Family Promise

Can you imagine having to live in a cardboad box each night, as do many homeless families do in these United States? We, at Family Promise want to make a statement about how the families we serve endure hardships on their way back from the brink of homelessness.

To do this, participants will create a Cardboard City of box shelters on October 21st, an  event designed to uniquely bring awareness of homeless needs to our community and to assist Family Promise in our mission to help homeless families with children in our Greater Phoenix Community.

Participants will use a cardboad box as their “home” for the evening. To become more aware of homelessness, they will stay one night and wake up the following morning with an appreciation for the support and shelter provided through Family Promise. Participants will receive a soup line supper, a ticket to our concert, a commemorative Tee-Shirt, and a place to set up their box “home”. In the morning, participants will have breakfast together and deliver the social service agency kits to the hosted social service agencies. Youth groups from around the city will participate in this event! If you would like to learn more or invite your youth group email ahammer@familypromiseaz.org

Benefactors and Corporate sponsors are invited to be a sponsor at Cardboard City. Visitors (non-Citizens who will not stay the night) can roam the grounds, visit our display booths, enjoy the entertainment on the grounds, and see the City.

Where: Barney Park

When: Friday Oct. 21-22 4pm-8am

Check out Cardboard City on the News!

Families to Sleep Outside in Cardboard Boxes: MyFoxPHOENIX.com