by Katy Penner | Aug 5, 2019 | Community Partners
Thanks to a partnership with Cricket Alley Ministries, we are excited to announce the New Start Program! This pilot program combines the missions of the two organizations in order to help the moms we serve in their search for employment and in their confident...
by Katy Penner | Aug 1, 2019 | Vehicles
We have an incredibly generous community. We knew this, but the evidence keeps stacking up as we see some huge new transportation gifts for families this summer. As you have probably noticed, we talk about vans and driving a LOT. This is because we use them every...
by Katy Penner | Jun 27, 2019 | Fund Raising, Uncategorized
If you haven’t heard, we are this year’s beneficiary of the annual Race4Freedom 5k! We’re challenging every partner Congregation and Agency to recruit a team of 10 or more members to run/walk and race each other! Early bird rates end soon, so click...
by Katy Penner | Jun 26, 2019 | Volunteer
We are very pleased to welcome a new member to our Volunteer Board of Directors, Maggie Ballard! Maggie has taken on the role of Co-Chair of our Events Fund Development team. She and the team are already off and running planning this year’s fall fundraiser, and...
by Katy Penner | Jun 4, 2019 | Mission & Values
Recently, I’ve been in a group with a few friends discussing what wholeness and restoration look like in real life. In the Discipling for Development strategy offered by the Navigators, restoration is important in four key areas: with self, others, God, and...
by Katy Penner | May 22, 2019 | Mission & Values
Every night, in a variety of faith congregations city wide, Wichita families in a homeless crisis are cared for in our Rotation Program. Every night, you, our generous community makes this happen. Here’s how. One Host Congregation uses classrooms or any...
by Katy Penner | May 16, 2019 | Community Partners
We’re moving! We are very pleased to announce a ministry partnership with St John’s Episcopal Church for the use of a space near their church building, Family Promise Day House at St. John’s. Since we are finding that we have outgrown our current...
by Katy Penner | May 9, 2019 | Mission & Values
We have BIG NEWS — it’s time for a new Family Promise logo!! Over the past two years, we’ve enjoyed using the logo that the National Family Promise office provided, and we’re excited that they are updating logos nationwide! The star symbolizes...
by Katy Penner | Apr 30, 2019 | Community Partners, Guests & Graduates, Mission & Values, Volunteer
In case you missed our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting last week, we’ll be sharing a few updates here on the blog to keep you informed. 2018 was a fun and exciting year! We pulled together as a community to work through transition, built more local...
by Katy Penner | Apr 30, 2019 | Staff
We are EXCITED and blessed to welcome Stacy Sherwood to our staff! Stacy holds a social work degree from WSU and has been involved in adoptions, foster care, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sedgwick County, and the last 11 years at the Department for Children...
