Family Promise Inc

FAMILY PROMISE EMPOWERS FAMILIES AND MOBILIZES COMMUNITIES. FAMILY PROMISE ORGANIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED AFFILIATE PROGRAMS THAT SERVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING AND AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND PROVIDES ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THESE AFFILIATES TO EMPOWER FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENCE THROUGH A HOLISTIC, COMMUNITY-BASED RESPONSE. THROUGH HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED, PERSON-CENTERED, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, WE PROVIDE A COMPASSIONATE, COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS OF FAMILY HOMELESSNESS - PREVENTION SERVICES BEFORE FAMILIES REACH CRISIS, SHELTER AND CASE MANAGEMENT WHEN THEY BECOME HOMELESS, AND STABILIZATION PROGRAMS ONCE THEY HAVE SECURED HOUSING, TO ENSURE THEY REMAIN INDEPENDENT. FAMILY PROMISE PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EXPERTISE TO A NATIONAL NETWORK OF MORE THAN 200 AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS IN 43 STATES, MOBILIZING AN AVERAGE OF 200,000 VOLUNTEERS AND SERVING APPROXIMATELY 125,000 FAMILY MEMBERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS EACH YEAR.

FAMILY PROMISE PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, AND OPERATING AFFILIATE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHICH PROVIDE SHELTER, MEALS, AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES (INCLUDING PREVENTION AND STABILIZATION PROGRAMS) TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING AND AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. OUR STAFF ASSISTS AFFILIATES THROUGH ORGANIZING COMMUNITY EFFORTS, ASSISTS WITH TRAINING/RECRUITING OF HOST SITES/VOLUNTEERS, PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON OPERATIONS, AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. IN 2021, AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUED, WE SUPPORTED AFFILIATES BY PROVIDING INSTRUCTION ON EXPANDING PREVENTION AND DIVERSION PROGRAMMING.

FAMILY PROMISE UNION COUNTY SERVES THE LOCAL UNION COUNTY, NJ COMMUNITY THROUGH SHELTER, PREVENTION, AND STABILIZATION SERVICES. OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS AND MEALS HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN PROVIDED ON A ROTATING BASIS BY PARTICIPATING CONGREGATIONS. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, FAMILY PROMISE UNION COUNTY BEGAN SHELTERING FAMILIES IN TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER APARTMENTS AND ENGAGING CONGREGATIONS/VOLUNTEERS THROUGH MEAL COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION AND CONTINUES TO DO SO. A DAY CENTER IN ELIZABETH, NJ SERVES AS THE PROGRAM'S CENTRAL LOCATION WHERE FAMILIES SPEND TIME DURING THE DAY AND STAFF PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT. DURING FY2021, MANY CASE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES WERE PERFORMED REMOTELY. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES PREVENTION AND DIVERSION SERVICES AND STABILIZATION PROGRAMS ADDRESSING HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL CAPABILITY, TRANSPORTATION, AND HEALTH/WELLNESS.