Who We Are

Family Promise is a national program with a unique focus on helping homeless families stay together as they seek to obtain and remain in permanent housing. Its focus, then, is not just to provide shelter and assist families in obtaining appropriate long-term housing but to give them the skills and the jobs they need to stay in housing. It is a fresh start through mentoring and teaching life skills such as budgeting and simple home maintenance.​

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Family Promise defines “family” as at least one parent or guardian of either gender and at least one child. Each family’s needs are unique so the number of families involved in the shelter portion of the program at one time is about three or four family units with an approximate total of 12-14 children and adults. This allows us to pay individual attention to the needs of each family. Over the course of a year, we predict approximately 54 persons would be back in a home they can call their own as we will also serve families on the verge of homelessness with things such as utility or rent assistance. Our vision includes not only a large volunteer base drawn from area churches and the community at large to help families along their path to housing but also a part-time Executive Director.​