by Katy Penner | Feb 11, 2019 | Volunteer
We are very excited to welcome Dixie Harris to our Board of Directors. Dixie has already been a great help on our Grants & Foundations team, and she has agreed to join the Board, a volunteer group giving overall guidance to Family Promise of Greater Wichita. Dixie...
by Katy Penner | Feb 5, 2019 | Mission & Values
We do this for the kids. Plain and simple, their success is the end goal here. Children who experience homelessness have the deck of life stacked high against them, and we each have the power to do something for the kids. This is part 3 of 4, exploring the different...
by Katy Penner | Jan 30, 2019 | Guests & Graduates, Staff
It’s important and fun to report the GOOD and happy news in the Family Promise program. Lately we’ve had a lot of good things to report in this work to empower homeless families. Happy News: Staff Reviews Guests have been talking about the...
by Katy Penner | Jan 23, 2019 | Mission & Values, Volunteer
Lately I have felt a push to re-think hospitality. Traditionally, it is a skill or gift that includes delicious food, pretty decorations, and a clean home. This could be part of it, but it seems there is more. Hospitality has a “going outside” quality to it too,...
by Katy Penner | Jan 15, 2019 | Mission & Values, Volunteer
A pastor, a bishop, and a priest walk into a meeting…. this sounds like the start to a joke, right? The differences in faith communities are easy to spot, but what unites us? We also hear this question a lot: HOW can 40+ churches agree on anything? Well friends, if we...
