WHAT IS FAMILY PROMISE?
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We're a non-profit in Great Falls, MT. We operate as a nontraditional homeless shelter, supported by an interfaith network of churches and volunteers. The churches and their volunteers handle food and lodging, so they have somewhere to stay for the short-term, and our staff helps the families handle the long-term problems of homelessness in order to find sustainable independence-- housing, jobs, benefits, and whatever else they need to succeed! We're just one of over 200 Family Promise affiliates in communities around the USA, using the same successful gameplan!
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NOT YOUR ORDINARY HOMELESS SHELTER
Family Promise of Great Falls isn't an emergency shelter, and it's not just a place to spend the night.
It's a nontraditional homeless shelter, tied to a 60-day program designed to help families get back on their feet, and empower them to not just succeed in their own lives, but also give back to their community. On their first day, when they move in, our case manager meets with them to set a series of goals, and outline the steps they'll need to take, the agencies they'll need to talk to, and the resources they'll need to reach out to in order to start building a better life.
Family Promise is where homeless families receive food, lodging, and friendship they need in order to focus on financial stability and long-term independence.
It's a nontraditional homeless shelter, tied to a 60-day program designed to help families get back on their feet, and empower them to not just succeed in their own lives, but also give back to their community. On their first day, when they move in, our case manager meets with them to set a series of goals, and outline the steps they'll need to take, the agencies they'll need to talk to, and the resources they'll need to reach out to in order to start building a better life.
Family Promise is where homeless families receive food, lodging, and friendship they need in order to focus on financial stability and long-term independence.
MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Trisha Gardner - President
Tim McGonigal - Vice President Jean Irvin - Treasurer Rev. Anna Merritt- Secretary |
Shelly Fagenstrom
Kelsey Gummer Colter McCarty |
Kate Triplett
Joseph Ryan Katie Batterbee |
MEET OUR STAFF
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D.J. Lott- Executive Director
Peggy DeCelles- Case Manager Tom Gorman- Van Driver Anna Skinner- Van Driver |
Stacie Clayton- Saturday Worker
Donna Powers- Sunday Worker Sean McGuire- VISTA Volunteer |
OUR NON-PROFIT FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Family Promise of Great Falls is part of the 30-year-old Family Promise affiliates (formerly, National Interfaith Hospitality Network), and is a registered corporation with the state of Montana. Family Promise of Great Falls was granted section 501 (c) (3) status of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to Family Promise of Great Falls are deductible under section 170 of the code.
OUR PROUD PARTNERS IN NATIONAL SERVICE
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