Change of Focus

Our family violence refuge is constantly full – the units are normally only vacant when we do a vacate clean. We can have a mum with one child or we can have a mum with as many as 6 children to 8 children in one unit.

We supply toys for the children in the units and they absolutely love LEGO. It’s a universal thing, kids love to build, create and play, and the LEGO keeps them occupied for ages. It’s great for them and it’s great for their mums to see their children happy in the midst of the traumas they experience.

We recently had a teenage boy who was disengaged spending time on social media with very little interest in anything else. He just wanted to go home as he felt he could fend for himself. We discovered after a few days he started to put some of the LEGO together. We were fortunate to be able to secure some large Star Wars LEGO sets so we gave him some as a gift. Mum was over the moon and it helped changed his focus. Those small windows of hope are a source of encouragement to us. Thank-you to LEGO and Good360 for donating goods for the greater good.
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About Our Charity

Safe Futures Foundation offers a suite of programs to protect adults, young people and children from control, abuse and violence.We assist women and children living with the trauma of family violence.

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