Awareness is spreading, as various sectors contribute to the work of empowering families to move from homeless to home.
Thanks volunteers, for spreading the word, sharing our social media, and telling your friends about the needs and solutions available. Your efforts are important as we work to empower families in a homeless crisis!
Thanks to the City of Wichita and Mayor Jeff Longwell for the proclamation for Family Promise Week on October 16, alerting citizens to the needs surrounding family homelessness. See the video here.
And thanks to our many community partners, who combine resources to meet a variety of needs for our guest and graduate families. We are a great team!
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Proclamation
Of Family Promise Week
October 21 – 28, 2018
WHEREAS, in October, 2016, Family Promise of Greater Wichita began operations dedicated to helping the most vulnerable among us—children and families who are temporarily homeless; and
WHEREAS, Family Promise supports numerous congregations of our area’s faith community, which provides the facilities to house and feed guest families, thereby making a real difference in the lives of their neighbors in need; and
WHEREAS, believing that every child deserves a home, Family Promise of Greater Wichita and its more than 880 volunteers empower families in making their transition from homelessness to sustainable independence; and
WHEREAS, over the past 2 years Family Promise of Greater Wichita has graduated more than 13 families into secure, affordable housing with the skills and support to remain housed.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that I, Jeff Longwell, Mayor of the City of Wichita, Kansas, do hereby proclaim October 21 – 28, 2018 as:
FAMILY PROMISE WEEK
in Wichita, and in so doing, urge all citizens to recognize and raise awareness of the issue of homeless children and families in our community.
Family Promise of Greater Wichita unites hearts and hands to provide compassionate hospitality and empower homeless families with children to achieve sustainable independence. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
