ABOUT SAFY NEWSROOM PROGRAMS & SERVICES LOCATIONS WAYS TO HELP CONTACT US Years of Success Mission and Vision Foster Parents SAFY Youth Leadership Accreditation and Licensure Affiliations Tools & Resources Executive Team Board of Directors Surveys SRDI ERH Recordings Calendar of Events Publications Media Inquiries Success Stories Commercials Annual Report Connecting Point Press Releases Treatment Foster Care Adoption Respite Care Mental Health Positive Transitions - In Home Independent Living Aftercare Developmental Disablities Special Medical Juvenile Offender Teen Parenting Juvenile Justice Empowering Families Runaway Shelter Preschool Professional Services Educational Liaison Training Alabama Indiana Kentucky Nevada Ohio Oklahoma South Carolina Texas Foster A Child Adopt A Child Employment Opportunities Volunteer Opportunities Donation Opportunities Special Events Overview Benefits Qualifications Training FAQ Overview Interns Overview Financial Giving Make a Donation Want to become a Foster Parent? Employment Make A Donation Media Inquiries Web Troubles

HOME

Press Releases

News Release

DATE: May 4, 2010
CONTACT: Amy Rode or Brenda Burgy-Schweizer
PHONE: 419-695-8010 x.1043
EMAIL: rodea@safy.org

For Immediate Release

SAFY Staff Gather to Honor Foster Families who Brighten Children's Lives

Blue Ribbon Ceremony planned for May 4th at 2:30 p.m. at Corporate Headquarters

All children deserve a safe, happy life – including the 463,000 American children currently in foster care. Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY), a leading therapeutic foster care and adoption agency, will celebrate the loving, caring adults who make a positive difference in the lives of children in foster care with a blue ribbon ceremony at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4th at its corporate headquarters at 10100 Elida Road, Delphos.

"Our foster parents are truly healing the hearts and lives of children," says Dru Whitaker, Chief Executive Officer, SAFY. "Foster Care Awareness Month provides the opportunity to thank these wonderful families who provide homes and love to children who need them."People who become foster parents do so out of love and compassion," Whitaker says. "It’s important we recognize Foster Care Awareness Month not only for the great things our foster parents are doing, but to educate and provide foster children with hope and knowledge that we as a community care about what happens to them. We hope to inspire and engage many more individuals to take action in support of these children and their families. There are so many ways a person can positively affect the life of a child in foster care."

SAFY is a leading not-for-profit foster care and adoption agency headquartered in Delphos, Ohio. Each year, SAFY serves over 4,300 difficult-to-place children in eight states. SAFY utilizes trained treatment foster families to provide these youth with a caring, stable environment. To learn more about becoming a foster parent, contact SAFY at (419) 695-8010.

###