Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Singer to host event to raise awareness about family homelessness during COVID-19 pandemic SUMMIT, NJ – Recording artist, Phil Stacey, best known as a finalist on season 6 of American Idol, will host a virtual concert on Facebook Live. The concert will raise awareness and funds in support of Family Promise and the organization’s 200+ […]
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Monday, April 6, 2020
SUMMIT, NJ — On February 26, 2020, Family Promise National and Affiliate staff members gathered in Ambler, PA, for a train the trainer session on Living with Loss, Healing from Homelessness, Family Promise’s new loss and grief curriculum, which addresses a critical gap in services for families experiencing homelessness. This innovative program will help family members learn to process the loss and […]
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
A message from Family Promise CEO, Claas Ehlers on COVID-19 SUMMIT, NJ—With the outbreak of COVID-19, we face an unprecedented challenge in this country. There is a lot we do not know, but there are some elements we can be sure of as they relate to families who are housing unstable, experiencing homelessness, or at […]
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
As an organization that serves more than 100,000 people a year, and involves 200,000 volunteers, we have been monitoring the current health crisis. For the past month, we have been working with our Affiliates on contingency plans and public health best practices, sharing guidance from the CDC, and public health and homelessness agencies. I’d like […]
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Thursday, February 20, 2020
SUMMIT, NJ— The Summit Area Public Foundation is supporting Family Promise’s expansion of its volunteer management program to include new technology that will assist the organization with engaging Union County volunteers and with prevention and stabilization efforts for families at risk of homelessness in Union County. The $20,000 grant will allow Family Promise to pilot […]
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Friday, February 14, 2020
LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA – This week, Family Promise of Laurens County celebrated the grand opening of its Day Center which will serve families at risk of homelessness. Members of the Family Promise of Laurens County Board of Trustees, local congregations, Belk, and the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce were on hand for the ceremonial […]
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
Nonprofit organization wraps up 2019 by inducting new members to Board of Trustees SUMMIT, NJ – January 30, 2020 – Family Promise, the nation’s leading nonprofit addressing family homelessness, ended the decade by welcoming the following three new members to its Board of Trustees. Sarah Bird – Community Leader and Former Partner at Hewitt Associates, Susan […]
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Monday, January 27, 2020
Prominent speaker and activist to speak at September 2020 conference on family homelessness SUMMIT, NJ –JANUARY 27, 2020 – Family Promise, the nation’s leading nonprofit addressing family homelessness, announced Shane Claiborne as the keynote speaker at their September 2020 conference in Las Vegas, NV. Shane Claiborne, the founder of The Simple Way, is a prominent […]
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Partnership with Clayton Homes provides Gainesville family with housing support as they give back to community Gainesville, Fla. – December 17, 2019 – Family Promise and Clayton Homes hosted a ribbon cutting event to donate a new off-site built home to a local family who experienced homelessness. Rachael Ryan and Matthew Zovak, along with their […]
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Thursday, December 19, 2019
Family Promise, Clayton® partner to help families thrive Greenville, SC – December 12, 2019 – The Greenville United Ministries’ Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) and Clayton® hosted a ribbon cutting event today, officially donating a new 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, off-site built home to Charles and Julie Merritt and their two sons. The Greenville family has […]
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