The Fortin Family Foundation’s $1 Million Gift is an Investment in Our Children’s Futures

The world of trauma-informed mental healthcare is constantly evolving to keep pace with the ever-growing needs of the abused and abandoned children in our care. The Fortin Family Foundation’s generous contribution to HomeSafe’s Endowment is an extraordinary investment in building a secure financial foundation so that we can confidently fulfill our promise to our children: We will provide the secure and stable home they have never experienced, one in which they are immersed in the loving care and therapeutic support that we offer every moment they are with us. Experiencing safety and love is the catalyst for transformation—to imagine hope for the first time, to imagine possibilities that have been locked away behind the trauma, and to imagine a new life, one that they now understand they have the power to create.

Two years ago, HomeSafe embarked on a mission to enhance our therapeutic offerings, hire and retain the most compassionate professional caretakers for our children, build a strong culture of excellence and innovation, and increase our endowed and flexible funds—all to better care for children and families impacted by trauma. We are almost halfway to our goal of increasing our endowed funds by $3 million by 2028. A robust endowment builds a strong foundation for the agency and ensures the longevity of our life-saving programs.

Gifts from the Fortin Family Foundation and others to strengthen our endowment give HomeSafe the flexibility and confidence to keep innovating our programming. Though deeply appreciated, external funding is often not available on the timeline when our kids need it. As our endowment grows, it fuels our capacity to meet the needs of our kids with the best-in-class programs at critical moments, not just when funders are ready.

Thanks to support from our community and increased income from the endowment, HomeSafe’s clinical team has implemented new therapies including Art and Music for all ages, play therapy for our little ones, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for adults who have endured domestic violence. We will soon implement one of the newest proven approaches, Video Game and Virtual Reality Therapies, for emotionally traumatized teenagers. These therapeutic offerings, robust staff training and development, and mental health outcomes data analytics are ensuring that each child receives the best possible care and is living and thriving in an environment where they can feel safe, connected, loved, and hopeful for their futures.

More information about the transformational impact of HomeSafe’s endowment and the donors who have supported it is available at www.helphomesafe.org/endowment. Please reach out to Laura Barker at (561) 383-9829 if you’d like to learn more about making an investment in our children’s futures.