by Katy Penner | Dec 22, 2018 | Mission & Values
It’s been a year of change and growth, and we have much to be grateful for. 16 new partner congregations have started serving for the first time this fall — YOU have made it possible for more families to have the opportunity to graduate into housing, into...
by Katy Penner | Dec 20, 2018 | Mission & Values, Volunteer
This beautiful testimony of her own childhood homelessness is shared with permission from a volunteer at one of our new Second Rotation host congregations, Reformation Lutheran Church. Over the course of my childhood, I encountered many personal struggles. I was...
by Katy Penner | Dec 15, 2018 | Mission & Values
In 2017, we wrote this list of dreams for our program and community. Please join us in celebrating how far we have come in 2018, and in continuing to dream new things for 2019. We have a dream… As we look to the future, we believe it’s important to dream. We have a...
by Katy Penner | Dec 10, 2018 | Fund Raising, Mission & Values
Dear friends, Can you imagine celebrating Christmas without a home? Without a support network of people to help you in hard times? Michelle, a Graduate mom, recently told us, “Family Promise has really been the promise of a family. Now I have a family,...
by Katy Penner | Nov 25, 2018 | Mission & Values
Before the cold of winter set in, we met this goal together to empower more families to achieve a home of their own. We set out this year to DOUBLE our family capacity by recruiting a second round of 13 Host Congregations. You all, our community, have responded in BIG...
by Katy Penner | Oct 28, 2018 | Community Partners, Mission & Values
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...
