Serving Mecklenburg and Union Counties in North Carolina and York County in South Carolina
Child welfare professionals and volunteer advocates courageously step into impossible situations every day.
Their job is overwhelming, and their work with severely neglected and abused children often causes secondary trauma.
This reality leads to high turnover rates, which has a negative impact on youth in foster care.
WHAT IS SOCIALIGHT©
Socialight© exists to remind child welfare professionals and volunteer advocates that they are not carrying the weight of foster care alone.
We mobilize churches, volunteers, and community partners to provide encouragement, appreciation, practical support, and opportunities for connection to those serving children and families impacted by foster care every day. Together, we can help reduce isolation, combat burnout, and strengthen the people working tirelessly to protect our community's most vulnerable children.
Supported Social Workers = Supported Kids.
interested in supporting social workers through socialight©?
One of the best ways to support child welfare professionals is by joining a CFK Serve Team.
Our Serve Teams provide meaningful opportunities to encourage and support social workers, volunteer advocates, foster families, mentors, and children impacted by foster care. Whether you have a few hours a month or want to serve regularly, there's a place for you to make a difference.
Join a Serve Team and help strengthen the community surrounding vulnerable children and families.
If you have a business or are part of a church that would like to host or sponsor a Socialight© event or project, please contact our team at socialight@cfknc.org.
“Kids in foster care with one social worker achieve permanency, on average, 74.5% of the time and only 17.5% of the time when there is social worker turnover.”
Socialight© is Nationwide!
Check out these organizations that have adopted the socialight program in their own communities across the nation.
