Safe Families For Children Kansas City

OJC’s Safe Families receives a grant from the KC Royals!

adamparker — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:05:56 +0000

We are so incredibly thankful and honored that our Safe Families for Children program has received a grant from the Kansas City Royals MLB baseball foundation. We were notified about this in November and were able to use these funds to buy computer equipment for our office and staff to use in the field in [...]

Video News Report on Safe Families KC

adamparker — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:34:19 +0000

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Caught in the Undertow of Poverty

Crystal Nichols — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:07:51 +0000

Take up your nets and follow me. Said simply enough in Matthew Chapter 4, Jesus sees Simon Peter and Andrew and says, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” Not much further on in chapter four we read, that as they go on, this fishing of men leads to healings of all [...]

Caring for Single Moms in our Community

adamparker — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:25:20 +0000

At six o’clock on a Friday night, most people around the metro are busy bustling home to feed families or get ready for their evening plans, but on September 21, 2012, more than 50 volunteers from OJC and Safe Families joined Mountain of Myrrh and descended on The Daniel Academy’s grounds in South Kansas City [...]

Caring for the Modern Mother

Crystal Nichols — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:12:27 +0000

God’s been stirring it my heart for several days, but how do I put it on my paper, how do I not offend? But if I write it out of love and a calling to love, can it be received by love? My desire is not to diminish those who have lost a spouse and [...]

Kisses from God

Crystal Nichols — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:00:16 +0000

“Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.” James 1:27 When I pulled in the driveway of their home, I didn’t know what to expect. Like a good journalist, I had my list of interview questions, [...]

Homelessness in Kansas City

Crystal Nichols — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:30:01 +0000

One of my favorite things to do is drive. I like to feel the freedom, the wind in my hair and to see the city. But the sight of the men and women standing on the off ramps of our highways as I drive without direction around the city breaks my heart. I often wonder—who [...]

OJC / Safe Families KC All-Volunteer Gathering

adamparker — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:00:58 +0000

OJC is kicking off our first OJC / Safe Families KC All-Volunteer Gathering of 2012. This will serve as a great connect point for people interested in getting involved with OJC / Safe Families KC as well as be a regular connection point for new and current volunteers and staff. April 3rd will be a [...]

YouShare.org – Connecting People with Needs to People with Resources

adamparker — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Youshare.org connects families with critical needs to people who can fulfill those needs. It’s an opportunity for people to share their resources and develop relationships that will lead to better lives. You can be part of this adventure in sharing, whether you are an individual looking to improve lives through sharing or an organization that serves [...]

Safe Families Helps One Mom Get the Help She Needed

adamparker — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:48 +0000

Tina came to us a couple of months ago not knowing what she was going to do. She was struggling, like many of the single mom’s we meet, and needed to check into the hospital for 2 weeks of inpatient and 2 weeks of outpatient. She made the difficult decision to place her 5-year old [...]