Who We Are
Family Promise of the Black Hills is a non-profit organization with a mission to aid low-income, housing-insecure families with minor-age children to achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response. We believe in empowering families by providing them with the resources they need to get back on their feet and secure a brighter future.
At Family Promise of the Black Hills we understand the challenges faced by homeless families. Our answer to child homelessness starts at our Promise Center, where we deliver a Family Homelessness Prevention Program to work upstream and keep families from the trauma caused by houselessness and continues with developing a Rotational Temporary Housing Network within the Black Hills' community to provide emergency lodging for houseless children and their families. We offer wrap-around services such as mentoring, advocacy, and life skills learning to help families identify and address the root causes, to avoid this crisis in the future. With the help of our dedicated volunteers and strong community partners we work tirelessly to ensure that every child has a safe and secure place to call home.
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Family Promise defines “family” as at least one parent or guardian of either gender and at least one child. Family Promise programs nationwide produce tangible outcomes for families, with 95% of families in the Family Homelessness Prevention Program remaining housed 3 months after service. Advocacy and supportive services programs nationwide play a crucial role in addressing homelessness and housing insecurity. Each family’s needs are unique so the number of families involved in the Temporary Housing 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. We predict approximately 54 Individuals would be back in a home they can call their own over the course of a year, once Family Promise of the Black Hills is fully launched. We will also serve families on the verge of homelessness with things such as utility or rent assistance. Our plan includes numerous opportunities for a volunteer base drawn from area churches and the community at large to help families along their path to housing.
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Family Promise of the Black Hills, an affiliate of Family Promise National, is a developing affiliate with a unique focus on helping homeless families stay together as they seek to remain in, and obtain permanent housing with its focus being 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. Family Promise of the Black Hills is working toward a solution for area child homelessness and housing-insecurity using Family Promise National's more than 30 years experience, best practices, resources and guidance from its 200+ affiliates in over 40 states.
