Since Safe & Sound’s establishment in 1973, we’ve expanded our services, deepened our expertise, and strengthened our resolve to ensure that every child grows up safe, supported, and loved. Throughout our journey, we have adapted to meet the evolving needs of children and families. We’ve embraced emerging research, learned from lived experience, and responded to crises both acute and systemic. Today, Safe & Sound is both a trusted direct service provider and a driver of systems change. In 2024, we served more than 13,000 people, operated with an annual budget of over $13 million, and employed nearly 70 dedicated staff.
Our newly launched 2026–2029 Strategic Plan builds on the foundation laid by our previous plan and reflects an evolution—not a reinvention—of our values, vision, and approach. It remains firmly rooted in our unwavering belief: that childhood trauma is preventable, and healing is possible.
Change doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time, persistence, and a shared vision of what’s possible. This plan lays out a unified roadmap for the years ahead. It aligns our strategic goals, operational priorities, and measurable outcomes, weaving together our direct services, public education, capacity building, research, advocacy, coalition-building, and internal growth to create long-term, sustainable transformation.
We remain steadfast in our mission to prevent and heal childhood trauma and to build the conditions for family well-being. Together, we will continue to strengthen the protective factors that help families thrive, transform the systems that too often cause harm, and build a future where every child has the chance to grow up safe and sound.