Bringing a newborn home for the first time is a momentous occasion for all moms. But imagine giving birth and being released from the hospital with a baby but no home to return to. That’s the situation countless parents find themselves in every year. And it’s a scenario that inspired …
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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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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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More than half of millennials now own a home, according to recent report  According to a recent report from RentCafe, more millennials now own their home than rent. The analysis details just more than half of millennials, or Gen Y – those born between 1981 and 1996 – are now …
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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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Dr. Markeita Hope was first introduced to Family Promise in March of 2022. She was telling her law school professor about the family of seven she was helping to house in her Atlanta home. Her professor responded with, “That sounds a lot like Family Promise.”  “Little did my professor know …
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This blog is part of a monthly series highlighting the incredible efforts of advocates outside of the Family Promise community working to end homelessness. For more than two decades, Amanda Andere has been on the frontlines fighting homelessness, both as an advocate for the unhoused and as a leader in seeking …
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The Williamsons* had been doing everything right. Henry and Elaine had steady jobs, they’d lived in the same home for seven years and always paid their rent on time, and their son was thriving in elementary school.  But when both parents lost their jobs, they were unable to afford rent, …
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Eviction Lab’s tracking system shows upward trend in evictions in real time  In 34 cities across 10 states, landlords filed almost 970,000 evictions in 2022, marking a 78.6% increase from 2021. Through data collected by its Eviction Tracking System, ETS, the Eviction Lab is tracking eviction hotspots in real time …
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In the tale of “Cinderella,” a prince goes looking for the girl whose foot perfectly fits the shoe. For 17-year-old Jeremy* at Family Promise of Beaverton, OR, it was all about finding the perfect shoe to fit his foot.  When Jeremy and his family came to Family Promise, he had …
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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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NYC city agency bans sleeping overnight at youth drop-in centers In January, the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development issued a ban on sleeping overnight at the city’s various overnight drop-in centers. Citing matters of compliance dealing with health and safety and regulatory issues, the agency says …
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