November 7, 2024
When I first came to Safe & Sound, I felt overwhelmed as the sole provider for my family, caring for three children and my wife, who requires extra support. Safe & Sound provided me with the support I needed. Read Ramon’s story…
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October 28, 2024
We brought together San Francisco’s top mayoral candidates to address critical issues affecting the city’s families, children, and youth, in a one-of-a kind event.
Policy & Advocacy
October 23, 2024
Having completed the 36-month Trauma-Informed ACEs Screening and Intervention Evaluation (TASIE) Project in May, the data has now been analyzed to understand lessons to be learned for future implementation.
Policy & Advocacy
October 17, 2024
Safe & Sound was chosen as the first organization featured in Beyond the Fog’s series highlighting San Francisco nonprofits. Listen to the episode online.
October 8, 2024
Read Sharon’s story to understand how parents can benefit from Safe & Sound’s services.
Our Impact
August 27, 2024
Kid’s Turn equips parents experiencing a relationship breakdown with the skills to collaborate and heal alongside their child.
Our Impact
August 14, 2024
In this second event in the 2024 series about moving from lived experience to lived expertise, we had a robust discussion about transforming systems and programs in partnership with individuals who have actual experience with how those systems and programs could work better for them, their families, and their communities.
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July 30, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we share the sad news of the passing of one of Safe & Sound’s founding members, Maria Eitz. Maria was a remarkable person, truly giving and selfless, who dedicated her life to supporting families in our community.
June 24, 2024
Spotlight on Neglect webinar goal was to raise awareness about the high correlation of poverty and allegations of neglect and the fact that providing families with the resources and supports they need can keep families safely together without unnecessary child welfare involvement.
Policy & Advocacy
June 10, 2024
Join Safe & Sound's annual Back-to-School Drive and help provide essential school supplies to children in need. Last year, we made a difference for Mia and her family, giving her the hope and confidence to start the school year on equal footing with her peers. Your support can bring smiles and hope to many more children this year.
Our Impact
May 22, 2024
Please join us to celebrate and fundraise for the families we serve at Safe & Sound! For more than 50 years, we have been at the forefront of providing programs that keep children safe and families strong. Support our mission at our 27th Annual “Blue Ribbon Celebration” and help us build brighter futures for our families and community!
Events & Fundraising
May 14, 2024
Safe & Sound is proud to announce the CYW’s successful completion of a groundbreaking program aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of ACEs screening…
Policy & Advocacy
April 18, 2024
We kicked off the year joined by Dr. Diana Ramos, Surgeon General of California and Jahmal Miller, Chief Administrative Officer of Mercy Medical Group to discuss trauma the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on brain development and toxic stress.
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February 23, 2024
The TALK Line is Safe & sound’s “front door” that many families use for our direct, supportive, wrap-around services…
Our Impact
December 29, 2023
Workers and volunteers with Safe and Sound — a San Francisco nonprofit focused on preventing and reducing the impact of childhood abuse, neglect and trauma throughout California — began the year with cause for celebration.
Our Impact
December 1, 2023
Joyous sounds fill Safe & Sound’s Therapeutic Children’s Playroom as children giggle and play. The Playroom, always buzzing with activities…
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November 15, 2023
What does a community pathway really mean for families, and how can organizations listen to those families to understand what they want and need, and navigate the hurdles to providing that support?
Events & Fundraising | Policy & Advocacy
August 24, 2023
In this discussion we considered how much progress has been made in just one year to shift the paradigm from mandated reporting of families to building community supports so families can safely stay together and thrive in their own communities.
Events & Fundraising | Policy & Advocacy
August 24, 2023
As a new school year approaches, the excitement of seeing friends and learning new things can quickly be erased by the stresses too often felt by families living in vulnerable situations…
Our Impact
July 26, 2023
We welcome you to the Safe & Sound speakeasy where you will sip on your Tom Collins and dance the night away to some 1920s sounds, while we highlight the impact Safe & Sound has had in the community for the past 50 years!
Events & Fundraising
July 26, 2023
In September 2022, Safe & Sound released an issue brief proposing recommendations that will build strong communities that help keep children safe and families together. Over the last year…
Policy & Advocacy
May 29, 2023
Over the past 15 years, Safe & Sound’s programs have directly served more than 150,000 individuals and contributed to a 67% reduction in the rate of child abuse in San Francisco.
Our Impact
May 12, 2023
I am honored and excited to connect with you as the new CEO of Safe & Sound. It’s been an extraordinary first few weeks filled with warm welcomes, thoughtful team discussions, inspiring connections with families, and a sneak peek into the incredible foundation this organization has built.
April 26, 2023
In this webinar our panelists help deepen our understanding of the impact of child abuse, neglect and trauma on children and families, and bring data and lived experience to inform how we can help communities to create a network of supports to mitigate that impact.
Events & Fundraising | Policy & Advocacy
April 16, 2023
We are thrilled to officially welcome our new CEO, Dr. Pegah Faed, to the Safe & Sound community. Pegah has dedicated her career to lasting change for children and families, and we are energized to embark on the next chapter for Safe & Sound with her leadership.
February 3, 2023
Letter from Sarah Whitelaw and Bill Barnes, Board Co-Chairs; and Doug Tom, Chair of the Search Committee and the CEO Success Committee Dear Safe &…
November 21, 2022
After fleeing her home country because of domestic violence, Amanda found herself staying with one of her four children in an emergency shelter in San…
Our Impact
November 17, 2022
In this event we shone a light to see what it could look like to have a robust, co-ordinated community support system.
Events & Fundraising | Policy & Advocacy
September 20, 2022
Partnering with communities to create a child & family well-being system We are in the midst of a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine the child welfare…
Policy & Advocacy
August 25, 2022
In this session we explored the issues and the challenges involved in shifting our current reliance on mandated reporting of neglect and abuse, to a new paradigm based on the data and understanding of what families need.
Events & Fundraising | Policy & Advocacy
June 13, 2022
Letter from Katie Albright June 8, 2022 To my dear friends and partners of the Safe & Sound Community, I have some important news to share with…
June 6, 2022
Seeking the Next Cohort of Pediatric Practices for Participation SAN FRANCISCO and EAST WINDSOR, N.J., June 6, 2022 – Safe & Sound’s Center for Youth…
Policy & Advocacy
May 9, 2022
This was the first session in our 2022 Lunch & Learn series about the facts and faces of prevention, designed to expand our collective understanding of what is considered child abuse and neglect, and the role of prevention strategies.
Events & Fundraising | Policy & Advocacy
July 28, 2016
Slap slap, pat pat, clap clap. Roxanna began slapping her hands against her legs. Quickly without any further prompting, the squirmy third graders settled and…
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