Family Promise

Emergency Shelter Program

For more than 11 years, the Family Promise Emergency Shelter Program has provided more than just shelter. We help families cope with their current housing crisis and teach them life-skills that will enable them to return to independent living and self-sufficiency. Clients in this program are served during the day at our Day Center and are transported by bus to support congregations (churches) at night. There, volunteers will prepare and serve our families meals, provide safe sleeping quarters, play with the children, and help students with their homework. Each morning, the families are transported by bus back to our Day Center where they will receive meals, clothing, do their laundry, search for jobs, take care of their children, and receive case management, counseling and life-skills training. This unique program demonstrates high levels of success by keeping the family unit together, unlike other shelter programs. Besides providing basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter, we provide a safe, encouraging, and constructive environment for families that feel lost and scared. For the past 11 years, over 70% of the families accepted into the Family Promise Emergency Shelter Program have successfully moved on to independent or transitional housing within 60 days of entering the program. Family Promise’s long-term goal is to break the cycle of homelessness and create a sense of community.