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Crisis Nurseries/Child Care | Safe Refuge for Children and Families

***Phone Only***, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Eligibility

Families in crisis with children ages 0-13; considerations may be made for teens ages 14-17

Required documents

Call for information

Hours

Monday-Friday, 9am - 5pm 24 hour answering machine
925-566-8530
Fax·

Fax

925-566-8050
Voice·

Main Number

Languages

Intake in English and Spanish; hosting family languages may vary

Application process

Call to determine eligibility

Fees

None for families in crisis

Service area

Contra Costa County
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.

Last Assured

07/24/2024

Providing organization

Safe Refuge for Children and Families
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.