Family Promise of East Bell County
- CARE Network
- May 18, 2021
- 1 min read
Purpose: Helping homeless children and their families find their way home.
Summary: Our program uses the facilities of cooperating local congregations to house homeless families, one week at a time four times per year, while we work with the parents to address issues that caused their homeless, find jobs, receive additional education or training, and affordable housing. While in the program we provide life skills classes, parenting classes and professional case management.
Our Outreach: We provide a peaceful and compassionate environment for families stressed by circumstances that have left them without a home.
Top Initiatives:
Development of life skills classes
Enlisting and training mentoring couples for our graduates
Conducting our first organization specific community awareness/fund- raising event.
How to Get Involved:
Volunteer to drive adult guests to appointments, interviews, or back and forth to work.
Provide Saturday supervision/activities for children while parents are in classes, counseling, or case management.
Ways to Give:
Collect hygiene items for guest families
Provide paper products for center – Toilet paper, paper towels
Provide bedding supplies – twin size sheets/blankets/pillows
Provide Day Center cleaning supplies: Laundry and Dish soaps, glass cleaner, floor cleaner, etc.
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