Our Families

We currently have a growing number of active volunteer Host Families serving in Des Moines supported by a team of volunteers who offer hope and help to families and pregnant women by providing mentoring, babysitting, transportation, connection to resources (employment & housing) and tangible items such as diapers, maternity clothes, and baby items.

Our Churches

The Greater Des Moines area churches play a significant role in recruiting and supporting volunteers to come alongside parents or pregnant women who are in a crisis situation. Churches of all sizes and many denominations are active partners with Safe Families for Children of Des Moines.

Our volunteers come from various church backgrounds, but are all followers of Jesus with a desire to be His hands and feet to struggling families in their communities.

Our Team

All of our Host Families, Family Coaches and Family Friends are volunteers, but they are supported by our professional staff. Our staff passionately invests their lives in engaging churches, building and training volunteer teams in churches, supervising Family Coaches, informing and educating community providers about our services, and most importantly, loving and supporting families in crisis (while caring for their children) and pregnant, homeless women.