SAFFT Expands, New Family Life Center Opening in Hall County

Supporting Adoption & Foster Families Together (SAFFT), a 501(c)3 non-profit that protects children, rebuilds families and empowers caregivers, has officially opened a new Family Life Center in Hall County to serve foster children, foster and adopted families, and victims of domestic violence.

This expansion is a direct replication of SAFFT’s Family Life Center in Forsyth. The new site will be located in downtown Gainesville at 430 Prior St SE, Gainesville, GA 30501 and will service Hall, Dawson, and neighboring counties. The new center in Hall County features seven visitation rooms for the purpose of families having a safe, secure, and private setting for visitations.

“This is truly an incredible milestone in the life of our organization. We are ready to make a major impact in the Hall County region and be part of a community wide solution of helping families rebuild their lives while protecting our most at-risk children,” says Ashley Anderson, Executive Director of SAFFT.

“With the number of Hall County children in foster care reaching an all time high, the SAFFT center is needed now more than ever. We know the center will provide the support our LOCAL foster families need and deserve,” says Honorable Judges Lindsey Burton and Alison Toller.

SAFFT is now serving families Tuesday through Sunday for visitations, custody exchanges, parenting classes, and domestic violence services. Providers and families can make referrals at www.safft.org/referrals.

Services
SAFFT’s new Family Life Center will offer supervised visitation services for children in foster care, critical support for foster parents, parenting classes, and mentoring for birth parents in crisis. SAFFT will also provide supervised visitation and custody exchange services for victims of domestic violence or parents in high-conflict custody disputes.

Funding and Support
This new Hall County program is partly funded by the Georgia Promoting Safe & Stable Families contract with the State of Georgia, the Hall County Commission, Hall County DFCS, and the Aeon Foundation. Others instrumental in helping with facility renovations include Gainesville Flooring & Paint, JOMCO, We Clean, Free Chapel, and Brown’s Bridge Church. SAFFT is requesting additional financial support from businesses and individuals through their Room Sponsorship Campaign. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, visit www.safft.org/sponsor.

To learn more about SAFFT, visit www.safft.org.