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Help Us Move In (HUMI) Awards Grants to 8 Family Promise Affiliates 

May 23, 2023 | Press Releases

SUMMIT, New Jersey, May 23, 2023 – Family Promise and Help Us Move In (HUMI) are excited to announce the next stage of their partnership that first began in 2017. Eight Family Promise Affiliates have been selected to receive HUMI grants to support their work in homelessness prevention and stabilization.  …
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Chris King and Vernon Williams Appointed to Family Promise Board of Trustees

May 9, 2023 | Press Releases

SUMMIT, New Jersey, May 9, 2023 – Family Promise, the leading national nonprofit working to prevent and end family homelessness, today announced the appointment of two new board members to the organization’s board of trustees.   Chris King is a partner within the Trust segment of PwC. He has more than …
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Family Promise Announces Extended Partnership with Clayton® to Enhance Homelessness Prevention Efforts

April 11, 2023 | Press Releases

SUMMIT, NJ, April 10, 2023 – Family Promise, the nation’s leading nonprofit addressing the crisis of family homelessness, announces the extension of its partnership with national homebuilder Clayton to enhance its homelessness prevention and stabilization program, A Future Begins at Home.   The initiative focuses on helping families at risk of homelessness …
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Family Promise Appoints Michael Moody to Board of Trustees

April 5, 2023 | Press Releases

SUMMIT, NJ, April 5, 2023 – Family Promise, the leading national nonprofit working to prevent and end family homelessness, today announced the appointment of Michael Moody to the organization’s board of trustees.  Moody has served as the Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy since …
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Family Promise Receives $500,000 through Gerstner Philanthropies’ Helping Hands Program to Strengthen Homelessness Prevention & Shelter Diversion Practices 

March 10, 2023 | Press Releases

For a second year, Family Promise received a $500,000 Gerstner Philanthropies Helping Hands grant.  The Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Fund at Vanguard Charitable awarded the grant, which will enable Family Promise Affiliates to provide direct assistance to families with a one-time, emergency need so they can remain housed and avoid …
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Clayton® Donates New Home to Family Promise of Lubbock, TX to Support Local Families Experiencing Homelessness

January 3, 2023 | Press Releases

The new off-site built home will be part of the non-profit’s transitional housing program, helping housing-insecure families in Lubbock County achieve long-term independence. LUBBOCK, TX, December 21, 2022 –  Clayton, a national builder of attainable housing, and Family Promise, a national nonprofit aimed at preventing family homelessness, are helping families …
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Family Promise Appoints John Ferrie to Board of Trustees

November 11, 2022 | National News, Press Releases

SUMMIT, NJ, NOVEMBER 11, 2022— Family Promise, the leading national nonprofit working to prevent and end family homelessness, today announced the appointment of John Ferrie to the organization’s board of trustees.  Ferrie is a Director of Legal at YouTube, the world’s leading video platform. As a member of the senior …
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Night Without a Bed Social Media Campaign Successfully Raises Awareness of Family Homelessness in the U.S.

November 9, 2022 | National News, Press Releases

The national nonprofit raised over $120,000 through a social media event to support housing-insecure families. SUMMIT, NJ, NOVEMBER 9, 2022 – Family homelessness is an invisible crisis that is often hidden from our view– these families are living in shelters, cars, campgrounds, or doubled up in overcrowded apartments. Leading national nonprofit, …
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Family Promise to Host Night Without a Bed Social Media Challenge to Raise Awareness of Family Homelessness

October 4, 2022 | National News, Press Releases

Participants are asked to spend one night sleeping anywhere outside of their bed to support Family Promise. SUMMIT, NJ, OCTOBER 4, 2022– Family Promise, the nation’s leading organization fighting family homelessness, is hosting this year’s Night Without a Bed on October 22, 2022. Night Without a Bed is a social media challenge that …
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Belk’s Donations to Family Promise Top $3.1 Million in Support of Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness

September 7, 2022 | National News, Press Releases

The southern department store became the nonprofit’s leading active funder after a $360,000 donation from its spring Charity Day Sale. SUMMIT, NJ, SEPTEMBER 7, 2022– Southern department store, Belk, raised more than $360,000 during the company’s 2022 spring Charity Day Sale in support of Family Promise Affiliates and their work …
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Family Promise Announces New Board Member Lori Winkler

August 25, 2022 | National News, Press Releases

SUMMIT, NJ, AUGUST 25, 2022— Family Promise, the leading national nonprofit working to prevent and end family homelessness, today announced the appointment of Lori Winkler to the organization’s board of trustees.  “We are honored to welcome Lori to the established group of community leaders and professionals that make up our …
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Clayton® and Family Promise Redefine How Corporations Help Prevent Family Homelessness

August 4, 2022 | National News, Press Releases

MARYVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 4, 2022– Clayton, a national home builder, and Family Promise, the nation’s leading nonprofit addressing family homelessness, have expanded their partnership strategy, changing the way corporations are helping fight family homelessness. In 2018, Clayton and Family Promise partnered to donate one off-site built home to a family facing housing insecurity. …
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