Family Promise of Central Connecticut opens as our first Affiliate in the Nutmeg State and brought their first family into the program on February 12th. Their Executive Director is Don Carlson, who has spent over 20 years working in the Church World as a lay...
Last year, one out of 30 children experienced an episode of homelessness. That number is simply unacceptable. Recently, two other numbers with profound implications on low-income families have been in the news. That first one is $6 billion, the...
Family Promise President Claas Ehlers was named to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Community Advisory Group (CAG), a private-sector group comprised of leaders of nonprofit organizations, community development organizations, and philanthropic foundations from...
I love talking with families who have been through the Family Promise program, so, before speaking at an Affiliate, I always have these conversations in order to share with that Affiliate what it has meant to families. You might think that families begin by talking...
In November, Family Promise launched the Power of One campaign to create eight new Affiliates and serve an additional 1,000 children each year. The Initiative honors Family Promise Founder Karen Olson, and raised more than $188,000 from 48 longtime and new supporters....
