Coordinates a network of volunteers that care for children of parents experiencing a temporary crisis. Provides a safe alternative to child welfare custody.  Crises include short-term emergencies, such as hospitalization, or a longer-term crisis, such as drug abuse or homelessness. Volunteer families are extensively screened and supported, and biological parents maintain full custody while their children are in the program.  The ultimate goal is to support and strengthen biological families so they can become safe families for their own children. Host family volunteers are supervised by their area church, which in turn is supported by professional child care specialists. Children are matched with families in their own community whenever possible, and placements average from one day to three months.