethbridge Safe Families has stood in the gap for 100 families who had nowhere else to turn. Faced with medical crises, threat of homelessness, mental health struggles that threatened their ability to parent, and overwhelm causing paralysis. Through our team of dedicated volunteers and our generous donors we have been able to provide people to walk alongside parents in crisis, helping them to navigate court, protective orders, safe housing, counselling, mountains of paperwork, and parenting resources. We have provided tangible support such as help moving, appliances, furniture, groceries, and childcare.

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This Christmas: A Place Called Home Capital Campaign

Since housing is such a pivotal piece of moving a family from crisis to sustainability, we are working to purchase a Four-plex in Lethbridge that will serve as short-term, emergency housing for families in crisis. This home will provide immediate safety, stability, and dignity while we work together with families to find longer-term solutions.  We have already secured the first $110,000 needed to make this project a reality!

Our fundraising goal for this home is $600,000, and with the support of the Lethbridge Region, we know it’s achievable.

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More About Safe Families Canada in Lethbridge

Safe Families is a Christian charity dedicated to supporting families in crisis by providing just-in-time, short-term, and relational support. Our goal is simple: to keep kids safe, and families together.

Every family we serve is surrounded by a dedicated volunteer team that provides wrap-around care tailored to their unique needs. This may include short-term hosting for children who are at risk, practical help, and emotional support to help parents overcome barriers to stability.

Our incredible host family volunteers open their homes and hearts to provide safe places for children to stay while their parents address pressing needs. In our two years, they facilitated 971 daytime hostings and 757 overnight hostings—each one representing a child kept safe while their parents faced extreme crisis.

Beyond hosting, our wrap-around supports are extensive and deeply personal. Volunteers provide transportation, help with paperwork and budgeting, accompaniment to appointments or court, and assistance accessing essentials like food, furniture, clothing, and even funding for damage deposits, childcare, and vehicle repairs—whatever is needed to help a family move toward self-sufficiency and flourishing.

Thanks to the generous support of local businesses, churches, and community partners, Safe Families Lethbridge has served 100 families in just 24 months—with 71 families successfully graduating and an average of 25 currently receiving ongoing support. We’ve helped 29 families find stable housing.

It’s clear that Safe Families is meeting a vital need in our community. Partner agencies often reach out with both excitement and relief, recognizing that our volunteers can fill critical gaps for families in crisis. We’re honoured to serve alongside them—building circles of support that walk alongside families who have no where else to turn. Together, we can ensure no family in Lethbridge Region faces crisis alone.

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