Safe Refuge for Children and Families

Address

25A Crescent Drive #337
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

(925) 566-8050

www.saferefugecf.org

AKA:

Safe Families for Children Northern California

Description:

Provides temporary safe homes where parents may voluntarily have their children cared for during a family crisis. Crisis situations may include homelessness, unemployment, incarceration, drug addiction, medical illness, hospitalization, or any other crisis circumstance that makes it difficult for the parents to care for their children. The staff offers support by helping new and previously helped clients find needed resources for their families. Safe Refuge for Children + Families is a faith-based organization that recruits its volunteers through churches. These local churches support the families hosting the children of the families in crisis. The Safe Refuge volunteer host families are screened (background checks, home studies, training, etc.) and approved to be safe. This is a voluntary program and the families in crisis always retain all of their parental rights and custody.

Handicap Accessible?

Yes

Is Shelter?

No

Date of Official Change:

September 17, 2021

Address Listings

Mailing

25A Crescent Drive #337
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Physical (Primary)

25A Crescent Drive #337
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Contacts

Alexia Paredes

Primary Contact

Program Coordinator

alexia@saferefugecf.org

Phone Numbers

Main Number

(925) 566-8050

Fax

(925) 566-8530

Toll Free

(888) 554-7576

Accessibility:

Handicap Accessible

Description

Provides temporary safe homes where parents may voluntarily have their children cared for during a family crisis. Crisis situations may include homelessness, unemployment, incarceration, drug addiction, medical illness, hospitalization, or any other crisis circumstance that makes it difficult for the parents to care for their children. The staff offers support by helping new and previously helped clients find needed resources for their families. Safe Refuge for Children + Families is a faith-based organization that recruits its volunteers through churches. These local churches support the families hosting the children of the families in crisis. The Safe Refuge volunteer host families are screened (background checks, home studies, training, etc.) and approved to be safe. This is a voluntary program and the families in crisis always retain all of their parental rights and custody.

Hours

Monday-Friday, 9am - 5pm; 24 hour answering machine

Required Documents

Call for information

Eligibility

Families in crisis with children ages 0-18

Fees

None for families in crisis.

Intake Procedure

Call to determine eligibility.

Languages

Intake in English and Spanish; hosting family languages may vary.

Service Area

Contra Costa County

Geography Served

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    Telephone Numbers

    Number:
    925-566-8050
    Type:
    Main Number
    Name:
    Main Number
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    Description

    Provides safe homes where parents may voluntarily have their children cared for during a family crisis. Crisis situations may include homelessness, unemployment, incarceration, drug addiction, sickness, hospitalization or any other crisis circumstance that makes it difficult for the parents to care for the children. Recruits volunteers through the church and uses the church to support the host families and the families in crisis. Host families are screened (livescans, home studies, training, etc.) and approved to be safe. This is a voluntary program and the families in crisis always retain all of their parental rights and custody.

    Hours

    Monday-Friday, 9-5pm; 24 hour answering machine

    Required Documents

    Call for information

    Eligibility

    Individuals 18+

    Fees

    None

    Intake Procedure

    Call for specific information, if no answer leave a message with your contact information. Messages are checked daily and calls are returned within 24 hours.

    Languages

    English and Spanish

    Service Area

    Contra Costa County

    Geography Served

      If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.

    • California
      • Contra Costa County

      Telephone Numbers

      Number:
      925-566-8050
      Type:
      Main Number
      Name:
      Main Number
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