by Katy Penner | Jan 16, 2018 | Mission & Values
Already this year we are proving it. Each day you cook a meal, drive a van, stay overnight in a church building, provide moving help, or donate supplies, you add to the case. We are better together. You will probably hear this a lot as we look ahead at a...
by Katy Penner | Dec 26, 2017 | Mission & Values, Staff
2017 reflections and 2018 dreams from our Director. Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Can you believe that we are already at the doorstep of another new year? I am looking back at the first year of service for Family Promise of Greater Wichita and thinking about all...
by Katy Penner | Dec 19, 2017 | Mission & Values
She sighs and hangs up the phone. No room in the shelter. Her phone is out of minutes, so they can’t call her back if a spot does open up. This is a story we hear all too often. Alone. One of the worst feelings. So we work to make sure people are not alone. We seek...
by Katy Penner | Nov 14, 2017 | Guests & Graduates, Mission & Values, Staff, Volunteer
By Katy Penner With stats and input from Carrie Corliss & Jacqueline Cook Green We each have this human gift of belonging to offer. Before we all got into this Family Promise work, we were surprised and heartbroken to learn: One in four homeless persons is a...
by Katy Penner | Oct 17, 2017 | Fund Raising, Mission & Values
Who are these Heroes we keep talking about? The theme for this year’s Gala Fundraiser is Heroes: Changing the Story for Homeless Families. We are celebrating the many different contributions and types of heroes we have witnessed, as our community has come...
by Katy Penner | Sep 30, 2017 | Fund Raising, Housing, Mission & Values, Staff, Volunteer
Here’s what we need to get this show on the road! How can YOU be involved in expanding to care for more families? 13 Host Congregations Having the written commitment from 13 additional congregations means we could double the capacity and serve twice as many...
