TAMPA BAY
Safe Families of Tampa Bay
Safe Families Tampa is a nonprofit volunteer movement that partners with local churches to surround families experiencing crisis with a caring, compassionate community. Our mission is to create extended family-like support for isolated families with volunteers who are motivated by faith to keep children safe, and families together. Everyone can do something. Safe Families Tampa serves Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Hernando and Citrus Counties.
MEET OUR TEAM
Jewel Photopulos
Executive Director
Jewel and her husband Tom have been married for 23 years and have two adult daughters, Kalista and Eris. Jewel has a background in coaching as well as children’s ministry. She also worked in administration for a local charter school for several. She has spent a lifetime working closely with children. She is a native Floridian and in fact, still lives in the town in which she grew up. Her daughters attended some of the same schools and had some of the same teachers. Jewel and her husband serve in the children’s ministry at their church, theChapel where they have been attending for the last 10 years. Jewel discovered her calling when she found Safe Families for Children. She is incredibly passionate about helping those in need and connecting with others to do the same.
Kristin Fuhs
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Kristin is a happily married wife of 39 years to Chris. She and her husband have the honor of being parents to six beautiful grown children and adore being grandparents to 15 grandchildren. Family is the true joy of their lives. Kristin has spent her adult life doing what she loves most, which is walking alongside families and children providing hope and encouragement. She is a former teacher, Children and Families Outreach Director at a church, Nanny and now the Intake & Family Coach Supervisor for Safe Families Tampa. She moved to Tampa 11 years ago from the Midwest and enjoys the beach and outdoors. Most of all she loves Jesus.
