Honoring our Friends

We would like to acknowledge the aid we receive from our volunteers and local partnerships. Thank you for all your help, friends. You are the heart and soul of Family Promise of Carteret County, NC.

Our friends, the First Baptist Church of Beaufort

The First Baptist Church
of Beaufort, NC

Today we are focusing the spotlight on the First Baptist Church of Beaufort, NC, who hosted Family Promise guests last week. Your church opened its doors to us, and many fond memories were made while under your roof. Thanks as well to your congregation for making this time warm and inviting. Thank you for your friendship and aid to our family.

At the Day Center, we are thankful for our new volunteer, Alicia, a Social Work student at UNC. She is helping out our families find their feet with local connections and paperwork. She is also streamlining our Day Center resources and providing tools to fix our stroller. Welcome Alicia, you’re going to go far!

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. Matthew 25:35-36

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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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June 2015

Dear Reader,

Say this line to yourself and fill in the space with how you can be a part of Family Promise

“I am a person of fatih and I am ____, therefore I am responsible for ____.

Family Promise is a group of volunteers who are rebuilding our culture from the inside out. What will your part be?

Family Promise Board of Trustees

Day Center OPEN HOUSE June 24th 11am-7pm

Family Promise of Carteret County is a coalition of churches working together to help homeless families get back on their feet.  This open house is offered to expand the knowledge of those already involved and provide new knowledge for those who are just learning about how we help homeless families find employment, housing, and restored dignity.   Ask about volunteering and our mentoring program that helps families transition to new homes.

Something To Ponder

Did you know that in the United States today, one child out of five lives in poverty? Families with children make up 40% of the people in this country who experience homelessness.  Poverty is a complex problem that requires an approach that reaches beyond meeting immediate needs it’s about changing generations of poor chooses and unfortunate circumstances.

It is the mission of Family Promise to help homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response, and to coordinated local efforts that bring communities together to help homeless families regain their housing, their independence, and their dignity. There is one thing I think we can all agree on, Americans are a compassionate people.  Enormous numbers of people would help their neighbors in need if they knew how to help.  Family Promise brings people in need together with people who want to help. Family Promise provides the framework that turns compassion into action.

The issue can seem overwhelming and individuals may feel powerless to change the lives of the homeless or people in poverty. As Family Promise volunteers, more than 160,000 people have found a way.

Working together, we can and do provide temporary housing, meals, and services to more than 50,000 family members annually. We mentor at-risk families. We teach financial literacy. We help find jobs, and affordable housing. We create programs to meet specific needs in our communities. And we advocate for public policies that alleviate poverty and promote the economic stability of low-income families.

The only way we can do all of this by partnering with our neighbors, communities of faith, local businesses, donors, and our thousands of volunteers. If you would like to be a volunteer or a mentor to one of our guests, call us, we’ll help you help someone else, you will never regret that call. (252) 222-0019