Families sometimes fall onto hard times. There are many reasons why a person may become homeless, but there are not as many ways to help these families. Not every city in The United States has organizations to help with the homeless. Some cities do have different organizations which help the homeless. Not every homeless shelter helps entire families. Some help single men.
Some help single mothers as long as their male children are under the age of 12. Not many help couples with children, single fathers, or mothers with male children over the age of 12. Family Promise is one of these types of organizations but only has 129 chapters in 38 states (Olson, 2008, p. 1). They are gaining more affiliates and hope to one day cover all 51 states. Their hope is that one day their organization will no longer be a need in the community, that one day homelessness will be a thing of the past.
The goals and objectives of Family Promise are very clear. The goal is to get the family into their own homes. The objectives are to help these families gain employment, save money for their future, help low-income families get rent assistance, to keep families together, and to become stabilized.
[...] Thanks to Family Promise I have a home, furniture, my family is still together, I was able to continue my school, and I now am a member of one of the host churches. I hope to one day give back to them what they did for me and my family. References Adams, P. (2012, October 30). Director of Family Promise, Lima, OH. (D. Good, Interviewer) Olson, K. (2008). A message from the president, Karen Olson. News from Family Promise, 1. [...]
[...] Some of these goals are to help them obtain steady employment, get rental assistance (temporary or extended), and to get items they need for their home. The main goal of getting the families into a home and off the street or out of shelters is a manifest goal. The goal of stability and keeping families together are latent. Family Promise states the goal is to get the families into a home. Everything else that Family Promise does for its consumers are things which the family will need to keep and maintain that home. [...]
[...] Not many help couples with children, single fathers, or mothers with male children over the age of 12. Family Promise is one of these types of organizations but only has 129 chapters in 38 states (Olson p. 1). They are gaining more affiliates and hope to one day cover all 51 states. Their hope is that one day their organization will no longer be a need in the community, that one day homelessness will be a thing of the past. The goals and objectives of Family Promise are very clear. [...]
[...] They also help in getting to and from a job. They also connect families with agencies which help low income families with short or long term rental assistance. For the families with income, Family Promise helps them save money and teaches them how to create budget plans to continue to save money once they are in their own home. They give the families support. Their service teaches these families how to deal with their money and crisis situations to better prepare them and give them skills to keep them from becoming homeless again. [...]
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