Organization: FAMILY PROMISE-GREATER PHOENIX
Mission: PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN TO ENABLE THEM TO FIND SAFE SHELTER & FOOD, SECURE EMPLOYMENT AND GAIN SKILLS NEEDED TO RETURN TO LONG-TERM AND SUSTAINABLE SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
Activities: SHELTER PROGRAM: PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (AND THEIR PETS) THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH AN INTERFAITH NETWORK. FAMILIES CAN STAY IN THE PROGRAM FOR UP TO 60 DAYS, DURING WHICH THEY RECEIVE BASIC NEEDS, COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT TRAINING, WHILE THEY SEEK AND SECURE EMPLOYMENT. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO ASSIST THEM IN SECURING EMPLOYMENT AND SUSTAINABLE, LONG- TERM HOUSING. DURING 2019, 134 FAMILIES, CONSISTING OF 166 ADULTS AND 304 CHILDREN, WERE PROVIDED 11,297 SHELTER NIGHTS AND 33,891 MEALS BY THE INTERFAITH CONGREGATIONS. THESE NUMBERS INCLUDE FAMILIES SERVED AT THE NEW GLENDALE LOCATION, WHICH OPENED FEBRUARY 25, 2019. IN ADDITION, FAMILY PROMISE PROVIDED 3,010 BED NIGHTS THROUGH THE ON-SITE SHELTER. APPROXIMATELY 38,000 HOURS OF SERVICE WERE PROVIDED BY VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPLEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY PAID STAFF.
OUTREACH DEVELOPMENT: IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER TO HOMELESS FAMILIES, THE ORGANIZATION MUST REACH OUT TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, CONGREGATIONAL COMMUNITY, AND FAMILIES TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE EMERGENCY SHELTER FAMILY PROMISE PROVIDES. CONGREGATIONAL LODGING AND MEALS ARE AT THE CORE OF THE FAMILY PROMISE INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK, WHICH MUST BE CULTIVATED AND NURTURED TO SUSTAIN THEIR PARTICIPATION. AS A RESULT, ALL TEAM MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO RECORD TIME DEDICATED TO THIS OUTREACH DURING THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES. IN-KIND LODGING AND MEALS ARE KEY TO THE LOW COST OF THE FAMILY PROMISE SHELTER PROGRAM. THIS OUTREACH HAS PROVED INVALUABLE TO SUSTAINING OVER 300,000 IN IN-KIND LODGING, MEALS AND VOLUNTEER EFFORTS EACH YEAR. THE OUTREACH TO SECURE MORE CONGREGATIONS HAS RESULTED IN GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF HOSTING CONGREGATIONS FROM 41 IN 2018 TO OVER 50 BY THE END OF 2019.
OTHER GRANTS: IN 2019, OTHER GRANTS INCLUDED FUNDING FOR 2 VANS TO TRANSPORT FAMILIES BETWEEN HOST CONGREGATIONS AND FAMILY PROMISE, AND FOR PURCHASE AND OPERATION OF THE NEW GLENDALE SITE, WHICH OPENED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2019.
NTEE category: Housing & Shelter
Secondary category: Human Services