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DATE: June 3, 2010
CONTACT: Felicia Phelps
PHONE: (614) 729-2024

For Immediate Release

Healing Hearts, Healing Lives
SAFY Recognizes Local Foster Parents

SAFY (Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth) recently acknowledged extraordinary foster families who have opened their hearts and their homes to displaced youth throughout the state. The theme for this year’s event was: Healing Hearts, Healing Lives and the ceremony took place at Fort Rapids in Columbus. This event marked the twenty-sixth year in which SAFY acknowledged, honored and rewarded those families who truly embody and excel in the treatment foster care arena. This year’s award winners are:

Kerebi and Mark Hunt - 2010 Foster Parents of the Year: During the two years in which the Hunts have fostered children, eight youth have been placed in their care. Their commitment to these children has resulted in no child experiencing unplanned moves while in their safekeeping. Youth participate in family activities that make them feel at home. This family becomes so bonded to the foster youth they encourage and look forward to phone calls, texts, and visits after youth are reunified in their biological homes. Recently, a biological parent thanked the Hunts for assisting their child in raising grades and making her part of their family.

Mom's Club of Powell - 2010 Friend of the Children Award Recipient: The Mom’s Club is a group of amazing women who dedicate their lives to helping children and non-profit organizations. Their work with SAFY began with a phone call and request to donate items. Since then, cash and in-kind donations have helped to fund projects for foster youth to aid them with the annual holiday party, graduation expenses, camp expenses and items needed for teen moms and their children. Today, SAFY serves as the group’s primary fundraising project and partner in hosting an annual arts and craft show.

SAFY is a leading not-for-profit foster care and adoption agency. Each year, SAFY serves 4,300 difficult-to-place foster children in eight states. SAFY utilizes trained treatment foster families to provide youth with a caring, stable environment. For more information or to learn more about becoming a foster parent, contact SAFY at 614-729-2024, toll-free at 888-590-7239 or visit our website at www.safy.org

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