WHAT IS FAMILY PROMISE?
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We're a non-profit in Great Falls, MT. We're an interfaith organization, which means we bring together churches and congregations from around the community to help children and families in our community who don't have homes. The churches and their volunteers handle food and lodging, so they have somewhere to stay for the short-term, and our case manager steps in to help the families find sustainable independence-- affordable housing, jobs, benefits, and whatever else they need to succeed! We're just one of over 200 Family Promise affiliates in communities around the U.S.A., 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 get the solid ground of food, lodging, and friendship they need in order to focus on financial stability and other questions
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 get the solid ground of food, lodging, and friendship they need in order to focus on financial stability and other questions
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Trisha Gardner - President
Tim McGonigal - Vice President Jon Hogenson - Treasurer Rev. Anna Merritt- Secretary |
Shelly Fagenstrom
Kelsey Gummer Colter McCarty Jean Irvin |
Kate Triplett
Joseph Ryan Katie Batterbee |
STAFF
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Sharon Odden- 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 |
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Family Promise of Great Falls is part of the over 20-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.
