Voices of Family Promise | Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Family Promise of Hawai’i
As part of our ongoing conversation on homelessness, we asked members of the Family Promise network and individuals working to serve families experiencing homelessness to share their personal thoughts and reflections on Family Promise and the issue of family homelessness. These writers are true thought leaders, using their skills …
READ MORE
Voices of Family Promise: Making Sure all Kids Have a Place To Learn from Home
As part of our ongoing conversation on homelessness, we asked members of the Family Promise network and individuals working to serve families experiencing homelessness to share their personal thoughts and reflections on Family Promise and the issue of family homelessness. These writers are true thought leaders, using their skills and expertise …
READ MORE
Voices of Family Promise: There’s No Place Like Home During a Pandemic!
As part of our ongoing conversation on homelessness, we asked members of the Family Promise network and individuals working to serve families experiencing homelessness to share their personal thoughts and reflections on Family Promise and the issue of family homelessness. These writers are true thought leaders, using their skills and …
READ MORE
Coronavirus: Living Life in the Shadow of Loss
As part of our ongoing conversation on homelessness, we asked members of the Family Promise network and individuals working to serve families experiencing homelessness to share their personal thoughts and reflections on Family Promise and the issue of family homelessness. These writers are true thought leaders, using their skills and …
READ MORE
Voices of Family Promise: How Can You Quarantine at Home When You Don’t Have a Home?
As part of our ongoing conversation on homelessness, we asked members of the Family Promise network and individuals working to serve families experiencing homelessness to share their personal thoughts and reflections on Family Promise and the issue of family homelessness. These writers are true thought leaders, using their skills and …
READ MORE
Voices of Family Promise: T.J. Putnam, Executive Director of Family Promise of the Mid-Willamette Valley
As part of our ongoing conversation on homelessness, we asked members of the Family Promise network and individuals working to serve families experiencing homelessness to share their personal thoughts and reflections on Family Promise and the issue of family homelessness. These writers are true thought leaders, using their skills and …
READ MORE
A Message from Warren Harmon, Family Promise Rochester, MN
As part of our ongoing conversation on homelessness, we asked members of the Family Promise network and individuals working to serve families experiencing homelessness to share their personal thoughts and reflections on Family Promise and the issue of family homelessness. These writers are true thought leaders, using their skills and …
READ MORE
Former AmeriCorps Members Are Making an Impact at Family Promise
This week is AmeriCorps Week, a seven-day stretch where AmeriCorps members and alums are honored for their commitment to service. AmeriCorps’ mission to address communities’ critical needs intersects with Family Promise’s mission to serve families experiencing homelessness through a community-based response. Several Family Promise Affiliates nationwide employ AmeriCorps members …
READ MORE
Fundraising Tips to Re-Engage Lapsed Donors: Punt the Bunt
By: Melissa Biggar If you’ve worked in fundraising and development for more than five minutes you’ve probably come across the terms LYBUNT and SYBUNT. To those outside the field, these fundraising acronyms may sound like Klingon, but for development officers they’re part of everyday conversation. Pretty self-explanatory …
READ MORE
NBA Hall of Famer and Family Promise Supporter, Alex English, Highlighted by the Charlotte Observer
Recently, the Charlotte Observer published an article and series of videos highlighting Alex English as part of their series “SC Sports: Where are the stars now?”. In the article, English discusses his involvement with Family Promise of the Midlands and his commitment to the Family Promise mission. You can read …
READ MORE
Why Many Kids Experiencing Homelessness Are Not Being Counted
First Video In New Series Breaks Down Why Many Kids Experiencing Homelessness are Not Being Counted Each year in the United States, 2.5 million children experience homelessness. But many kids experiencing homelessness are not eligible for the services they need because they are not counted under the U.S. Department of …
READ MORE
Harp Design Co. | Helping Sandy Create The Home of Her Dreams
This post was written by and originally published on Harp Design Co.’s blog. You can view the original here. Meet Sandy and Ashley. Ten years ago, Sandy left her troubled marriage. Using what money she could scrape together, Sandy checked into a motel with her teenage daughter, Ashley. They experienced …
READ MORE