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News and Updates of events and actions within Family Promise

Family Promise (SC) on the Today Show

Did You See This?

Family Promise of Columbia, SC was on the Today Show this morning! We watched the video with our guests, cheering. “Look, it’s our beds!” “Look, there’s our trailer!”

We may have been watching a completely different branch of Family Promise, but the work, the families, and the meaning is universal. Families who are reaching for hope and the promise of a better day are our reason for doing what we do. They become our families as well in the process, our community and connection to the good in everyone.

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Family Promise Week

October 18th thru 25th 2015

• Family Promise was founded in Summit, NJ, in 1988 on the belief that people are compassionate and want to make a difference. Family Promise has grown into a national non-profit organization mobilizing communities and existing resources to help homeless families regain their independence.

• The issue of family homelessness has never been more critical. Last year, there were 3.5 million homeless people in the United States. Sixty-four percent of U.S. cities turned away homeless families with children because there was a lack of bed space.

• Homeless families now comprise nearly 40% of the homeless population.

• One out of every 45 American children will experience homelessness this year.

• Family Promise is growing. Established in 1988, we currently operate 192 Affiliates across 42 states.

• Family Promise mobilizes more than 160,000 volunteers and 6,000 congregations across the country.

• Family Promise provided shelter and social services to more than 50,000 people last year . . . nearly 60% of them children.

• Our Affiliates nationwide have developed more than 900 Community Initiatives to empower families and help them achieve lasting independence, from parenting classes and after-school tutoring to financial literacy and workforce development programs.

• Family Promise is cost-effective. Because we utilize existing resources, we are able to deliver $3 in goods and services for every $1 we receive.

• Family Promise works. On average, 75% of our guests secure housing within nine weeks, helping them to achieve sustainable independence.

• Family Promise is the leading volunteer-driven nonprofit providing services to homeless families.

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