Safe Families for Children hosts community resource fair [Video]

DES MOINES, Iowa — A new organization called Safe Families for Children wants to make sure students and their families have what they need to be successful as they return to school.

On Saturday, the Safe Families for Children Des Moines chapter hosted its inaugural event called Inspire Hope. The event was held at Tower Park and the organization brought community resources right to the people who need them most.

“It’s a wonderful time for this community to have family engagement,” Al Perez with Safe Families for Children Des Moines said. “They’re coming out of apartment complexes and the area all around here.”

At the event Safe Families for Children Des Moines passed out $100 Fareway gift cards.

“The Fareway gift card is going to help out a lot,” attendee Olivia Kohl said. “As a single mother, it can be hard to get groceries and things like that.”

About 60 different law …