▁opened ▁in ▁H ex ham ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁is ▁a ▁women ' s ▁house ▁opening ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁director ▁in ▁the ▁Dur ham ▁and ▁Te es ▁Valley ▁Community ▁Re h abil itation ▁Company ▁which ▁has ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁char ity ▁called ▁AR CC ▁to ▁ful fil ▁the ▁prob ation ▁service ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁east . ▁ ▁After ▁seeing ▁the ▁dist ress ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁break down ▁in ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁V ard y ▁set ▁about ▁finding ▁a ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁major ▁problem . ▁He ▁visited ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁Dr ▁Dave ▁Anderson ▁of ▁Sa fe ▁Famil ies ▁for ▁Children ,, ▁an ▁established ▁char ity ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁which ▁has ▁helped ▁reduce ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁children ▁going ▁into ▁state ▁care ▁by ▁almost ▁ 5 0 %. ▁ ▁He ▁established ▁Sa fe ▁Famil ies ▁for ▁Children ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and , ▁by ▁using ▁volunte ers ▁has ▁seen ▁the ▁char ity ▁develop ▁throughout ▁England ▁working ▁with ▁ 3 1 ▁local ▁authorities ▁and ▁seeing ▁redu ctions ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 7 . 5 % ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁of ▁operation . ▁His ▁vision ▁is ▁to ▁have ▁volunte ers ▁in ▁all ▁towns ▁and ▁cities ▁and ▁see ▁a ▁significant ▁reduction ▁on ▁the ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁children ▁currently ▁being ▁taken ▁into ▁care . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category