Family Promise - FamilyPromise.org Works to Break Cycle of Poverty & Homelessness
Ranked #1,212 in Nonprofits, #288,195 overall
Family Promise is a non-profit organization committed to helping low income families nationwide to achieve lasting independence.
Family Promise does this this by helping communities mobilize to provide safe shelter, meals, and support services for homeless families and through programs designed to work against the underlying causes of homelessness.
Family Promise does this this by helping communities mobilize to provide safe shelter, meals, and support services for homeless families and through programs designed to work against the underlying causes of homelessness.
Homeless Fact
The average age of a homeless person in the U.S. is 9
Family Promise - Serving and Making a Real Difference
Family Promise has 139 networks in 39 states. Over 4,500 congregations are participating, and 110,000 volunteers make up each network.
4 families are helped at a time. Churches house and care for the families for a week or so at a time on a rotation basis. The average stay of the families is 90 days. Seventy-five percent of the families graduate from the Family Promise program with full time jobs and permanent housing.
Family promise of Gwinnett's goal is to help 300 families by the year 2010.
To donate to the national network of Family Promise, please click here. To donate to one of the individual networks, please see their listing below.
4 families are helped at a time. Churches house and care for the families for a week or so at a time on a rotation basis. The average stay of the families is 90 days. Seventy-five percent of the families graduate from the Family Promise program with full time jobs and permanent housing.
Family promise of Gwinnett's goal is to help 300 families by the year 2010.
To donate to the national network of Family Promise, please click here. To donate to one of the individual networks, please see their listing below.
Find a Family Promise Program Near You
- Family Promise Location Directory
- This is the main directory of all the Family Promise local networks, listed by state.
- Family Promise of Gwinnett County GA
- The Mission of Family Promise of Gwinnett County, Inc. is to mobilize communities of congregations that partner with social service agencies to end homelessness - one family at a time.
Homeless Fact
Families with children make up 40% of homeless population
Family Promise in Blogs
- Annual event for Family Promise a success because of support
- By CAROLYN CHERWON The Family Promise board of trustees would like to thank Beaufort County congregations, merchants and individuals for their amazing support. The third annual fundraiser event held May 17, ?A Night for the Children? was a wonderful ...
- Outreach makes a 'Family Promise'
- by DAVID DAVIS, Managing Editor Georgia Holmes, 3, falls asleep in the arms of Susan Birdwell during a ?house warming? in the Family Promise of Bradley County day center at 1110 Norman Chapel Road. Birdwell was a charter board member of the nonprofit ...
- Palm Beach County to offer central destination for the homeless
- Several organizations have tried to fill the void in recent years, such as Family Promise of South Palm Beach County, which provides food and shelter for families as they search for jobs and housing. Mike Diamant, Family Promise president, ...
- Boca Raton man collects change to help the homeless
- Wasserman, of Boca Raton, thought up the house-shaped boxes as a way to raise money for his passion, Family Promise of South Palm Beach County. The charity helps homeless families find jobs and housing. Donors place their loose change in Wasserman's ...
Family Promise in the News
- Annual event for Family Promise a success because of support
- By CAROLYN CHERWON The Family Promise board of trustees would like to thank Beaufort County congregations, merchants and individuals for their amazing support. The third annual fundraiser event held May 17, ?A Night for the Children? was a wonderful ...
- Outreach makes a 'Family Promise'
- by DAVID DAVIS, Managing Editor Georgia Holmes, 3, falls asleep in the arms of Susan Birdwell during a ?house warming? in the Family Promise of Bradley County day center at 1110 Norman Chapel Road. Birdwell was a charter board member of the nonprofit ...
- Palm Beach County to offer central destination for the homeless
- Several organizations have tried to fill the void in recent years, such as Family Promise of South Palm Beach County, which provides food and shelter for families as they search for jobs and housing. Mike Diamant, Family Promise president, ...
- Boca Raton man collects change to help the homeless
- Wasserman, of Boca Raton, thought up the house-shaped boxes as a way to raise money for his passion, Family Promise of South Palm Beach County. The charity helps homeless families find jobs and housing. Donors place their loose change in Wasserman's ...
Let me know what you think of this page
-
-
Tiddledeewinks Apr 7, 2009 @ 7:42 am | delete
- First I've heard of this. Nice lens idea!
-
-
-
cprothero
Oct 2, 2008 @ 2:01 pm | delete
- Thanks for making this lens. I am making a lens for our local chapter of FP which I am involved in. We are just getting off the ground and trying to inform the community about how important it is to keep families together when they are going through difficulties.
-
-
-
grandma_deal
Aug 28, 2008 @ 12:44 pm | delete
- 5* lens. Good job. Sounds like a great program. We all can help in one way or another. I like to crochet so I make hats and donate them to people at our local homeless center.
-
by ddixonart
My name is Darla Dixon. I am a . My artwork has been published several times and has sold internationally. more »
- 128 featured lenses
- Winner of 13 trophies!
- Top lens » How to draw hair in pencil
Feeling creative?
Create a Lens!
Explore related pages
- Community Service Ideas Community Service Ideas
- How You Can Help the Homeless Without Spending a Dime How You Can Help the Homeless Without Spending a Dime
- Project Home Is All About Homelessness Project Home Is All About Homelessness
- Chicago Free and Low Cost Legal Services Chicago Free and Low Cost Legal Services
- Sidewalk Angels Foundation Sidewalk Angels Foundation
- Will Work for Food or $ - A Memoir from the Roadside by Bruce Moody Will Work for Food or $ - A Memoir from the Roadside by Bruce Moody
